Praia de Iracema (lit. "Iracema Beach") is a beach and a neighborhood located in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza in the state of Ceará. Its name comes from the character Iracema that gives name to a famous novel by the ''cearense'' writer José de Alencar. In the past the locality was called ''Porto das Jangadas'' (lit. "

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 Port") and then ''Praia do Peixe'' (lit. "Fish Beach"), now ''Praia de Iracema''. Until 1947, it was the port area of Fortaleza, with loading and unloading of goods and people through the ''Ponte Metálica'' (lit. "Metallic Bridge"), deactivated after the construction of the Port of Mucuripe. Today it is a bohemian neighborhood of the city.

Photos gallery

File:Iracema Beach, Fortaleza, Brazil 1.jpg, Towers in Praia de Iracema (Iracema beach) File:Iracema Beach, Fortaleza, Brazil 3.jpg, Boardwalk at Praia de Iracema (Iracema beach) File:Iracema Beach, Fortaleza, Brazil.jpg, Statue in Praia de Iracema (Iracema beach) File:Ponte dos Ingleses em Fortaleza 44.jpg, ''Ponte dos Ingleses'', sometimes mistakenly called ''Ponte Metálica'', that is another structure located west of this and served as a port. File:Estoril em Fortaleza 01.jpg, Estoril in Praia de Iracema (Iracema beach)

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{{Authority control Neighbourhoods in Fortaleza Landforms of Ceará Beaches of Brazil