The population of Canoa Quebrada was born from a small town called Esteves.
It was discovered in the 1960s by French filmmakers from the “Nouvelle Vague” movement, the population experienced a clash of cultures, which resulted in a feeling of freedom that prevails there to this day.
Tradition has it that the French worked hard during the day, and at night, it was all fun. For that reason, a moon and a star are carved into the cliffs and it is a local symbol.
Another version of that story says that in the film crew there was a Moroccan of the Islamic religion, who had the moon and the star sculpted on the cliffs.
In the 70s, the town became famous when it was discovered by a group of hippies who found this remote place there, inhabited by some fishermen and an indigenous tribe.
Canoa Quebrada returned to be part of a film in 1997, with the production of Bella Donna, directed by Bruno Barreto.
Since then, it has become one of the main tourist destinations in Ceará.
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