Hva som skjer i Maceió, Brazil gjennom året

Toppsesong — Reveillon on Pajucara, Summer holidays i Brazil

• Festival

  Pinto da Madrugada

  7. febKarnevalMye folk

  The pre-carnival bloco that is Maceio's real carnival day: a dawn-to-afternoon parade along the Ponta Verde and Pajucara seafront a week or so before Carnival, drawing crowds in the hundreds of thousands. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Turtle nesting on the city beaches (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Dry months and calm reef pools (1. sep – 28. feb (vanligvis)), Reveillon on Pajucara (26. des – 5. jan)

Toppsesong — Pinto da Madrugada, Carnival

• Helligdag

  Carnival

  13.–18. febMye folkStengninger

  Maceio's carnival is a modest municipal affair next to Recife's, but the whole north-east travels and the beachfront hotels fill regardless. Many restaurants close for the four days. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Pinto da Madrugada (7. feb), Turtle nesting on the city beaches (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Dry months and calm reef pools (1. sep – 28. feb (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Helligdag

  Semana Santa long weekend

  3.–5. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkBestill tidlig

  Good Friday is a national holiday and the Easter weekend is one of the year's busiest for domestic travel: roads and bus stations jam, beach towns and country retreats fill with Brazilian families, and prices rise. Many shops close on Good Friday. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Carnival (13.–18. feb), Turtle nesting on the city beaches (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Semana Santa long weekend

• Sesong

  Rainy season

  1. apr – 15. aug · vanligvisMonsunRisiko

  The rains usually arrive in April and peak through May to July, heaviest in June. Downpours flood low streets and the boat trips to the reef pools are often called off, but hotel rates are at their lowest. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Semana Santa long weekend (3.–5. apr)

Rolig — en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Rainy season (1. apr – 15. aug (vanligvis))

Travelt — Sao Joao Massayo, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Sao Joao Massayo

  22.–29. junStor festivalMye folk

  Alagoas keeps the June festivals seriously and the capital runs a week of forro on the seafront around the 24th, in the wettest month of its year. Bring something for the rain. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Rainy season (1. apr – 15. aug (vanligvis))

Travelt — July winter break i Brazil, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Rainy season (1. apr – 15. aug (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

• Festival

  Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres

  17.–27. augReligiøs høytidStengninger

  Ten days of masses for the city's patron saint, ending on 27 August, a municipal holiday, with a procession from the cathedral through the old centre towards Jaragua. Offices and some shops close for the day. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Rainy season (1. apr – 15. aug (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Natur

  Turtle nesting on the city beaches

  1. sep – 31. mar · vanligvis

  Sea turtles nest along the Alagoas coast from September, with most of the state's nests on Maceio's own sand and the peak around January. Nests are fenced off where they are found.

• Sesong

  Dry months and calm reef pools

  1. sep – 28. feb · vanligvisTørrsesong

  The rain thins out from September and the wind drops, which is when the boats out to the natural pools at Pajucara and Gales are worth the trip. Low tide decides the day, not the forecast.

Rolig — reisende beskriver det som rolig

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Turtle nesting on the city beaches (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Dry months and calm reef pools (1. sep – 28. feb (vanligvis))

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Turtle nesting on the city beaches (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Dry months and calm reef pools (1. sep – 28. feb (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Reveillon on Pajucara, Summer holidays i Brazil

• Helligdag

  Reveillon on Pajucara

  26. des – 5. janJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  The city puts fireworks on four beaches and everyone stands in the water in white; hotel rates on Ponta Verde and Jatiuca are the year's highest and require a minimum stay. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Turtle nesting on the city beaches (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Dry months and calm reef pools (1. sep – 28. feb (vanligvis))