This place is a real eye opener. It's very impressive and beautiful…read more To get here is very easy and it is well labeled.

8,500 square meters of cashew tree and still growing a meter per year makes this the largest in the…read moreworld, 70 times larger than the normal cashew tree. This genetic anomaly is now threatened by a fungus growth possibly caused by efforts to contain it, so better to see the tree now than later! Half-priced entrance for students with ID, and inexpensive otherwise, including cashew fruit juice.

You MUST visit here if you're anywhere nearby!!!…read more "Why?" you may ask--because it's the easternmost point of continental South America (and therefore the easternmost point of the Americas. "Continental" because South America has islands that sit more easterly than the continent, including Fernando de Noronha, which is really worth a visit too). The location is not too far from the tourist section of Paraiba's capital of Joao Pessoa (the Cabo Branco neighborhood), and there are many beaches nearby as well as beachside bars and restaurants that make it more than worthwhile.