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Encyclopedia > Itamaraca

Itamaracá is an island and a city in Pernambuco, Brazil, near the Atlantic Ocean. The name means 'singing stone' in Tupi.


The main activities of the population are fishing and tourism.


The main tourist atractions are:

  • Beaches without big waves
  • Forte Orange
  • Ibama's centre of sea mammals (Trichechus manatus)
  • Avião island
  • Currais (devices for fishing)

Distances:

  • Recife, Pernambuco is 40 km to the south
  • Olinda, Pernambuco is 30 km to the south

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