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Barra Grande kitesurfing holidays, with the Brazil experts.

Barra Grande is one of the best kitesurf destinations in Brazil for those looking to kitesurf directly from their accommodation, in a large flat water spot, with a choice of a good restaurant to eat out close by.

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Why you'll love Barra Grande

Why you'll love kitesurfing in Barra Grande!

Barra Grande Kitesurf Holiday

Barra Grande is one of the best kitesurf destinations in Brazil for those looking to kitesurf directly from their accommodation, in a large flat water spot, with a choice of a good restaurant to eat out close by. This makes it a great location for all types of kitesurf holiday, including a family kitesurf holiday. The kitesurf and wing foiling school here is especially good and very professional.

Barra Grande, located in the state of Piauí, has been a renowned kiteboarding destination in South America for many years but is less known by Europeans, although this is now changing. The closest airport is Jericoacoara (around 2.5 hours away). Barra Grande works really well in combination with Atins or Prea, also really outstanding kitesurf resorts.


Main Kite Spot - Directly from the main beach there is a large flat water area with lots of space for those learning to kitesurf. A little upwind to the right there is a sand bar fringed with Oysters - this makes the water downwind very flat, but the sharp Oysters should be avoided

Macapa - A short distance upwind, approximately 2 kilometers from the beach, there exists a rocky bank that acts as a natural barrier, shielding the spot from excessively large waves. Consequently, during low tide, you can expect mostly very flat water, but as the tide rises, it can get choppier. Thanks to the bay's shallow water and the side-onshore wind from the right, this is a great place for those learning to kitesurf.


One of the main attractions in Barra Grande is incredible the flatwater lagoon and river estuary at Macapa Beach, located 2 kilometers downwind. You can kite here in the river mouth at any times, but there is also a massive lagoon that fills up with the incoming tide. This is a perfect playground for freestyle kiteboarding amidst several sandbanks and butter flat water.

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Kitesurf, plus everything else you'd hate to miss

Combine your Barra Grande stay with everything else worth travelling for. Every tour is built around your dates, level and budget.

Suggested tour Remote lagoons of Brazil

Remote lagoons of Brazil

From £1,750 pp

This tour takes you well off the beaten track, up the wild north-east coast in your own 4x4 — part tarmac, part sand — to three of the country's best and least-visited flat-water spots. You start on the huge, glassy lagoon at Ilha do Guajiru, riding whatever the tide is doing. Then you push on to Barra dos Remédios, wild and remote, where a small lodge sits right by a river mouth and the only traffic is the wind. You finish at Tatajuba, one of the largest river-mouth lagoons in Brazil, where we time your sessions to the tides so you're on the water when it's firing. Empty spots, warm water, big skies, and riding you'll still be talking about years later — with the driving, the logistics and the tides all handled for you. And it's a suggested itinerary, not a fixed one: we'll tailor every part of it — budget, duration, how far you go and the standard of lodge — around exactly what you're after.

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Suggested tour Northern Brazil on a budget

Northern Brazil on a budget

From £1,485 pp

Experience some of the very best kitesurfing Northern Brazil has to offer—without the luxury price tag. This carefully designed journey combines three outstanding locations with comfortable, characterful properties personally inspected and selected by our Brazil specialists. Although the accommodation sits at the more affordable end of our portfolio, there is no major compromise on quality, location or experience. With private transfers throughout, superb wind conditions and a brilliant mix of lagoons, ocean riding and downwinders, this is Northern Brazil done properly on a sensible budget. The suggested itinerary covers 13 days across Cumbuco, Ilha do Guajiru and Preá.

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Suggested tour Best of Northern Brazil - Luxury

Best of Northern Brazil - Luxury

From £3,590 pp

A luxury kitesurfing journey along Brazil’s northern coast, combining remote, wind-perfect locations with high-end boutique stays. Travelling by 4x4 along beaches and dunes, the trip links a series of uncrowded flat-water lagoons and ocean spots, with seamless logistics and optional guided downwinders. It blends raw, off-the-grid adventure with comfort and carefully selected luxury throughout.

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Suggested tour Pantanal + Amazon + Beach

Pantanal + Amazon + Beach

From £4,000 pp

If you want to experience the very best of Brazil’s wildlife and natural landscapes, combining the Pantanal with the Amazon is an ideal choice. The Pantanal is the country’s top location for spotting jaguars, while the Amazon offers an extraordinary immersion into the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Spending around three nights in each region gives you enough time to enjoy their highlights, with the necessary overnight stops in Manaus on either side of your Amazon tour. After exploring the inland wilderness, we can take you to one of several windy coastal areas in northern Brazil. For this itinerary, we recommend Icaraizinho, a charming seaside village that offers excellent Wingfoiling, Kitesurfing and Windsurfing all in one easy, relaxed location.

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Suggested tour Gostoso + Barra Do Cunhau + Fernando de Noronhaa + Rio

Gostoso + Barra Do Cunhau + Fernando de Noronhaa + Rio

From £4,000 pp

This exceptional suggested tour combines Gostoso Windsurf, Kitesurf and Wingfoil resort (or any of our coastal resorts) with a few days on the little-known Fernando de Noronha island (a protected volcanic archipelago of 21 islands and islets off the northeastern coast of Brazil) and the iconic city of Rio.

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Suggested tour lha do Guajiru Lagoon PLUS Prea

lha do Guajiru Lagoon PLUS Prea

From £1,950 pp

If you only have 10 days and want to keep your Brazil itinerary relatively simple, this tour combines some of the best flat water kite lagoons of Isle De Guajiru with the vibrant Prea resort, just 1 hour away.

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Suggested tour Wild North Kite Adventure

Wild North Kite Adventure

From £2,500 pp

This unusual and unique tour takes you to Brazil's wild and beautiful North. As you move North along the coast of Ceara state, where the better-known kitesurf resorts are (such as Prea and Jericoacoara), and into Piaui and Maranhao States, the infrastructure becomes more scarce, and the coastline becomes wild. Travelling in this area typically involved 4x4 driving along wild deserted beaches, traversing estuaries and taking small, locally run make-shift ferry crossings. Travelling becomes more of an experience and less of something to endure. The kitesurfing in this area is uncrowded and breathtaking! It is some of the most dramatic and extraordinary kiting on the Planet.

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Suggested tour Best of Brazil Kitesurf Lagoons

Best of Brazil Kitesurf Lagoons

From £1,650 pp

Brazil is generally considered the overall best kitesurf destination in the world in terms of wind reliability and a variety of conditions. Brazil is especially known for its stunning flat water lagoons, which are truly exceptional. This tour is focused on experiencing the 3 best kitesurf lagoons in Brazil in one epic adventure. This is a suggested tour that can be tailored to your individual requirements, so we can amend duration, as well as add or remove different locations and hotels. Please call and speak to a Brazil kitesurf expert in the first instance. Nobody knows Brazil as well as us!

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Suggested tour Amazon Rainforest plus Ceara kite resorts

Amazon Rainforest plus Ceara kite resorts

From £2,950 pp

A visit to Brazil is not complete without seeing the Amazon. This tour combines a 3-night visit to the Brazilian Amazon with 2 of our favourite kite spots in the North East.

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Recommended hotels in Barra Grande

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★★★★ 4* BGK Kitesurf and Wing Foil Resort, Barra Grande From £91/night · bed & breakfast
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BGK Kitesurf and Wing Foil Resort

  • First class service with a smile and superb location
  • Large beach front bunglows with stunning views, great for families
  • Superb kitesurf and wing foil centre on site
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