For many reasons, Barra de Cunhau has become a goal for many modern day explorers! Cunhau lies in an area of amazing natural beauty with a harmonious, relaxing environment – precisely those things that people come here to find. The people of Cunhau are mainly fishermen and farmers who seem always to have a smile on their lips and a welcoming way with visitors to really make them feel at home. Many people, both Brazilians and Europeans alike, have found their way here on holiday only to remain, either permanently or to establish holiday homes here.

The actual village and main street lie alongside the river, where you can wander around the small shops or quench your thirst at any one of the several bars to be found here. There are some 7 – 8 restaurant serving different types of food and of different culinary levels. In the mornings, you can buy fresh fish from the fishermen and newly baked bread from the bakery.

The majority of the small hotels lie alongside the magnificent 7 kilometers beach. You can either swim in the lagoon, into which the river runs and is a little calmer with no waves and where you can also paddle a canoe or learn to wind-surf. If you then want the excitement of waves, sand and surf, then the ocean is only a few steps away, open for whatever adventure takes your fancy.

6 kilometers north of Cunhau is the village of Pipa where you can find any number of night clubs and discos for those thirsty for exciting nightlife and the party atmosphere.
Natal, the main town of the area lies 80 kilometers north of Cunhau. It’s called “The City of sun”. Here you have a great variety of shopping and museum and the impressive castle of Três Magres which the Portuguese build when they arrived.