Praia de Iracema

Praia de Iracema is a beach and a neighborhood located in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza in the state of Ceará. Its name comes from the character Iracema that gives name to a famous novel by the cearense writer José de Alencar.
In the past the locality was called Porto das Jangadas and then Praia do Peixe, now Praia de Iracema. Until 1947, it was the port area of Fortaleza, with loading and unloading of goods and people through the Ponte Metálica, deactivated after the construction of the Port of Mucuripe. Today it is a bohemian neighborhood of the city.