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A landscape formed by sea, river, lagoons, \u201cigarap\u00e9s\u201d (small canals), mangroves and several islands, such is the magnificent Parna\u00edba Delta. Situated on the border between the states of Maranh\u00e3o and Piau\u00ed, it\u2019s the third largest ocean delta in the world, surpassed only by the Nile delta (Egypt) and the Mekong delta (Vietnam).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The delta\u2019s configuration resembles an open hand whose fingers represent: Barra da Tutoria, Barra do Caju, Barra do Igua\u00e7u, Barra das Can\u00e1rias, and Barra da Melancieira (barra means inlet), all of which have ramifications, forming an incredible and impressive ecological sanctuary. The city with the best structure for receiving those who wish to know the delta is Parna\u00edba, the second largest city in the state of Piau\u00ed, and one of the stopping places on the Rota de Emo\u00e7\u00f5es (Route of Emotions), which includes Jericoacoara (in the state of Cear\u00e1) and Len\u00e7ois Maranhenses (in the state of Maranh\u00e3o).<\/span><\/p>\n Besides the trips along the delta, don\u2019t miss the main culinary attraction of the region, the crabs. There are many ways to serve them, the most traditional being the \u201ccorda de caranguejo\u201d (crab rope), with four units that must be dismembered and broken with a little stick. The other ways are more practical: breaded crab claws, crabs in their shells, crabs stewed in coconut milk, and crab pie. During the visits to the delta, the boats usually stop at the \u201cigarap\u00e9s\u201d(small canals) where the crab fishermen show how they catch the \u201cu\u00e7\u00e1-crab\u201d(fiddler crab), a species with a blue back.<\/span><\/p>\n The best time to visit is from April to July, and the tour of the archipelago begins at the port of Tatus, in the town of Ilha Grande (Big island), 9km distant from Parna\u00edba. Every day at this time of the year, speedboats and boats take tourists to visit the region\u2019s ecological sanctuaries. The Ilha das Can\u00e1rias (Can\u00e1rias island) is the second largest in the Parna\u00edba Delta, surpassed only by the Ilha Grande (Big island). The place is an area of environmental preservation, and is part of the marine extractive reserve of the Delta, and its population is divided among four villages: Can\u00e1rias, Passarinho, Torto and Cai\u00e7ara. <\/span><\/p>\n A sun that shines intensely all year long, water mirrors, mangroves, dunes, lagoons, wild animals, rivers and beaches with paradisiacal landscapes. A product of this incredible mixture, the Parna\u00edba Delta is another fantastic and unique place in northeastern Brazil that will remain forever in the memory of those who visit it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A landscape formed by sea, river, lagoons, \u201cigarap\u00e9s\u201d (small canals), mangroves and several islands, such is the magnificent Parna\u00edba Delta. Situated on the border between the states of Maranh\u00e3o and Piau\u00ed, it\u2019s the third largest ocean delta in the world, surpassed only by the Nile delta (Egypt) and the Mekong delta (Vietnam).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[90,46,354,9,151,122],"class_list":["post-1941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destination-of-the-week","tag-amazing-destinations","tag-brazil","tag-delta-do-parnaiba","tag-fink","tag-mobility","tag-relocation"],"yoast_head":"\n