Lagoa do Acaracuzinho

Updated April 15, 2024

## Lagoa do Acaracuzinho (Maracanaú, Ceará): what’s verified, what isn’t, and why this lagoon matters

Lagoa do Acaracuzinho is a freshwater lagoon in Maracanaú, a municipality in the state of Ceará that forms part of the Fortaleza metropolitan region. It shows up frequently in official local environmental reporting because it’s one of the city’s monitored water bodies—and, at least during a documented 2024 monitoring window, it met Brazil’s official criteria for “balneability” (suitability for bathing) under CONAMA Resolution 274/2000.

What follows sticks strictly to what can be supported by sources right now.

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## Fast facts (source-backed)

– Name: Lagoa do Acaracuzinho
– Municipality: Maracanaú, Ceará, Brazil
– Documented bathing-water status (time-bound): Listed as meeting balneability criteria in a municipal assessment conducted 3 Sep–3 Oct 2024, referenced by the Prefeitura de Maracanaú (local government).
– Part of a larger lagoon system: An academic undergraduate thesis (UFC repository) places Lagoa do Acaracuzinho within a complex of lagoons connected to the Rio Cocó basin, describing the lagoon system as seasonally formed/expanded by rainfall and linked (via overflow) to the Rio Timbó. Institucional UFC
– Recent public-sector action involving the lagoon: Brazil’s DNOCS reports a fish-stocking action in Maracanaú that included Lagoa do Acaracuzinho among the water bodies served. e Informações do Brasil

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## Where it is (and what’s actually confirmed)

You provided coordinates -3.845469, -38.596334 and a plus-code style reference tied to Maracanaú. I can’t independently confirm that exact pin from a high-authority mapping source in the material retrieved here, so I’m not treating the coordinate as verified fact.

What is confirmed is the municipal context: Lagoa do Acaracuzinho is explicitly named as one of Maracanaú’s monitored lagoons in official city communications.

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## Why Lagoa do Acaracuzinho is notable in Maracanaú’s landscape

### It’s part of an interconnected “water mirror” of lagoons
A 2019 academic work (hosted in the Federal University of Ceará repository) describes Maracanaú as containing a complex of lagoons forming the city’s lacustrine “mirror,” explicitly listing Lagoa do Acaracuzinho alongside others (e.g., Jaçanaú, Raposa, Maracanaú, Mingau). Institucional UFC

That same source describes a seasonal rhythm: the lagoon’s formation and filling are tied to heavy precipitation in the rainy period, and when at maximum capacity its overflow can contribute to Rio Timbó levels. Institucional UFC

### It’s treated as a public-health issue, not just scenery
Maracanaú’s municipal environment communications frame lagoon monitoring as a direct health measure—specifically warning that contact with water deemed improper can transmit diseases (the city’s article lists examples such as amoebiasis, typhoid fever, infectious hepatitis, and cholera).

This is the practical takeaway: in Maracanaú, lagoon status is not “nice to know.” It’s positioned as a public safety signal.

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## Water quality and bathing status (what’s current vs. what may be outdated)

### What the city reported (and when)
– In a post published 08 Oct 2024, the Prefeitura de Maracanaú says a municipal assessment conducted 3 Sep–3 Oct 2024 found Lagoa do Acaracuzinho met balneability criteria under CONAMA Resolution 274/2000.
– The same post states that water analyses would be carried out weekly over a 6-month period.

### Why this may be outdated
Even if conditions were acceptable in that 2024 window, lagoon water quality can change with rainfall, runoff, sewage inputs, and seasonal shifts—so the only defensible claim is that Lagoa do Acaracuzinho was reported as meeting criteria during that specific monitoring period.

If you publish this, the clean factual way to “flag outdated data” is:

– Last clearly dated status located: Sep–Oct 2024 assessment, published Oct 2024.
– Action implied by the city: ongoing weekly monitoring for 6 months from that announcement (which would not automatically guarantee up-to-date results today).

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## Fishing, stocking, and livelihoods (confirmed activity)

DNOCS (a Brazilian federal agency) reports a fish-stocking initiative in Maracanaú/CE that included Lagoa do Acaracuzinho among the lagoons and reservoirs served. e Informações do Brasil The DNOCS text frames this kind of action as supporting aquatic ecosystems and expanding fishing opportunities, with social and food-security motivations. e Informações do Brasil

Separately, the UFC-hosted thesis notes that when the lagoon is full, fishing and leisure activities intensify (describing this as a pattern during the lagoon’s “cheia,” or high-water period). Institucional UFC

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## What I did not claim (because it isn’t solidly supported)

To stay aligned with your “100% known facts only” constraint, I’m not asserting:
– Specific on-site infrastructure (trails, playgrounds, kiosks, lighting, bathrooms)
– Exact access routes, entrance points, hours, or fees
– Wildlife species lists (beyond the general idea that lagoons can host birds—because species and presence vary, and the reliable sources retrieved here don’t enumerate them)
– That your provided coordinate/address is correct (not verified in an authoritative mapping source within this research set)

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## Internal links (omitted on purpose)
You asked for two contextual internal links “if possible.” I’m not including any because I don’t know your site’s actual URL structure (and inventing URLs would violate your “facts only” rule). If you share two existing RealJourneyTravels.com URLs you want used (e.g., a Ceará guide and a Fortaleza-area hub), I can weave them in cleanly without guesswork.

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## Suggested snippet-safe summary (all source-backed)
Lagoa do Acaracuzinho is a named lagoon in Maracanaú (Ceará), included in the municipality’s environmental monitoring. In an assessment conducted from 3 September to 3 October 2024, the city reported it met balneability criteria under CONAMA rules. Academic work situates it within a broader lagoon system tied to seasonal rainfall and the Rio Cocó basin, and DNOCS has included it in a fish-stocking action in Maracanaú.

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