Parque Estadual de Itaúnas

The park is the most visited in the state, receiving approximately 100,000 people a year. In Itaúnas, visitors find the natural beauty of the beaches, the dunes and the restinga (coastal sandy-plain) forest; the historical richness of the old village buried by the dunes; the cultural traditions of Ticumbi, Alardo, Jongo and Reis de Bois, performed at the São Sebastião and São Benedito festival in January; and the traditional Festival Nacional de Forró de Itaúnas, held in July.