19 May 2010We debate quite a while what our next stop should be as we move northwards from Salvador do Bahia. Normally we would just get on the bus and get off at the next best town after 6 hours or so but that is just not feasible in Brazil. The distances are tremendous with often not much in between, and most buses tend to be overnight, so we have resorted to taking flights, which actually feel more like buses as they are so often and go just about everywhere.
In the end we decide to go to Fortaleza as it made most sense in terms of ongoing flight connections. What we have read in our guidebooks about the city has been mixed and so our expectations are not too high. But we are pleasantly surprised!
A very modern city with its greatest asset being a wonderful beach promenade which stretches along the coast for several kilometres and is just teeming with life early in the morning (before 9am) and early evening (after 5 pm) i.e. the times when the temperature is bearable. Tons of people enjoy the promenade for jogging, walking, strolling, eating ice cream and various other street snacks.
There is also an interesting old town, which against all good sense, we decide to explore one day in the midday heat. Nevertheless, we enjoy strolling through the city and also come upon a lively plaza and shopping street. 
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