It, the morro, dominates the whole beach of Ponta Negra. It is the result of the aggression of man to the environment, causing it to become a popular seaside frequented by natalenses. Today it is one of the most famous of Natal postcards scenes.

It is practically impossible for you be impassive in the face of the magnificent view of Morro do Careca. It is beautiful in all angles, when viewed from the Via Coastal hotels and from the Morro itself, the seaside of barracas, bars, restaurants and hotels of the seaside boulevard, the top of the hill Mãe Luiza, the road Engineer Roberto Freire or those who arrive from the sea.

It is not possible to imagine Ponta Negra without its Careca. It´s not Natal. It is the "muso" inspirational imprint of the municipal administration and some say that led to the undulating lines that the architects drafted to the roof of Augusto Severo International Airport. It is the most famous ‘careca’(bald one) of the City of the Sun

In the years 1950s of the last century, when the fences of small Natal of 230 thousand inhabitants did not pass the limits where today is built the largest temple of consumption (purchase) in the city, the Midway Shopping Mall, the hill was not so bald. It was only a ‘nesguinha’ (small hill) of white sand that insisted that winning over the thick vegetation, formed mostly by cashew trees, which covered the entire dune.

At that time it was best known among the set of dunes, by the large number of small trees and shrubs. It was a green one. And from far, mainly seen by those who climbed the stairs to the lighthouse of Mãe Luiza or by fishermen, what the saw was the black tip of the dune. Hence the name Ponta Negra.

Ironically, the Careca began to create fame after the dune had been attacked. Initially, it was known only by natalenses that spent their summers on the beach or the people that would come for picnics on Saturdays and Sundays and risked testing their physical capacity by climbing the hill, the ‘trail of careca’. The trail grew and became a large way.

Ponta Negra was only a fishing village and to get there one had to face a road of mud, which passed by Capim Macio, then only a small landing field. Or, to walk along the sea side, from the purple beach barriers along the beach from Mãe Luiza.

The Careca increased when they began to build the first houses and the town turned into a neighborhood. After the accesses were paved and the Via Costeira, to locate tourist hotels. The growth of the population of the district and the increase in tourist flow triggered the warning sign: the careca was became the hill of Ponta Negra. And the climbs and descents were banned. The natalense accepted the idea rather than encourage anyone, especially the tourists to make the escalation. The careca has now gone through a period of just "re-plantation", but nothing in that future will take the brightness of its charm.

One curious detail and that can not be discounted: The Careca already hosted a Christmas tree, made from plastic bottles and it was beautiful at night, when it was lighted. But in the latter case, a funny case: Ecochatos (and not ecologists, it bounced) making a protest to that hill because in the dark during the night, the light was preventing the reproduction of ‘calangos’ and other small nocturnal animal. And those scenes were removed. The ‘calangos’ are still welcome.