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Municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Photo: Flickr user: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte, BR https://www.flickr.com/photos/leandrociuffo/, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Extremoz (or Estremoz) is a municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, located in the metropolitan area of Natal. Its main attraction are its fields of sand dunes and its beaches, including Genipabu, one of the most famous of the state and easily accessible from Natal.
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The main reason to visit Extremoz, and one of the main attractions of the Rio Grande do Norte state as a whole. With 11.7 million square meters, the park contains white sand dunes, a freshwater lake, some forests and naturally the beach of Genipabu, with calm waters. In the park it is possible to do various activities (see #Do)
If you take a ferry from the north side of Genipabu beach, crossing the Ceará-Mirim river, you reach these three beaches. Like Genipabu, the beaches are surrounded by a dune field, that contains a pleasant lake and a waterfall. They are considerably less crowded than Genipabu, since their distance to Natal is higher.
These beaches are contiguous with the Redinha beach, in the north of Natal. Santa Rita is where dunes start to appear, and it is quiet since it does not contain many houses.
The ruins of the Jesuit Church built in the XVII century can still be seen in Extremoz. It is speculated that the church was destroyed when its inhabitants tried to find a hidden treasure on it.
Located between the sea and dunes of Genipabu beach. Excellent view. Specialized in seafood.
Bar located at Lagoa de Pitangui (at the dunes of the Pitangui beach), where the tables and chairs are partly immersed in the lake.
By car
Santa Rita beach is reached by taking Av. Litorânea, in the northeast of Natal.
By buggy
Most visitors go to the Genipabu and Pitangui beaches by dune buggy rides along the coast.
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