🇧🇷 Fortaleza, Brazil

At a glance

IANA timezone

America/Fortaleza

Country

Brazil

Population

2,958,718

Latitude

-3.7500

Longitude

-38.5800

Demonym

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Founded

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Area

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Elevation

26 m

Airports

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About Fortaleza

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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Upcoming public holidays in Brazil

• 2026-05-01Dia do trabalhador
• 2026-05-10Dia das Mães
• 2026-06-04Corpo de Deus
• 2026-06-12Dia dos Namorados

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