Tips & journal
Field notes from our guides — skills, safety, gear and the small things that make a trip.
A simple ground-to-sky routine for sizing up a new spot before you rig.
The drill every rider should be able to run cold, in any water state.
Wind, weight and board — a quick framework so you're never overpowered.
Airline rules, board-bag tricks and what to carry on versus check.
How our coaches turn every session into measurable progress.
Why we require valid kitesurf-cover travel insurance before you join any of our trips, and what it needs to include.
A season-by-season breakdown of the wind on the Ceará and Maranhão coast — and how to pick your window.
Dunes, lagoons and the most famous name on Brazil's kite coast — what to actually expect when you ride Jericoacoara.
An honest look at what each option actually involves — and how to tell which one fits your trip.
Distance, endurance and self-rescue — the honest questions that tell you which trip is actually yours.
The guides, the support driver and the planner behind every Kite Around trip — and what 16 years of local experience actually buys you.
Six days, six villages, one coastline — the day-by-day shape of the western half of our Advanced Downwinder.

Spots, seasons, levels, gear, logistics and safety: everything you need to plan a kitesurf downwind on the coast of Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão, from Cumbuco to Atins.
One day, two days, three days or six: the four downwind routes we run between Cumbuco and Atins, and who each one suits.
The eastern half of the Cumbuco to Atins coast, day by day: Tatajuba, Maceió, Barra Grande, Arpoador and the dunes of the Lençóis.
Two of the windiest kite destinations in the world, compared honestly: season, water, type of trip and who each one suits.
You ride upwind and want more than laps in front of the hotel. Here is how to build a week or two in Brazil at your level.
Riding from A to B with the wind behind you: what a downwinder is, why kiters love it and what you need to try one.
Two airports, one road that ends in the dunes: the practical ways to reach Jericoacoara with a kite bag.
The two best-known kite bases in Brazil, 300 km apart: access, spots, atmosphere and which one fits your trip.
The price of a private guided downwind in Brazil, from one day to six, what is included and how it splits per person.
Travelling with someone who does not kite? Jericoacoara is one of the rare kite destinations where they will not be bored.
Visa, money, sun, kite sizes and insurance: the practical answers we give our guests before every trip.
Seasonal forecasts and new routes, a few times a year. No noise.

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