Fortaleza Travel Forum

Hello,
I am here in fortaleza hanging out and I been wanting to go partying, but it looks really stupipd when I go out by myself. Anyone down? I will buy you a couple of drinks too.

Hello,
I am here in fortaleza hanging out and I been wanting to go partying, but it looks really stupipd when I go out by myself. Anyone down? I will buy you a couple of drinks too.

I accidently posted this in the technical forums, so I put it here too.

I am in fortaleza and I asked the guy that works downstairs of the hotel said that all the clubs are closed. Is this true or he doesn't know anything. Can you guys tell me where there is a party for tonight? thanks in advance.

Hello:)

Hello, this is Andreas from Norway! I'm going to Fortaleza this summer with 7 friends of mine (June 10 - June 24 2006). We are looking for appartments in Beira Mar or the Praia Iracema area. Do you guys know anyone or anywhere we can get help with our accomondation request?

Andreas

Hi all,

I am looking for an apartment/flat in the district of Praia de Iracema (Fortaleza) for 3 month to start with from May to August. I have stayed at the Hotel Casa Do Praia at Rua Joaquim Alves, 169, Praia de Iracema a couple of times before, but I am now looking for a one or two bedroom apartment or flat. I am looking for a location not to far from the beach and Dragao do Mar. I am planning to relocate from Sweden to Fortaleza. I do have some business ideas in the area of IT, media, webb. If someone is interested, please let me know.

Regards,
Henrik

I will be ther MARCH 1 to 13th...not may.

Hi, I m gonna be in fortaleza and the surrounding area so if anyone wants to hang out, send me an email to patrickboileau@yahoo.com

Cheers,

Patrick

Hi everyone

This is Mike and Vanessa from Portsmouth England here.
We are looking to relocate to Combuco in Ceara and would welcome any advice at all regards the local area - things to do etc. Is it safe, restaurants and shops, is there much development in the area, is the planned golf course going ahead and as we may be opening a small bar in Combuco are their many foreign holidaymakers there.
Any remarks/advice would be most welcome.
Thank you all.
Mike and Vanessa

I want to go to Fortaleza, in Ceará, Brazil, and I would like to know how safe or unsafe it is. I mean, is it like Salvador de Bahia, where everybody warns you not to go out walking at night, but always take a taxi? Or is it like Maceió, where you can walk along the seaside at night without any problems?
Is it easy to move around by yourself?

Two part question.

First are there any direct flights from MIami to Fortaleza? I can't find any and i think it is ridiculous not to have one. It seems like such a waste of time going through Sao Paulo

Second, I am looking to buy beach front land or houses outside of fortaleza, preferably south. If anyone has any good contacts, then I am all ears. Thanks!

Patrick

Hi,
We have just bought a house in the Fortaleza area and need to get started kitting it out.
If any one could give us some idea where to find D.I.Y stores aswell as furniture shops it would be a great help.
Huge Thanks!!!
Katie & Mark

hi
i am in fortaleza for 2 months and wondered if anyone new where i can find any english speaking people, preferably girls. My portugese is limited and it would nice to be able to converse in my native tongue on occasions

I was in Fortaleza for the Holidays and I got to try the Chopp de Vinho at the Chopp de Bixiga. I have NEVER tried a drink like this. Excellent DRINK.
I was amazed.
The problem now is that i came back and I can no longer get Chopp de Vinho.
Does any one know how to get it or make it?

Hoping that someone can give me some advice on a move my partner and I are planning.
We are currently living in Spain, I am English and she is Brazilian, we plan to move to the Fortaleza area, purchase a property of around 120,000R and set up a small business venture, maybe a beach type bar or small restaurant.
My concern is the general living aspect of Forteleza what are the good and bad areas to live, how realistic is the plan to open a small business and is there any work in Fortaleza (I am a mechanical engineer, and can also work as plumbing and general repair work as well.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Best Regards

Hey all, anyone living or travelling through Fortaleza between December 13 and 26 keen to meet up? Drop me a line! Cheers, Damon

Hey all, I'm from New Zealand, currently living in Floripa in the south of Brazil. I'm planning to come and check out Fortaleza and the Nordeste as a possible place to relocate. I would love to make contacts there beforehand. Anyone living there? Any info./personal experiences would be great!!
Thanks in advance,
Damon

Soon enough it appears that i'll be having a 6 hours layover in fortaleza - and am wondering what to do...

i guess preferably we'd like to head to the city center or some village/attraction near the airport... but do bear in mind that we'd like to do something where we can keep our money on us (hence swimming is out of question, I guess).

any ideas are welcome...
thanks in advance

rhia

Hi!
I am traveling to Fortaleza and look for a 4-wheel-drive car like Troller or L200, Pajero, Hiace etc.

Does somebody know a car rental with good prices and reliable cars?
Time would be from 1st of March till 6th of March.
I will use to car to go to Jeri.

Thanks

heavyfuel

I will be traveling to Fortaleza in mid-December. My 16-year-old son is competing in an international sailing regatta. We are staying at the Marina Park Hotel. Will I need to rent a car? How safe is the city, especially the area near the Marina Park Hotel? I understand cetrtain beaches are better for swimming than others. Is the beach near the Marina Park Hotel good for swimming? Whre are the better restaurants in the city located -- especially for seafood? Again, will I need a car, or is public transportation (taxi, bus) reasonably good?

Thanks you!

Hello everyone!!

Just want to know some things about security in fortaleza, not that i am affraid but it is to help me not to be mad because my girlfriend is there..
Thanks a lot!

Hi Everyone,

I'm moving with my family to Fortaleza in Nov 2005. I live for the beach and want to be close enough that I can get down there are swim and be home again in 60 minutes or less.

I'm not a sunbather, I just swim. I want to be able to get up from my desk and go for a swim during my work break each day. No taxi rides or 20 min car rides.

From what I can tell, Praia do Futuro seems to be the best beach in the city for swimming so I have been considering finding an apartment there.

However, I've communicated with a few people already in Fortaleza and they advise against it, saying Meireles and the like are better. But I believe the people advising me, may go to the beach once a month, have an icecream, maybe a swim and go home again. Nothing wrong with that and I'm grateful for their advice but I work on a different priority.

I 'need' to swim, daily if possible.

What do you think about Praia do Futuro? Given my wishes and your knowledge of the area, do you think it would be a good place to live?

Thanks for any input you might have.

Murray

Okay, first, let me apologize for having NOTHING in my account. I am a peace corps volunteer in bangladesh, and do not have frequent internet access. I will develop my profile ASAP tho.

on to the business...

I am interested in travelling to Brazil following my experience here (just extended four months, will leave march '06 -- arrived aug '03), after learning some portuguese at the language immersion program at middlebury college in VT. i want to do more than just "travel" through brazil. From this experience i have learned the value of both living and working in a place, speaking the language, and getting much more than a superficial tourist walk-through.

That being said, ive read many posts on this site, and it seems to be very difficult to aquire the necessary forms, visas, permissions to stay in Brazil for an extended period of time. I would be interested in teaching english, and have read some posts on the "Cultura Inglesa" where foreigners are able to teach. I also have a passion for capoeira, and though i am just a beginner (i have been teaching myself here, practicing basics with guys in my town), i really love it. i even went home for ten days last year and took the only 3 capoeira classes available in that span of time. Fortaleza is my ideal destination right now, as it has come highly recommended by a friend for real capoeira, and they even have a program with one Mestre there to feed poor kids who come regularly.

ANY information you all could relate back to me would be very useful regarding living, working, etc, in Brazil. Even if you aren't sure, but know where I could get more information, this would be helpful as well. As I said, its difficult to get internet access here, but I need to research this before committing to it. I dont know much, if anything, and I seem to get conflicting reports when I do receive information. I figure those whove been know best. I will head to brazil regardless following my time in southeast asia, its just a matter of for what and how long. thanks for your help and advice.

-adam

I am Polish, my name is Darek. I will travel from 30.09 to 10.10 starting from Fortaleza. I am going to travel alone and it would be great if somebody plan to make similar trip in this time. I will travel by bus from Fortaleza to Racife, trying to stop on all nice beaches on the way and then (8.10) I have fligh to Salvadore, where I will stay 3 days. Could you give me some advices how can I spent this time to see most interesting places? I would like to try some diveing, drive a buggy, maybe take some boat trip etc. I prefer to be active.
Before my trip I will be in Manaus from 25-29.09 so if somebody want to join me please contact me at yavor2@o2.pl Thank you very much for all responces.
Best regards
Darek

Can anybody tell me roughly how much a cab would cost from Fortaleza airport to Meireles? (Praia de Meireles)

Hello all myself and my girlfriend Qwen are heading to lovely Fortaleza for a month. I was wondering if any one could give us a few tips on what to do and places to go? Anything at will would be helpful.
Thank you Cathal.

Can anyone recommend a good local travel agency in Fortaleza to help me with local FORTAL arrangements...hotel, seats in the boxes, transportation to the venue? Any suggestions will be very much appreciated.

Thanks!

I will be in Fortaleza at the end of April, with 4 other single guys ages from 31-49. We are all professionals looking to enjoy the beach, fine dining in the evening, and a good nightlife. Any suggestions for the above mentioned would be appreciated.

I would like to go to your beautiful contry but would like to get the most information possible before I head out. Could anyone please give me the information on fortaleza. What to see, adventure, wilderness, security for gay people and if there are any gay owned resorts in the area.

I have done extensive backpacking and wilderness adventure throughout central america and some in south america and now would love to discover Brazil. I have heard much of.

Thank you for any help and information anyone could give me.

thanks

I will be in fortaleza in March, for 14 days staying at the ocean Tower Hotel.

Could you give me some advice regarding where to go out, what to visit, where are the best beaches?

thanks
Jo

I will spend 8 days in Fortaleza, arriving beginning of Martz, 2005.

Does anyone have any ide, where to rent a car and what are the prices??

Also how safe is it to go about Fortaleza as a girl/woman?
Any good places to meet other people to hang out with?

I.