Copernicia prunifera or the carnaúba palm or carnaubeira palm is a species of palm tree native to northeastern Brazil. Known by many as 'tree of life' because of its many uses, the Carnaúba is also the symbol tree of Ceará. The initiative to use it as a symbol vies to promote its conservation and sustainable use.
Copernicia prunifera
Figure 1: Carnaúba harvest tool.
Leaf crown
Trunk covered in adherent leaf sheaths and fibers which shed with age
Ceará is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main tourist destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of Fortaleza, the country's fourth most populous city. The state has 4.3% of the Brazilian population and produces 2.1% of the Brazilian GDP.
Kitesurf in Fortaleza.
Cocó River.
Aguas Belas beach, in Cascavel.
Campo do Prado in 1927