Is northeast Brazil really all it’s cracked up to be? There is definitely a magic about it, and it’s an escape from winter with currently few Covid restrictions in place. But if it wasn’t for our passion for wind sports, I’m quite sure most of us would never visit this part of Brazil. It’s in what feels like the middle of nowhere where everything revolves purely around kiting. But I think this adds something special… you see the raw, uncut Brazil.
This may come as a surprise but the windy season starts in August already, blowing all the way through to December. Sometimes there can be a freak week of no wind, but in general the wind blows consistently every day, all day and all night. The yearly migration for most starts in October with the European summer drawing to an end. If you’re looking to get ahead of the crowds I would recommend going early in the season or towards the end of it, to guarantee those empty lagoon sessions. Every year the lagoons form differently, and change in shape and size, and if lagoons are not really your thing