200 km from Fortaleza: a wide beach, dunes, lagoons and one of the most consistent winds in Brazil.
Photo: Fabiobarros · CC BY-SA 4.0
Illustrative map of the area
The village
The place, the life, the season.
Icaraizinho sits on the west coast of Ceará, in the municipality of Amontada. The beach is wide and open, lined with coconut groves and dunes; behind them, lagoons and mangroves. The centre is small: a church, a square, sandy streets and a few blocks.
Life follows the rhythm of the sea and the wind. Fishermen leave before dawn, shops are local and restaurants serve the catch of the day. Anyone arriving for a season soon knows everyone by name.
From July to January the wind blows every day, between 20 and 30 knots, side-onshore. It is the wind-sports season: kite, wing and surf, with schools and support facilities on the beach.
Photo: Fpncreation · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Noe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Timeline
How the village got here.
01
1990s
Fishing village
The first Brazilian windsurfers discover the wind of Icaraizinho.
02
2005
Kitesurfing arrives
Kitesurfing and the first guesthouses arrive.
03
2007–2010
The first school is born
The school that would become Cabana do Kite is born, still unnamed; in 2010 it takes its current form.
04
2010
Vila Mango
The village’s first luxury guesthouse.
05
~2020
Clube de Mar
The first high-end condo-hotel.
06
2026
Aqua de Mar hotel delivered
Built and delivered by Grupo Brava, on the seafront.
07
Late 2026
Carmel opening planned
The Carmel hotel announces its opening for late 2026.
What is being born
The projects arriving in the village.
A factual list of what is being built or announced in Icaraizinho, in no order of importance.
Hotel
Carmel
Opening planned for late 2026
Hotel in Icaraizinho, with opening announced for late 2026.
[Type — TO BE CONFIRMED]
Wind Icaraí
[TO BE CONFIRMED]
Project announced in the village; nature and schedule to be confirmed.
Condo-hotel · Grupo Brava
Aqua de Mar
Delivered in 2026
Seafront condo-hotel, built and delivered by Grupo Brava.
Condominium of 19 houses
Amani Homes
Pre-launch
Nineteen houses between the beach and the dunes, with beach club, spa and optional hotel operation.
Trajectory
The path the village is on.
Icaraizinho is following a path similar to the one Jericoacoara took decades ago: a fishing village the world discovers little by little. The difference is the engine. Here, people come for the wind, for kite and wing, and for the slower pace of a beach that has not yet become a mass destination.
High-end hospitality is already part of this trajectory: around 2020, Clube de Mar brought the village its first high-end condo-hotel, and the hotels arriving now follow that path.
For those who choose to live here or spend the season, this changes concrete things: more services in the village, better access, a community that grows with people who stay. And, at the same time, the responsibility to preserve what makes the place what it is: the wide beach, the silence and the nature.
Gallery
Praia de Moitas, Amontada
Photo: Fabiobarros · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ilha do Guajiru, Itarema (litoral oeste)
Photo: Fabiobarros · CC BY-SA 4.0
Estrada Sol Poente, acesso a Icaraizinho
Photo: Claudio Oliveira Lim… · CC BY-SA 3.0
Icaraí de Amontada
Photo: Icaraideamontada · CC BY-SA 4.0
Icaraí de Amontada
Photo: Icaraideamontada · CC BY-SA 4.0
APA das Dunas do Litoral Oeste
Photo: Vaudisnei · CC BY-SA 4.0
Access
How to get here and how to get around.
Fortaleza (FOR)About 200 km and 3 hours by car, or transfer.
JericoacoaraAbout 1h30 by car along the coast.
TransferPrivate transfer from Fortaleza airport, on request.
VillageRestaurants, small shops and the village centre 5 minutes away by bike.
BeachBeachfront villas and villas a few steps from the sand — no road to cross.
NatureLagoons, mangroves and moving dunes a few kilometres away.
Interest list
Nineteen villas. First come, first served.
We are forming a small group of future owners who will get access to the plans, the timeline and launch conditions before any public release.
