Ponte Metálica
The old port.
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Praia de Iracema is a beach and neighbourhood in Fortaleza named after Iracema, heroine of the famous novel by the Ceará writer José de Alencar. It was once called Porto das Jangadas and then Praia do Peixe, and until 1947 it was Fortaleza's port, where goods and people landed by the Ponte Metálica (Metal Bridge), retired after the Mucuripe port was built. Today it is the city's bohemian quarter, declared an area of cultural interest in 2003 and home to the Dragão do Mar cultural centre; in April 2023 the city began redeveloping some 200,000 m² of its waterfront.
The old port.
Cultural centre.
Being renewed.
Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza
Ponte dos Ingleses (English Bridge)The Ponte dos Ingleses is a long pier reaching out to sea from Praia de Iracema,7 minutes walk4.6
Dragão do Mar Centre of Art and CultureThe Dragão do Mar Centre is a large cultural complex of 30,000 square metres in 11 minutes walk4.4
Mercado Central, FortalezaThe Mercado Central is Fortaleza's biggest handicraft market, in the city centre18 minutes walk4.3From Iracema, heroine of the famous novel by the Ceará writer José de Alencar.