Ceará radio stations
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Culture
Acaraú is a small town on the west coast of Ceará, a few hours' drive from Fortaleza. It sits on the banks of the Acaraú river, close to where it meets the Atlantic, in a landscape of river, mangroves, coconut palms, dunes and beaches. The river is one of the most important in the state: it rises in the sertão backlands and flows past Sobral before reaching the sea. Life here has always revolved around the water, with small-scale fishing, fishing boats and lobster fishing, an activity known all along this stretch of the Ceará coast. In the late afternoon you can often watch the boats coming back with the day's catch. The wind is another protagonist. The trade winds blow steady and strong, especially in the second half of the year, and draw kitesurfers to the west coast, the same route that leads to Jericoacoara. The culture is that of Ceará's coast and backlands: forró at parties, vaquejada rodeos, repentistas and cantadores improvising verses, cordel chapbooks and handmade bobbin lace (renda de bilro), passed down from mother to daughter in the coastal communities.
Things to see
Local food
- Ceará fish stew — Fish stewed with vegetables and eggs, served with pirão made from the broth.
- Crab — Boiled in seasoned broth and cracked open at the table with a little wooden mallet.
- Baião de dois — Rice and beans cooked together with coalho cheese and cream. The signature dish of Ceará.
- Sun-dried beef — Salted, dried beef served with cassava, paçoca or clarified butter.
- Cajuína — Clarified cashew-apple juice, amber in colour, drunk ice-cold.
Accent and slang
- “Macho”
- A way of addressing someone, like "dude". "Macho, did you see that?"
- “Pai d'égua”
- Really good, excellent.
- “Mangar”
- To tease or make fun of someone.
- “Avexado”
- In a hurry, restless.
- “Pirangueiro”
- Stingy, a cheapskate.
- “Rebolar no mato”
- To throw away. "Rebola that in the bush."
Tip: play a local news station to hear the accent.
Local music
Ceará is forró country. In the 1990s, Fortaleza bands such as Mastruz com Leite created forró eletrônico, with keyboards, horns and dancers, and the style is still strong with names like Wesley Safadão. The state also gave MPB singers such as Fagner, Ednardo and Belchior, who was born in Sobral, in the Acaraú river valley. In the backlands and along the coast, repentistas and viola singers keep improvised poetry alive. Ceará radio plays forró, gospel, MPB and news.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Acaraú (CC BY-SA) · Wikivoyage — Ceará (CC BY-SA) · Wikipedia — Rio Acaraú (CC BY-SA).