Ilha de Campo Grande, Beach in São Mateus, Brazil.
Ilha de Campo Grande is an island in the municipality of São Mateus, Espírito Santo, with a beach of the same name where the TNC (Terminal Norte Capixaba) is located. The beach remains wild, with no built-up seafront, and is sought out in summer by surfers and by people looking for peace and quiet.
The island belongs to the municipality of São Mateus in Espírito Santo and has a beach of the same name. The TNC (Terminal Norte Capixaba) is installed there, a port terminal that gave the area an industrial function alongside the fishing and summer tourism that already existed.
Every June the village holds the Festival do Caranguejo, a crab festival that fills the small settlement on the island. The event centres on the crab harvest that local fishing families depend on, and it is the moment when the island's community gathers and visitors are drawn to the village.
The beach lies on the Ilha de Campo Grande in São Mateus, Espírito Santo, and hosts the TNC (Terminal Norte Capixaba). The sand is still wild and undeveloped, so bring what you need for food, shade and water. In summer the shore fills with surfers, and in June the village holds the Festival do Caranguejo.
The island's beach is still wild, which is why it draws surfers in summer; the village also hosts the Festival do Caranguejo every June. The TNC (Terminal Norte Capixaba) stands on the same beach.
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