Canoa Quebrada was originally founded on the traditional way of life of the coastal fishing village. Today Canoa is a well-known meeting point for tourists from all over the world. The town has a good variety of local and international restaurants, bars and clubs. At night the place transforms into a party town, with a mixture of brazilian and international rythms drawing people from all over the region, especially at weekends.

A visit to Canoa will be a highlight of any visit to Brazil. Whether you just want lazy days at the beach barracas, or a more active day of passeos either out on the sea in a traditional fishing jangada, or else on a buggy along the coast and into the dunes and freshwater lakes.

For the more adventurous there are further options such as parascending, kite-surfing, wind-surfing or motor-cross.