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Fortaleza

Also known as Ceara

Fortaleza ( ; ; ) is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador in 2024 census with a population of slightly over 2.5 million. Currently, it is the eleventh richest city in the country by gross domestic product and the richest in the Northeast, with a GDP of about 73 billion reais. It forms the core of the Fortaleza metropolitan area, which is home to almost 4 million people.

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Fortaleza is the capital of Ceará state in Northeastern Brazil and the country's fourth-largest city, with a population of over 2.5 million people. It is economically significant as Brazil's richest city in the Northeast and the eleventh richest overall by GDP, serving as the center of a metropolitan area with nearly 4 million residents.

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Key facts

Settlement.leader_party: PT
Settlement.name: Fortaleza
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Fortaleza
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.named_for: "Fort of Our Lady of the Assumption" (Virgin Mary)
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira Fortaleza Ceara Brasil.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Brasão de Fortaleza.svg
Settlement.nicknames: FortalMiami Brasileira (Brazilian Miami)Terra da Luz (Land of Light)
Settlement.motto: "Fortitudine" (Latin)
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil#South America
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.established_title: Founded

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Described at

Fortaleza | Atlas of mutual heritage

In 1637 the Portuguese-owned region of Cearà or Siara, situated to the north of Pernambuco, was conquered by the Dutch West-India Company (WIC) without much resistance. Indigenous tribes had…

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Part of: Greater Fortaleza
Demonym: fortalezense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Ceará
Population: 2141402
Area: 314.930
Elevation: 21
Time zone: UTC−03:00
Body of water: Atlantic Ocean
Capital of: Ceará
Shares border with: Caucaia
Official website: www.fortaleza.ce.gov.br
Image: Vista de Fortaleza, 2021.jpg
Dialing code: 85

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twinned administrative body: Racine
Commons category: Fortaleza
postal code: 60000-000
topic's main category: Category:Fortaleza
Commons gallery: Fortaleza
category for people born here: Category:Births in Fortaleza
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Fortaleza
category of associated people: Category:People from Fortaleza
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Fortaleza
Human Development Index: 0.754
inception: 1726-04-13
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
different from: Hortaleza
described at URL: www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/en/Fortaleza.1024c
IPA transcription: foxtaˈlezɐ
P8168: Christian Daniel Beck
member of: Creative Cities Network
electorate: 1613303
urban population: 4167996

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Contents

Etymology
History
Colonial period
Imperial period
Republican period
Geography
Vegetation
Ecology and environment
Climate
Demographics
Slums and risk areas
Religion
Politics
Economy
Culture
Museums, theatres and cultural spaces
Literature and cinema
Fashion
Humor
Music
Carnival
Cuisine
Tourism
Education
Health
Transportation
International Airport
Air Force Base
Roads and public transport
Metro systems
Rail transport
Port transport
Bike lanes
Sports
Other sports
Official subdivision
Neighborhoods
People
Consular representation
International relations
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Fortaleza is an important industrial and commercial center of Northeast Brazil. According to the Ministry of Tourism, it is the fourth most visited city and tourist destination in the country. The BR-116, the most important highway in the country, starts in Fortaleza. The municipality is part of the Mercosur common market, and vital trade port which is closest to mainland Europe, being from Lisbon, Portugal.

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