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Jijoca de Jericoacoara is the northernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Ceará, close to the Cruz city. It is known for its homonymous beach and national park., an airport is under construction to serve the municipality. As of July 2017, the Airport receives about 3 national flights weekly (from and to Recife and Sao Paulo). For more updated information and how to visit Jericoacoara, check Wikipedia.NameThe word Jericoacoara comes from Tupi (an indigenous language) and means "house of turtles."HistoryA fact of some historical significance is the report of Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (Captain of Nau Niña, the fleet of Christopher Columbus), which anchored in the bay of Jericoacoara in 1499. But this was not official at the time as a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas, which was signed in the same year.