Fortaleza beaches – 150 years in images November 16, 2011 rescharf History, Nature, Travel 0 Iracema, the romantic character conceived by writer José de Alencar, depicted in a 1881 painting by José Maria de Medeiros Iracema beach in 1939 Mucuripe beach, Orson Welles's favorite Mucuripe beach Praia do Peixe Aerial view with the beach on the top Main source: Skyscrapercity CearáFortaleza