the early morning, when the sun first begins to warm the quiet air, and the gentle hush sounds of the little waves entice you back to sleep, is the most serene, enchanting and photogenic time of day. tha late jangadeiros set off for their daily catch. when i was there, most of them would leave before the sun came up, at around 4, when the tide was at its highest (the exact hour varied across the days as do the tides, of course). canoa quebrada, ceara.