The entrance to the world's biggest cashew tree site

Natal, Brazil

March 11, 2023 in Brazil

Today, we’re in Natal, Brazil, another beach area. The main site of interest here is “the world’s largest cashew tree” about 40 minutes drive from the port. Just had to go check it out! We hopped into an Uber with our friends Geraldine and Thomas and were surprised to find it’s a truly crowded tourist attraction. Who knew? 🤣

Wikipedia: “The Cashew of Pirangi…covers an area between 7,300 square metres (1.8 acres) and 8,400 square metres (2.1 acres). Having the size of 70 normally sized cashew trees, it has a circumference of 500 m (1,600 ft).” It was really quite phenomenal.

The sail away out of Natal was one of the most beautiful yet.Read more