Travel
Air links;
Joao Pessoa’s airport has recently been rebuilt
with a lengthened and strengthened runway, Castro Pinto is now ready
and waiting to receive additional national and international
flights.
Some say that Joao Pessoa’s weakness is it’s lack of International
flights but in truth Paraiba is better positioned for international
flights than its “competitors” states due to its proximity to both
Recife and Natal international airports, currently travel time to
Recife is two hours and two and a half to Natal however the soon to
be completed road improvements which is bringing a direct dual
carriageway link between the three cities will decrease these travel
times by an estimated 30%, these roadwork’s are ongoing not just in
planning! We anticipate the roads will be completely open by next
summer.
By Sea
The port of Cabedelo is finding favour with the
cruise lines as a port of call, approx 10km from Joao Pessoa the
port has safe deep water anchorages and the adjoined Paraiba river
is a haven for yachts of all shapes and sizes. The fishing village
of Jacare, famous for its sun-sets, sits a kilometre up river where
there is a full service boat yard.
By Land
Roads in Paraiba are very good in comparison
with other states in Brazil although public transport in the cities
if efficient and cheap, travelling around the country using buses
should be left for the more adventurous.
Hiring cars in Brazil is very straight forward but be aware many
Brazilian drivers follow their own highway code and you really do
have to be aware of other road users.
