Jacaraípe, Espírito Santo
Jacaraípe is a district of Serra, a municipality of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Considered part of the greater Vitória Region, it is now a suburb of Vitória, the state capital. Famous for its surfing competitions and many summer homes by the beach, this is a lively community in summer, and quiet in winter. Many of the streets in the center of town are named after Brazilian states. Jacaraípe was once a fishing village on the mouth of the Jacaraípe River, which is the run-off from Jacaraípe Lake, it has now grown into a large beachfront suburb.
It is also an important center of popular culture and sports practices such as beach soccer, beach volleyball, surfing, bodyboard, paragliding, cycling and swimming.
Jacaraípe has a local artistic community, an Arts' Village called "Vila das Artes", where local talented plastic artists and artisans display their arts. The highlight is a house made for a local artist called Neusso, using recycled materials. He built it by himself, stone by stone. That is why it is called Casa de Pedra, that means Stone House. There, a variety of original scultures made of recycled materials are exhibited.[1]
