this is the main church in the town of aracati, which is the largest regional city near canoa quebrada. aracati is not on the coast. it is a flat and dusty town with as many horse-pulled carts as cars and a few banks and other useful services. to get here take a bus in fortaleza, which is the large capital city of the state of ceara. it takes about 3 hours to get here. to get to canoa quebrada take another bus, this time for about 30 minutes.