Fishing near Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte

Mossoró sits in the semi-arid interior of Rio Grande do Norte, in the Oeste Potiguar region, where the Rio Apodi runs close to the city and the Rio Mossoró drains the surrounding caatinga landscape. Freshwater fishing in açudes and slow-moving rivers is the dominant local pursuit, with the Açude Do Saco just a few kilometres out and larger impoundments such as the Açude Gangorra within reach. The Riacho Mossoró is a known local fishing spot, and anglers also work the Rio do Carmo and more distant waters like the Rio Piranhas ou Açu.