The Senador Dinarte Mariz Avenue, also known as Via Costeira (English

English language

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 for "Coastal Way") is one of the most important avenue

Avenue (landscape)

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s in Natal, Brazil.

Much visited by tourists, is a continuation of Ponta Negra beach

Ponta Negra

Ponta Negra is a famous beach and neighborhood located in the Brazilian city of Natal, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Located in the extreme south of the beach is the Morro do Careca , a large dune and an iconic landmark of the city...

 in Natal, and consists of a coastal road about 9 km in length up to the Meio Beach. The side of the beach is taken by luxury hotels 4 to 5 stars, and a few restaurants and the other side is totally taken by the Parque das Dunas (Dune

Dune

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s Park), a large green area preserved by the IDEM. It is a very quiet beach, usually frequented only by guests of nearby hotels. It was built in 1985 by then Governor José Agripino to connect the urban beaches to the south of Natal, initiating the project with a tour of the city's first hotel construction in Coastal Route, the Natal Mar Hotel-owned by businessman Sami Elali.

Interesting to note that the Coastal Route connects almost all the urban beaches of Natal, less Redinha Beach. So that in the Redinha beach, was built the Newton Navarro bridge

Newton Navarro bridge

The Newton Navarro Bridge, is one of the biggest cable-stayed bridge of Brazil located in the city of Natal, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte...

, which is connected to Coastal Way, and the city center, with it, so that all urban beaches of the city are connected by a path of easy access.

Currently, the Coastal Way is being revitalized, duplicated, win a bicycle, and stage lighting.