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Fortaleza & Cumbuco aerial view

Fortaleza & Cumbuco, Brazil

Fortaleza, capital of Ceará, unfolds along Avenida Beira Mar, with its evening craft fair, the jangada boats of Mucuripe and the Dragão do Mar cultural centre. Beyond the city the coast opens into dunes, coconut groves and steady trade winds: Cumbuco and Taíba to the west are kitesurfing classics, while Aquiraz to the east keeps quiet resort beaches.

Hotel Gran Marquise

Fortaleza's classic five-star tower on Avenida Beira Mar, facing Mucuripe beach, with a rooftop infinity pool, a Spa by L'Occitane and a Burle Marx panel in the lobby.

Carmel Charme Resort

An intimate beach resort on Praia do Barro Preto in Aquiraz, 40 kilometres from Fortaleza, born from a family beach house, with bungalows, private hot tubs and a Caudalie spa.

Carmel Taíba Exclusive Resort

Thirty-six villas of contemporary Cearense design along Taíba beach, 75 kilometres west of Fortaleza, with a Caudalie spa, pools and clay workshops drawn from local craft traditions.

Carmel Cumbuco Resort

A beachfront resort of 88 suites on Cumbuco's kitesurfing coast, 30 kilometres from Fortaleza, with private-pool suites, a Caudalie spa and its own full kitesurf school.

Dom Pedro Laguna Beach Resort & Golf

A beachfront resort on Praia da Marambaia in the Aquiraz Riviera, east of Fortaleza, with water villas surrounded by a navigable lagoon, private-pool villas and a golf course nearby.