Which the origin of the Jericoacoara name? The versions are several, but the most likely one is that he is of origin of tupi-guarani   yuruco (hole) cuara (turtle), or either hole of the turtles, in a reference to the one of Jericoacoara to be a beach where the spawning of fishes of turtles occurs.

Now a place of dreams... without barriers imagines, without censorship
A paradisiacal place where the conventional did not arrive.
Freedom, quality of life, without transit, electronic, schedules. Thus it is Jeri (as affectionately it is known).

JERICOACOARA. area of ambient protection since 1984, is located the 300 km of Cortaleza, capital   of the Ceará and 220km of Parnaíba (PI) (the door of entrance of the Delta of the Parnaíba).

E is this protection, blessed for God, who protects Jeri of natural predators, the call disordered progress, everything is ample there, the contact with the nature is intense and no behavior is restrained.

Its ecosystem is composed for gigantic mobile dunes, crystalline water lagoons, manguezais, beaches of cove, rocky beaches of ocean and beaches.   If they do not allow constructions beyond vilarejo that it only occupies 1km2 (obeying the diverse restrictions, that must obey the existing standard, occupy in maximum 50% of the land and to have maximum 250m2) of the protecting area of 200km2, is not allowed the construction of roads,   nor the hunting and fishes predatory.

Jeri is constructing its plant of garbage recycling, to decide the problem of the garbage produced for the increase of use of industrialized products (packings in general way) consequence of the tourism in the place.

Jeri already was substance of some national and international important periodicals, as Washington Post, that chose it as one of 10 more beautiful beaches of the planet, also was scene of the long film metragem, Ostra and the Wind, becoming it it the eyes of the world extremely coveted,   and valley the penalty knows it.

In Jeri it does not have conventional electric net, today it exists only one underground net that distributes energy for the houses, not having poles so that it does not have intervention in the light natural. proceeding from the moon and the stars...

What to make in Jeri? . You can choose since the calmer walked ones until the radical   sports as windsurf and sandboard. To tan the put-do-sun if became obligator, is a fantastic and only spectacle. The scenes of Jeri are countless, that it is difficult to imagine all in one same place and so next.

In Jeri you it will not find luxury nor requinte, but they exist put comfortable with privative bath and conditional   air.   Good food, hospitable people   and   the beauty of the landscapes that make an impression. It is prepared to be more time of that the place imagines therefore is magical and inesquecível.

As to arrive: only in 4 vehicles x 4.

Leaving Parnaíba, it has   regular strolls in cars type toyota with guides specialized and convidativas tariffs, making the passage in lesser time, since the 120 km   of Parnaíba until Camocim,     are made in highway tarred and excellent been of conservation.

It uses to advantage its script making Maranhenses/Delta Sheets of the Parnaíba/Jericoacoara, with certainty you will gain more time to appreciate the beauties of these singular places.