A Special Little Beach Town

Friday, May 27, 2011

Dear Reader,

This truly is a special little beach town. The pace of life is slow…but funky, active and energetic. The streets are lined with little fishermen’s homes. Blooming flowers crawl over freshly painted exteriors. For a playground, the kids have miles of beach and a soccer ball. The beach is also mum and dad’s office…where they repair fishing nets and touch up the paint on their fishing boats.

For neighbors, the fishermen’s homes have Italian restaurants, a German grill, a trendy kite surfing shop and beach bars where bronzed adventurers come to enjoy caipirinhas at sunset to the soft melodies of chill out tracks.

Miles of white sand beaches stretch out, uninterrupted, east and west of here. This is the type of beach town I’d expect to find way off the beaten track. Like the ones I saw in Thailand over a decade ago. A place beautiful enough to draw an eclectic mix of residents and visitors from far afield. But usually places like this are too secret…or too far off the beaten track to grab the attention of the mainstream.

But in this little beach town called Cumbuco we are only thirty minutes from downtown Fortaleza with her shiny boardwalk. Fortaleza plays host to more domestic tourists than anywhere in Brazil….more than three million last year…and tourist numbers are growing strongly. Standing on the white sand beach at Cumbuco…where I have seen baby turtles take their first staggering steps towards the water…if you look to your right, you can see Fortaleza’s glimmering skyline. The international airport is 35 minutes away.

This would be a great place to have a beach home.

On the western edge of the village of Cumbuco, you’ll find a charming little gated beach community. Here, you are five minutes by beach buggy (that’s the easiest way to get around) from the center of the village. You are also close to a new five-star resort…where you can pay 800 reals ($495) a night for a room.

Large, luxury houses are complete or under construction in this community. The landscaping is top-class. Amenities include a pool, tennis courts, soccer field and clubhouse. The community sits alongside the beach so you have direct beach access.

Lots here are available with no money down and monthly interest-free payments of 3,333 reals ($2, 061) for two years. The infrastructure and amenities are already in. Condo fees on one of these lots come in at 160 reals ($99) per month. This includes all maintenance of common areas. Expect to pay 150 reals ($93) per month for a guy to take care of your house and garden daily if that’s a service you want.

My local broker contact on the ground, Daniel Neves, is standing by to send you a full information pack.

Each time I have visited Cumbuco since my first visit just over three years ago I am greeted by new parks, squares, trendy beachfront bars, kite surfing shops and posadas. But Cumbuco is still a charming little town with a laid-back feel. Development within the village is tightly controlled: There will be no intrusive high-rises.

I expect Cumbuco will keep this feel even as development comes. And, it’s coming. Last year a new five-star resort opened on land adjoining this beach community. This added amenity makes this little beach community even more attractive.

Ronan McMahon

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beachfront, brazil, real estate opportunities, beach

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