Fortaleza?
Today we will talk about a city that will host the 2014 World Cup. A city with beautiful people, beautiful beaches, beautiful sights, festivals and quite pretty crowded.
Fortaleza is a Brazilian city, capital of the state of Ceará. The city developed on the banks of the creek Pajeú in the northeast of the country, the 2285 km of Brasilia. The city's motto (present in his coat) is the Latin word "Fortitudine" which in Portuguese means "strength, valor, courage." It is located in the Atlantic coast, with 34 km of beaches, at an average altitude of 21 meters and is the center of a city of 313.8 km ² and 2,500,194 inhabitants, being the capital of the most densely populated country, with 7 815.7 inhabitants / km². It is the most populous city of Ceará, Brazil's farm and the 91st most populous in the world.
History?
The story of Fortaleza is marked with ups and downs. The first European settlers had little initial success. The drought and the Indians were major obstacles, besides the fact that it was not finding any precious metal. Strong marks the emergence of the city as a protective element of the colonizers. Before village was later, in 1799, becomes Fortaleza city. At the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century, Fortaleza is undergoing significant urban changes, coming at the end of the 1910s, as the seventh city in population in Brazil. Between the 1950s and 1960s, the city goes through economic growth that exceeds 100%. During the political opening after the military regime, the people elected the first woman mayor in Ceará, Maria Luiza and the first city hall commanded by a left-wing party. At the end of the century, the administration of the prefecture and city go through several structural changes with the opening of several avenues and emerging as one of the top tourist destinations in the Northeast and Brazil.
Sights?
1) The Beach Park is a tourist complex of the northeast coast of Brazil located in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza on the beach of Porto das Dunas. The Beach Park Complex has a complete structure of tourism and leisure, being one of the largest in the country, composed of Beach Water Park and Resort, where about 700 thousand people visit each year. The park is now affiliated with major agencies for tourism and leisure, in Brazil and abroad. It has the biggest water slide in the world.
2) The Praia do Futuro is considered one of the best known beaches in the Northeast. With approximately 8 km long, has a corridor of "tents" made of carnauba straw, The beach is very busy on days Thursday night, the day of the traditional crab dish, dish.
3) Iracema Beach is a beach located in a neighborhood in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza in Ceará State1. Its name comes from the character Iracema that gives title to the novel by José de Alencar Ceará.
Besides the beaches and water parks, the city also boasts the Teatro José de Alencar, Centro Dragão do Mar, Automobile Museum, etc..
Personalities?
In Fortaleza, born and raised several masters of music, literature, Brazilian priests, among others who were known by the culture, or helping others.
1) Rachel de Queiroz was a translator, novelist, writer, journalist, columnist and prolific important Brazilian playwright. Prominent author in fiction social Northeast. Was the first woman to join the Brazilian Academy of Letters. In 1993, was the first woman awarded the Camões Prize, the Nobel equivalent in Portuguese.
2) Cicero Romao Batista, Fr. Began early in the religious life, was prepared in Prainha Seminary and was ordained priest in 1870. He was invited by friends to spend a season in Juazeiro, because the city was without a priest. Ended up staying there for life, becoming involved with politics and becoming a true patriarch of Juazeiro.
3) Martiniano José de Alencar, was a journalist, politician, lawyer, orator, critic, columnist, polemicist, Brazilian novelist and playwright. He graduated in law, beginning in literary activity in the Correio Mercantil and Diary of Rio de Janeiro. Made his autobiography (click here).
Economy?
The economy of Fortaleza has its highest revenue derived its diversified commerce. The main square is the center concentrating the largest number of commercial establishments. The industry has in the production of footwear, textiles, leather, fur and food, as well as mineral extraction great prominence in the local economy.
Education?
Fortaleza 14 among the worst in SPAECE. Fortress fell 67 positions in the ranking that lists the performance of municipalities in literacy of their students. The Capital was among the 14 worst, losing to 170 municipalities. No school was awarded the City. The Municipal Education minimizes the situation shown. According to Royal Helvis Ribeiro, municipal manager Literacy Program in Age One, Fortaleza was impaired in the evaluation because of past strikes.
Sport?
Two of the most popular clubs in the Northeast of Brazil come from Fortaleza Ceará Sporting Club and Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Both teams have had memorable appearances in national competitions. Ceará was vice campão Cup Brazil in 1994, when they lost to the Guild, and reached the semifinals in 2005. But the Fortress was twice runner-up Brazil Cup. The rivalry between the two clubs is one of the fiercest in the country. The city of Fortaleza offers two stadiums for matches between Ceará and Fortaleza, beyond the Railway Athletic Club. They are the Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo, the Castellan, and Estadio Municipal Presidente Vargas. The Castellan was modernized and expanded for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 and now you can get almost 65 thousand fans.
'' I've been 16 times and tastes great fortress city, despite the violence, it offers everything that is good. Leisure, culture, entertainment, shopping and beautiful beaches, Fortaleza know very well.''
'' City great, typical Northeast with its gorgeous beaches and lovely people''
'' A beautiful city, nice and full of charms''
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