Fishing near João Pessoa, Paraíba

João Pessoa, the capital of Paraíba on Brazil's northeastern Atlantic coast, sits at the confluence of estuarine rivers and open ocean. The city's fishing scene spans inshore estuary work on rivers such as the Rio Sanhauá and Rio Paraíba — where tarpon (locally called camurupim) and robalo (snook) are the main targets — and offshore Atlantic trips running out of nearby Cabedelo. Charter operations based in Cabedelo, roughly 12 minutes from the city center, take anglers into deeper Atlantic waters, while guided estuary fishing for tarpon and xareu (crevalle jack) draws sport fishers who want fast, acrobatic action close to shore.