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Rounded granite boulders, cinematic Caatinga and a tiny Sertão town create one of Paraíba’s most surprising inland stops.
Why this place
Cabaceiras sits in the Cariri Paraibano and is best known for the extraordinary granite field of Lajedo de Pai Mateus. Huge weathered boulders, archaeological traces, semi-arid vegetation and a landscape used by film productions give the region a strong geological and visual identity.
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The rounded boulders are the defining landscape of the Pai Mateus visit.
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Walking among the boulders reveals their scale beyond a distant panorama.
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