Overview
Northeast Brazil is, quite simply, the best kitesurfing terrain on the planet. Between July and December, trade winds blow relentlessly at 20–30 knots, heated by the tropical sun and channelled by the geography of the Ceará coastline. You can walk or buggy dozens of kilometres of dunes, pristine lagoas and fishing villages converted to kite hubs — from Jericoacoara to Atins, from Cumbuco to Icaraí de Amontada, Taíba to Tatajuba. Brazilian kite combines four things you won't find together anywhere else: wind reliability (250+ kitable days a year in Ceará), protected flat lagoas inland that delight freestylers and beginners alike, open-ocean waves for those who want to surf them, and an exceptionally welcoming local scene that produced most of today's pro riders. It's also the destination that democratised the downwinder: riding 20, 50, 100 km of coast from one village to the next, carried by steady side-onshore wind. Jericoacoara → Tatajuba → Guriú is an absolute classic; Prea → Macapá is another. No other destination in the world offers this density of connected kite spots under stable wind.