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Itamaracá

Itamaracá is an island and a city in Pernambuco, Brazil, near the Atlantic Ocean. The name means 'singing stone' in Tupi.

The main activities of the population are fishing and tourism.

The main tourist atractions are:

Beaches without big waves
Forte Orange[?]
Ibama[?]'s centre of sea mammals (Trichechus manatus[?])
Avião island
Currais (devices for fishing)

Distances:

Recife, Pernambuco is 40 km to the south
Olinda, Pernambuco is 30 km to the south

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