Fortaleza is home to some 2.5 million inhabitants and is very close to the equatorial line in the Northeast of Brazil. It is 4 hours less in flight time from US & Europe to Fortaleza than it is to Rio or Sao Paulo. Fortaleza has a warm and dry tropical climate with an average annual temperature of 27C (or 80 F); these graphs show the climate of Fortaleza. Fortaleza has over three thousand hours of sun per year (it is sunny 350 days of the year!) and has a constant ocean breeze.
    
Fortaleza is Brazil's most favorite holiday destination. Culturally, Fortaleza offers a wide variety of monuments, like for example the old prison, which is currently used as the Ceará Museum, cathedrals, theatres, and the old cinema located in the São Luis Theatre where many cultural festivals are being held. And let's not forget the famous area of Irecema and Dragao do Mar; here you can find a lot of restaurants and bars, fast food shops, galleries and discotheques, with a lot of live music, Forro (local music and dance) and dancing Brazilians. The boulevard of Beira Mar is a real happening place and can be compared to the famous Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. According to the Brazilians, Beira Mar is more impressive and has a better atmosphere.
    
Top 10 Things to do in Fortaleza:

• Go to the boulevard Beira Mar (Fortleza's waterfront)
•  Go to Praia do Futuro, it is the playground for tourists and locals alike, it has over 50 beachside bars & restaurants and is very popular on the weekends & every thursday.
• Fortaleza's Nighlife has lots of attractions such as bars, restaurants, and live shows.
• Shop at Shopping Aldeota or Shopping Iguatemi
• Take buggy rides on the sand dunes
• Kite & Windsurfing capital of the world!
• Visit Canoa Quebrada for its cliffs, green waters, white sand dunes and exciting nighlife & restaurtants
• Visit Jericoacoara, known by its beauty, as it is considered one of the world's top ten most beautiful beaches.
• Go to a theatre, museums or visit one of the many historical attractions in Fortaleza
• Take a stroll in Parque do Coco, the biggest park located inside a city in South America.