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SONO A NATAL ANCHE ORA, E' LA MIA ULTIMA SERA QUI, E MI DISPIACE MOLTO RIPARTIRE DOMANI. OGGI COME VI AVEVO PREANNUNCIATO HO FATTO LA GITA COL BUGGY, E' STATO INCREDIBILE, AVEVO L'ADRENALINA A TREMILA, ERO CON DUE RAGAZZE BRASILIANE DENTRO,E NON POTEVO DIRE CHE VOLEVO LA GITA SENZA EMOZIONE, SENNO' MI AVREBBERO ESURPATO IL TITOLO DI BRASILIANA DOC IHIH Leave a Comment Directions: ALLORA ABBIAMO FATTO LA GITA CON EMOZIONE IHIHIHI CHE PAURAAAAAA ALTRO CHE MONTAGNE RUSSE DI MAGIC MOUNTAINS, HO DAVVERO PENSATO CHE FORSE MORIVO HAHAH
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About 90km south of Ponta Negra is Pipa. There are 2 ways to get there, if you rent a normal car, you must take the major highways. If you get a buggy, you can take the ocean road which ends in sandy beach. At the sand you drive right on the beach until it ends at an inlet where you place your car on a boat to cross the water to Pipa.
Since I had a normal car and could not go on the beach, I went via the highway to Pipa, and on the way back, cut in and took the Ocean road on back to Ponta Negra - so I got the best of both worlds, but missed the boat, so to speak. :-)
Both ways offer beautiful scenery but the highway road offers more of a taste of real brazil as you drive through small towns and villages where real life is taking place. Wide open spaces, clean air, Chickens, horses, cows, cats, three legged dogs and small shacks abound.
Also on the highway you stand a good chance of hitting a Military Police roadblock! Always fun! LOL - we were stopped 4 times in the same day when we visited Pipa - I don't know who they were looking for but as a tourist, encountering the police is always an adventure :)
Anyway, Pipa was a small fishing village that has now become a mecca for tourists of all kinds - especially heads. Small shops, restaurants, bars and Pousadas line the tiny roads (sometimes hard to fit more than one car). It's great, and the rock face cliffs and expansive beaches are great for photos and fun.
We ate at a tiny little bar (I forget the name) but all the food was served in a crepe - very unique and tasty - put whetever you want in the crepe and enjoy - it was very cool. :)
Definitely worth the trip! Leave a Comment
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North of the Fortaleza, you must place your car on a balsa (boat) for 6R$ to cross the inlet. The boat holds about 30 cars and comes every 20 minutes. While you wait there is a shop where you can get another beer (always need beer) and wait for the boat to arrive.
After crossing the Inlet you arrive in a small fising village (eat here for a real taste of brazil), then keep going north through Santa Rita and onto Genipabu.
Genipabu is THE place for dunes in Natal. They are HUGE! The area also offers great vistas of the ocean and more beaches to play and relax on.
Most people rent buggys or tours to come here, I drove there myself and therefore was free to to do and see whatever I wanted. If you park and walk the dunes it's quite tiring.. but worth it, for once at the top there are camels you can tour the dunes on - one person per side for 20R$ each (or 7+$ USD) or you can go Ski-Bunda (ski on your ass)! This was really cool - rent a prancha (board) for 5R$ and ride down the dunes on your butt - Sure you get sand in yer crack - but what's vacation for ?? :-) LOL.
At the bottom of the dunes, right on the ocean is a nice bar/restaurant where the music is good and the ppl. are very friendly.. stop in and have another beer (always necessary) - expecially when they are 30 cents USD. :)
Then, stay here for the wonderful sunset over the basin from the top of the dunes. It was the most beautiful sunset I saw in Natal. Unfortunately for me, my camera battery died right as I was going to take the best picture of the trip - but I still have the image in my mind! Leave a Comment
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The Fortaleza (fort) here was built by the Dutch in 1598. it;s located just north of the Praia Do Meio on the way to Genipabu and for R$2 (less than 1$ US) you get a guided tour.
Like most tours in Brazil, you must speak portuguese to understand what's being said.. but if you're here, you probably speak the language anyway. If you don't want a guided tour, you can tell them you just want to take some photos and look around and you will be free to wander the fort and enjoy the scenery unabaited by the guide.
There are great photo ops. here from the top of the fort looking back towards Ponta Negra and Praia Do Meio.
You must park your car and walk a good distance to the fort itself. Where you park, there are some little open air flea market type shops where you can buy all kinds of shells and souveniers very cheap. I picked up a few huge shells.. one of which I found to STINK of dead fish returning to the states. OK if it's going in the garden.. but be careful when buying these - smell first! For less than 5$ US you can buy 3 medium size shells or one huge Conch shell - not too mention all kinds of other local handmade crafts.
Where you park there are usually kids hanging out - they will watch your car for you while you walk around and tour the fort for less than 1R$. Leave a Comment Address: Just North of Praia Do Meio
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Just north of Ponta Negra via the Via Costaria you will come to the Praia do Meio. Although we heard that this area is less safe than the Ponta Negra area (at night), the beaches and Jedis here are beautiful to see and there are great opportunities to get some great photos along the way.
If you are going to Genipabu, this beach is on the way, so leave early and stop at the beach for a few hours and enjoy some different scenery.
A little further north is the Fortaleza Dos Reis Magos erected in 1598. Leave a Comment Address: North of Ponta Negra on the Via Costaria
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Rua Fabricio Pedrosa, 915 Petropolis, Natal
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on October 28, 2003
on June 29, 2003
