Although it has attractive sufficient, the tourist activity has been only developed in Rio Grande North do as of years 80, with the implantation in Birthday, Route, State Capital Costeira, an avenue of 8 km. to the border sea. In her the main hotels and restaurants of the city are concentrated. Since then, the Government has come investing in the industry from the tourism, improving the infrastructure and conserving the natural patrimony.

The region was inhabited by French between years 1535 and 1598. And it did not spend long time so that the Dutch Portuguese and entered conflict by the dominion of the area. Based on it, the growth process was slow and it only began indeed in 1633, moment at which happened to be controlled by the Dutch. These began to operate the salt, the cane of sugar and the bovine cattle ranch. For this reason, the S-state today responsible for 87% of the total production of marine salt of the country, with a capacity installed of near 5 million tons, as soon as 42% of the production possibility that, calculates, can reach the 12 million tons.

Rio Grande North do emphasizes, in addition, in the petroleum production. With a daily extraction average of 100,000 barrels, the State occupies the second place in the national ranking.

Capital call of the sun, Birthday is front door to some of most beautiful Brazilian beaches. Founded on 1599, the city conserves in the historical district the heap of the time of its colonization. Bathed by the Potengi river and the Atlantic Ocean, it was a strategic center for the French entrance, Dutch Portuguese and to Brazil.

• Strength of Kings Magos, that gave rise to the city. Surrounded by a wall in the form of star, erected by the Portuguese, between 1598 and 1628, to defend Birthday of the Dutch invasion.
• Cathedral Metropolitan, inaugurated in 1599 and reclaimed recently.
• Theater Alberto Maranhão, of 1898, declared state Historical Patrimony, is an example of the architecture of the colonial time.
• Church of San Antonio, constructed in century XVIII.
• Beaches, the one of the Forte, the Meio, Artistas and Areia Preta. The dunes extended by km. of beach they also allow the practice of the sand ski. With a species of skate (without wheels) it is possible to slide dune down.
• Estadual park gives Dunes, created for the conservation of the dune chain that surrounds the capital.
• Beaches of Extremoz, separated of Birthday by the Potengi river. Strolls in buggy by extensive white sands of their beaches exist. The municipality of Extremoz reunites in its landscapes main postcards of the state in beaches of Rendinha and Genipabu. Their movable dunes, the lukewarm and limpid water, lagoons and lieus throughout attract national and foreign tourists the year. In Genipabu they exist until tracks of circulation in dunes to avoid accidents. The security is maximum, all the conductors are registered in the Company of Promotion of Tourism of Rio Grande North do (Emproturn).
• At the end of the Costeira Route, following in South direction, it is the beach of Black Ponta, from where the Nose is seen do Careca, enormous dune borders sea, of almost vertical inclination. An ascent, sinking the feet in the soft sand can become an attractive and different stroll.

• To 80 km. of the capital, following by a narrow highway and of old pavement, it is the beach of the Pipe, wildest, preserving the natural enchantments that attract that they wish to escape itself of the oppression of the great cities.
• It was a cajú tree which took to the State to appear in the Guiness Book. In the beach of Pirangi North do, to 24 km. of Birthday, is the greater tree of cajú of the world, with 500 M.s of circumference and 92 years of existence. M2 occupies an extension of 7,300. Its glass is equivalent to a series of 70 trees of cajú, but it is one only.
• The beach of Pirangi North do is located in Parnamirim, city where the artisan production of bobbin embroider of the state is concentrated. Rendeiras interlaces with fine patience and rapidity cotton threads until table cloths, bedspreads of bed and articles arise. In addition, in Parnamirim the visitor is with laBarreira do Inferno, first launching site of Latin America.