Travel in Brazil: Bus Travel Belo Horizonte – FORTALEZA (10). The Sandcliffs in Canoa Quebrada (CE)

Bus Travel Belo Horizonte – FORTALEZA (10)
Falésias – Sandcliffs in Canoa Quebrada (CE).

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Destination Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará.
Describing the bus travel from Belo Horizonte to Fortaleza.
Episode 10: Sandcliffs (falésias) in Canoa Quebrada, Ceará.

Sharp contrast of the reddish brown falésias
against the azure blue ocean.

Falésias

The reddish brown sandcliffs (falésias) are really obvious in Canoa Quebrada. The steep sandstone cliffs are in sharp contrast with the white beach sand, the azure blue ocean water, and the blue sky. In the morning, the cliffs are bright orange, due to the faint sun rays. At day, the cliffs are yellowish brown, and turn into reddish brown in late afternoon. Since these falésias consist of sandstone, they are gradually crumbling off When you make a walk along the beaches in Canoa Quebrada, you will notice many crumbled pieces of sandstone, as silent witnesses of another fierce attack of the Atlantic Ocean. You do not need much force to squeeze such crumbs into fine sand. With this in mind, it is not hard to imagine that the coastal line of Canoa Quebrada must have had a totally different shape in – let’s say – 1650, at the time of the arrival of the first fishermen in the region. Or in the 19th century, at the time of the famous Dragão do Mar, which was the nickname of the in Canoa Quebrada born Francisco José do Nascimento, who was fighting for the abolition of slavery.

A lone palm tree on the sandcliff.