Praia da Taíba, Beach in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil.

Praia da Taíba is a 10 km beach in São Gonçalo do Amarante, 76 km from Fortaleza, with a wide sand strip, dunes and sandstone reefs. Its cliffs are cut into recesses by tidal movement. The central stretch, Taibinha, lined with coconut palms, has agitated sea that draws surfers; five kilometres away a lagoon is used for kitesurfing.

In the early 1990s, studies by COELCE and the German agency GTZ showed that Ceará's coast had winds suitable for large-scale wind power. In 1999 the Taíba wind plant began operating, the first in Ceará, with 5 MW from ten 44-metre turbines of 500 kW each. The gastronomic escargot festival has been held annually since 1998.

The name Taíba comes from Tupi: taí (sour) plus yba (fruit), a place-name for a sour fruit. The village of about 2,600 people lives from fishing and tourism, and keeps large fishing settlements with their artisans. Since 1998 an annual escargot gastronomic festival is held here.

The beach lies 76 km from Fortaleza in São Gonçalo do Amarante, reached by road from the state capital. Its central stretch, Taibinha, is wide and lined with coconut palms, good for long walks; the sea there is agitated and suits surfers. Five kilometres from the centre a lagoon offers calmer bathing and steady wind for kitesurfing.

In 1999 the Taíba wind farm began operating here, the first in Ceará, with ten 44-metre turbines of 500 kW each for 5 MW. It grew out of early-1990s studies by COELCE with the German agency GTZ on the coast's wind potential. The towers stand near the beach and dunes.