Having stayed a night there and seeing the tight anchoring positions I know a little about this place,well enough to advise its really only a good place in settled weather.
Arrival down wind and from the south, sees you go to the north of the island and anchor there but not any place.The water is clear,spotless,check below to locate one of the few strips of sand,you must anchor in those sand strips,otherwise your ground tackle will just sit on flat rock.
Also beware the ledge at the back of I do Farol,it dries and you can walk on that area.When we were there the only spot left to anchor was off the area between the two yellow parts marked on the chart,there was plenty of sand below but when the tide turned we had the entire lagoon empty out and across where we were for that night,placing an extra load on our anchor and chain.The anchor was stuck the next morning,I assume in rock or coral,we broke it out using the yachts weight,then made our way to Forteleza,mainland Brasil.Our stop there was at the yacht club in Mucuripe,which is a fishing port just before the city proper.You will now use the Marina Hotel facility,which sounds good and at least is just about central to the main city.
R McB
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