About Jericoacoara
In 1984, the area around Jericoacoara was declared an Environmental Protection Area. It became a national park in 2002.
The name “Jericoacoara” comes from the tupi language and means “lair of the turtles”.
Fairly recently, Jeri was just a fishing village with little contact with modern life.
Electricity was generated by diesel engines and street lights was provided only by the moon and the stars. After the selection by The Washington Post in 1994 was published, tourism grew rapidly and the beach village became a popular destination.
Electricity arrived in the village in 1998 and today a hot shower and air conditioning are no longer luxuries. However, since the illumination of the streets is forbidden by local law, street lights are still provided by the moon and the stars.
How to get there
Shared Transfer 4x4
The most comfortable and fastest option! You are picked up and dropped of at any point
in Jeri or Fortaleza. The trip takes about 4-5 hours and costs R$200,00 per person one way.
Micro-bus:
For your return trip to Fortaleza you will be picked up around 9:00am at our place and
arrive in Fortaleza around 18:00pm. Check out GirafaTur or SIM7.
The cost per trip is R$ 90,00 per person, payment directly to the driver.
Bus
If you want to go by bus: It takes arouund 7-8 hours and costs R$100,00 from Jeri to Fortaleza with Guanabara.
