Ponta Negra (
Portuguese
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** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
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*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
: ''Black Tip'') is a
beach
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and
neighborhood
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located in the
Brazil
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ian city of
Natal
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Places
* Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil
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, the capital of the state of
Rio Grande do Norte
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. Located in the extreme south of the beach is the
Morro do Careca (Portuguese: ''Bald Man's Hill''), a large
dune
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and a landmark of the city. Located in the extreme north of the beach is the
Via Costeira (Coastal Way), a coastal road that connects Ponta Negra with several other beaches of the city, such as
Areia Preta and
Praia dos Artistas.
The beach is completely urbanized and there are several shops, restaurants, bars, night clubs, and hotels. The sand itself is lined with "tents", or huts, called ''barracas'', which serve food and drinks. A common sight on the beach are ''
jangada
A jangada is a traditional fishing boat (in fact a sailing raft) made of wood used in the northern region of Brazil.
The construction of the jangada incorporates some improvements in neolithic handcraft - better materials were found and the ph ...
s'', simple, multicolored, local fishing boats typical of northeastern Brazil.
Beaches of Brazil
Landforms of Rio Grande do Norte
Tourist attractions in Rio Grande do Norte
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
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