Fortaleza

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Português: Fortaleza é um município brasileiro no Estado do Ceará.

English: Fortaleza is a city of the state of Ceará in Brazil.

Deutsch: Fortaleza ist eine Gemeinde im brasilianischen Bundesstaat Ceará.

Italiano: Fortaleza è una città dello stato di Ceará in Brasile.

Français : Fortaleza est une ville de l'état du Ceará au Brésil.

Español: Fortaleza es una ciudad en el estado de Ceará en Brasil.

Nederlands: Fortaleza is de hoofdstad van de deelstaat Ceará in het noordoosten van Brazilië.

Русский: Фортале́за город в Бразилии, столица штата Сеара.

日本語: フォルタレザはブラジルのセアラー州の州都。

한국어: 포르탈레자는 브라질 동북부 세아라주의 주도이다.

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Fortaleza 

municipality of Ceará state, Brazil
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Pronunciation audio	Brazilian Portugueseⓘ
Instance of	municipality of Brazil city
Part of	Greater Fortaleza
Named after	Fort Schoonenborch
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Assumption
Location	Ceará, Brazil
Located in or next to body of water	Q10360518 Atlantic Ocean
Legislative body	Municipal Chamber of Fortaleza
Anthem	anthem of the Municipality of Fortaleza (1958–)
Inception	13 April 1726
Population	2,578,483 (2025)
Area	314.93 ±0.001 km²
Elevation above sea level	21 ±1 m
Electorate	1,613,303 (2022)
Different from	Hortaleza
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3° 43′ 39″ S, 38° 31′ 39″ W
Authority file  Q43463 VIAF cluster ID: 139555655 GND ID: 4372772-4 Library of Congress authority ID: n80117179 U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10037291 J9U entity ID: 987007557328205171 OpenStreetMap relation ID: 302588 Reasonator Scholia Wikidocumentaries KML file WikiShootMe OpenStreetMap Search depicted

Symbols

• Flag.
• Coat of arms.

Coast

• Mucuripe Beach.
• Mucuripe Beach.
• Náutico Beach.
• Beach in Fortaleza.
• Beach in Fortaleza.
• Beach in Fortaleza.
• Futuro Beach.
• Beach in Fortaleza.

Historical Images

• Fortress of Saint Sebastian, a military building no longer existing at the Ceará River mouth. Illustration by Arnoldus Montanus, 17th century.
• Plan of Fort Schoonenborch in 1649.
• Panorama of Fortaleza in 1811. Illustration by Francisco Antônio Marques Giraldes.
• Plan of Fortaleza drawn in 1875 by Adolfo Herbster.
• Exact plan of Fortaleza drawn in 1859 by Adolfo Herbster.
• Panoramic view from the tower of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church looking toward the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 1910.
• Ferreira Square in 1920.
• Corner of Guilherme Rocha Street and Barão do Rio Branco Street, 1925.
• Ferreira Square in 1925.
• Ferreira Square in 1925.
• Campo do Prado in 1927.
• Panorama of Fortaleza in 1930.
• Santa Casa de Misericórdia in 1932.
• Aerial view of Fortaleza in 1936.
• Mucuripe Beach in 1980.
• Beira Mar Avenue in 1980.
• Old Castelão Stadium, 2006.
• Old Castelão Stadium inside, 2005.
• Old Presidente Vargas Stadium, 2007.

Maps

• Fortaleza in Brazil.
• Fortaleza in Ceará.
• Ceará's Metropolitana de Fortaleza mesoregion.
• Ceará's Fortaleza microregion.
• Ceará's Fortaleza microregion.
• Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza in 1973.
• Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza currently.
• Division of neighborhoods.
• Division of subprefectures.
• Subway lines.
• Subway lines.

Panoramic Views

• View from Edifício Cidade.
• Skyline view from Alberto Craveiro Avenue viaduct over BR-116 Highway.
• Panorama of the Mucuripe Port.
• Skyline view from BR-116 Highway and Cocó River.
• Aerial view of Messejana viaduct over BR-116 Highway.
• Downtown skyline.
• Papicu and Aldeota neighborhoods skyline.
• Aerial view of Fortaleza.
• View from Torre Deo Passeo.
• View from Federal University of Ceará law school.
• Itaperi campus of the Ceará State University during an event.
• View from Torre Santos Dumont.
• Skyline of Fortaleza.
• Engineer Santana Junior Avenue.

Notable buildings

• Fortress of Our Lady of the Assumption.
• Mausoleum of Marshal Castelo Branco.
• Mausoleum of Marshal Castelo Branco at night.
• Castelinho, Tomás Pompeu's residence.
• Mucuripe Lighthouse.
• Ponte dos Ingleses.
• Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture.
• Rubens de Azevedo Planetarium.
• João Felipe Train Station.
• Ancuri music school.
• Prainha Seminary.
• Prainha Seminary.
• St. Joseph's Cathedral.
• Temple of the LDS Church.
• Outer front of the Theatro José de Alencar.
• Inner front of the Theatro José de Alencar.
• José de Alencar's house.
• German culture house.
• Entrance of IFCE (former CEFET-CE), campus Fortaleza.
• Liceu do Ceará.
• Federação Cearense de Futebol building.
• Military School of Fortaleza.
• Coluna da Hora in Ferreira Square.
• Justiniano de Serpa School.
• Edson Ramalho Palace.
• Centro de Eventos do Ceará.

Sports Venues

• Castelão Arena.
• Castelão Arena.
• Presidente Vargas Stadium.
• Presidente Vargas Stadium.
• Presidente Vargas Stadium.
• Aécio de Borba Gym.
• Paulo Sarasate Gym.
• Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste.

Satellite Images

• Satellite image showing color contrast between built area (purple), dense vegetation area (green) and semi-arid climate area (red), 1999.
• Satellite image, 1995.
• Satellite image, 2002.

Others

• Kiteboarder in Futuro Beach.
• Fortaleza-Pinto Martins International Airport.
• Baobab in Martyrs Square.
• Martyrs Square.
• Cocó River.
• Police kiosk in Cocó Park.
• Japanese Garden of Fortaleza.
• Monsignor Amarílio Square.
• Santos Dumont Avenue.
• Sunset in Fortaleza.
• Sunset in Fortaleza.
• Iracema Statue in Messejana Lake.
• Buildings seen from the UNIFOR pond.
• Cidade de Deus slum.
• Traffic jam in Fortaleza.