Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Natal, Brazilië

Topdrukte — Brazilian summer season, Reveillon on Ponta Negra

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Trade-wind season (1 aug – 15 jan (meestal)), Brazilian summer season (15 dec – 28 feb), Reveillon on Ponta Negra (25 dec – 1 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — Carnaval week, Brazilian summer season

• Festival

  Carnaval week

  14–18 febCarnavalDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Carnaval is Brazil's biggest holiday: banks, offices and many shops close from Monday to midday on Ash Wednesday, and Brazilians travel in huge numbers, so flights, buses and rooms sell out and cost the most of the year. Book well ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Brazilian summer season (15 dec – 28 feb)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa long weekend

  3–5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Carnaval week (14–18 feb)

Druk — Semana Santa long weekend

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Semana Santa long weekend (3–5 apr)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — São João de Natal, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  São João de Natal

  5–28 junGroot festivalDruk

  June is forró month across the Northeast, and the city runs free weekend shows at Arena das Dunas and in the north zone, with quadrilha dance contests and corn dishes. Many locals head inland for the bigger country festivities around 24 June. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — July school holidays, July winter break in Brazilië

• Seizoen

  July school holidays

  1–31 julDruk

  Brazilian families use the winter school break to head for the Northeast coast, and Natal is one of the most booked cities for it. Ponta Negra hotels, buggy tours to Genipabu and the dune trips fill up and prices climb for the month.

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Trade-wind season

  1 aug – 15 jan · meestal

  The alisios blow hard and steadily along this coast from August, which is why the kite schools north and south of the city fill from September. Beach umbrellas and restaurant tables lose out.

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Trade-wind season (1 aug – 15 jan (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Trade-wind season (1 aug – 15 jan (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Carnatal

  4–6 decCarnavalDrukBoek vroeg

  The city's out-of-season carnival runs three nights around the Arena das Dunas in early December, trios electricos towing blocos behind them. Hotels charge New Year rates for it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Trade-wind season (1 aug – 15 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — Carnatal, Brazilian summer season

• Seizoen

  Brazilian summer season

  15 dec – 28 febSchoolvakantiesDruk

  School is out across the country and the northeast beaches are where it goes. Buggy runs to the dunes book out a day ahead in January and the seafront restaurants keep a queue.

• Seizoen

  Reveillon on Ponta Negra

  25 dec – 1 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The city's New Year happens on the Ponta Negra seafront, stage and fireworks on the sand and a crowd in six figures. Getting a taxi off the beach afterwards takes hours.

Nog steeds bezig: Trade-wind season (1 aug – 15 jan (meestal)), Carnatal (4–6 dec)