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Praia de Iracema
Neighborhood in Fortaleza, Brazil

Praia de Iracema

Praia de Iracema is a beach and a neighborhood located in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza in the state of Ceará.

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Its name comes from the character Iracema that gives name to a famous novel by the cearense writer José de Alencar.

How locals move

Getting around Praia de Iracema the local way

  • Get aroundThe city is best covered by bus and cab, but a car can make many day trips to outlying beaches.
  • Go nextAny tour agency, and a number of pushers along Beira Mar, can offer you daytrips, and longer packages, to outlying beaches.
  • Go nextCan be done as a day trip (R$ 40, many agencies), but is worth a longer stay, particularly for its weekend nightlife.
  • Go nextTour agencies in Fortaleza arrange day trips at about R$ 25.

From Wikivoyage: Fortaleza, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Keijuu (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.