Regata dos Estévãos

Normally, each jangada, the small, traditional fishing boats of the Ceara coast, is sponsored by a pousada, a restaurant or another provider of tourist services. The funds are used to refurbish and paint the boats, and to purchase new sails where the names of the sponsors are painted.

The sails can be any colour, so on the day of this race, the beach seams a painter's palette.