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Timeline Of Fortaleza
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Prior to 20th century * 1649 - Fortaleza founded by Dutch. * 1810 - Town becomes capital of Ceará. * 1823 - Fortaleza attains city status. * 1846 - built. * 1854 - Bishopric established. * 1864 - (seminary) founded. * 1872 - Population: 42,458. * 1877 - Drought. * 1887 - (learned society) founded. * 1890 - Population: 40,902. * 1894 - (literary society) founded. 20th century * 1910 - Theatro José de Alencar (theatre) opens. * 1915 - Drought. * 1918 - Fortaleza Sporting Club founded. * 1919 - established. * 1920 - Population: 78,536 * 1928 - ''O Povo'' newspaper begins publication. * 1929 - founded. * 1932 ** established. ** Drought. * 1933 - Ferroviário Atlético Clube (football team) formed. * 1940 - Population: 180,901. * 1942 - Drought. * 1946 - Regional Labor Court headquartered in city. * 1950 - Population: 205,052. * 1957 - ''Tribuna do Ceará'' newspaper begins publication. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortaleza
Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the twelfth richest city in the country in GDP. It also has the third richest metropolitan area in the North and Northeast regions. It is an important industrial and commercial center of Brazil, the nation's eighth largest municipality in purchasing power. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the city reached the mark of second most desired destination of Brazil and fourth among Brazilian cities in tourists received. The BR-116, the most important highway of the country, starts in Fortaleza. The municipality is part of the Common Market of Mercosur Cities, and also the Brazilian state capital which is closest to Europe, from Lisbon, Portugal. To the north of the city lies the Atlantic Ocean; to the south are the municipalities of Pacatuba, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Cidade Fortaleza
TV Cidade (channel 8) is a television station in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, affiliated with RecordTV and owned by Grupo Cidade de Comunicação.. History On August 30, 1978, TV Cidade first went on the air as ''TV Uirapuru'', which broadcast on channel 8. In December the same year, businessman Miguel Dias de Sousa acquired 50% of the station, purchasing the rest in March 1979. TV Uirapuru changed its name to TV Cidade de Fortaleza in June 1981. The station was affiliated with Rede Bandeirantes, with all programming originating from São Paulo. In 1982, the station also began broadcasting TVS' programs. From Monday to Saturday, Rede Bandeirantes programming was scheduled, with Sunday being reserved for the Programa Sílvio Santos (''Silvio Santos Show''). In 1987, the station replaced its Rede Bandeirantes affiliation with that of SBT; during this period, the station was known for producing police programs, leading to high ratings within Ceará. The station's chairman, Migu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Institute For Environment And Development
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The Three Degrees album), 1975 *''International'', 2018 album by L'Algérino Songs * The Internationale, the left-wing anthem * "International" (Chase & Status song), 2014 * "International", by Adventures in Stereo from ''Monomania'', 2000 * "International", by Brass Construction from ''Renegades'', 1984 * "International", by Thomas Leer from ''The Scale of Ten'', 1985 * "International", by Kevin Michael from ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * "International", by McGuinness Flint from ''McGuinness Flint'', 1970 * "International", by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from '' Dazzle Ships'', 1983 * "International (Serious)", by Estelle from '' All of Me'', 2012 Politics * Political international, any transnational organization of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Wikipedia
The Portuguese Wikipedia ( pt, Wikipédia em português) is the Portuguese language edition of Wikipedia (written Wikipédia, in Portuguese), the free encyclopedia. It was started on 11 May 2001. In addition to being the sixth most accessed website in the world, Wikipedia is the fifteenth most accessed website in Brazil and the sixth most accessed in Portugal. , it is the largest Wikipedia by article count, containing articles. History The Portuguese Wikipedia was the third edition of Wikipedia to be created, simultaneously with other languages. It started its activities on May 11, 2001, having reached the mark of one hundred thousand articles on January 26, 2006. From late 2004, the edition grew rapidly. In May 2005, it overtook both the Spanish and Italian language Wikipedias. By comparison, in May 2004 it was only the 17th Wikipedia by the number of articles. Portuguese articles can contain variations of writing, as European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese have di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Fortaleza
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. * , 1890 * , 1890-1891 * Joaquim de Oliveira Catunda, 1891-1892 * Guilherme César da Rocha, 1892-1912 * João Marinho de Albuquerque Andrade, 1912 * , 1912-1914, 1921-1923 * , 1914-1918 * Rubens Monte, 1918-1920 * Godofredo Maciel, 1920-1921 * Adolfo Gonçalves de Siqueira, 1923-1924 * Godofredo Maciel, 1924-1928 * , 1928-1930, 1935-1936 * , 1930-1931 * , 1931 * Tibúrcio Cavalcante, 1931-1933 * , 1933-1934 * José Barreira, 1934 * , 1934-1935 * , 1935 * , 1936-1945 * , 1945 * Vicente Linhares, 1945-1946 * Oscar Barbosa, 1946 * Romeu Coelho Martins, 1946 * Clóvis Matos, 1946-1947 * José Leite Maranhão, 1947-1948 * , 1948-1951, 1955-1959 * , 1951-1955 * , 1959-1963 * , 1963-1967 * , 1967-1971 * , 1971-1975 * , 1975-1978 * , 1978-1979 * , 1979-1982 * José Aragão e Albuquerque Júnior, 1982-1983 * , 1983-1985 * , 1985-1986 * , 1986-1989 * Ciro Gomes Ciro Ferreira Gomes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortaleza Brazil Temple
The Fortaleza Brazil Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Fortaleza, Brazil. History The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 3, 2009, during the church's semi-annual general conference. The temple was announced concurrently with the Brigham City Utah, Concepción Chile, Fort Lauderdale Florida and Sapporo Japan temples. At the time, they brought the total number of temples worldwide to 151. At the time of its dedication, it was the church's 164th temple and the seventh in Brazil. As of May 2014, government approval had been granted for the temple's redesigned plans, with permission to begin construction. A general contractor was being hired to commence with full-scale operations. Although a groundbreaking ceremony, presided over by David A. Bednar, was held in November 2011, the original double-tower design of the temple was denied due to nonconformance to the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th BRICS Summit
The 6th BRICS summit was the sixth annual diplomatic meeting of the BRICS, a grouping of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It was hosted by Brazil, as the first host country of the current five-year summit cycle; the host city was Fortaleza. Though Brazil had previously hosted a four-member BRIC summit in April 2010, 2014 marked its first full BRICS summit; the 2010 summit in Brasília did not officially include South Africa, who were only invited as guests as a prelude to their gaining full membership in December 2010. Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was a special guest of the summit, and the BRICS leaders met with their UNASUR counterparts shortly after. The 6th BRICS summit resulted in the official inauguration of the New Development Bank, a multilateral development bank intended as an alternative to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Background Following the 2013 BRICS summit in Durban, South Africa, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Cláudio
Roberto Cláudio Rodrigues Bezerra () is a Brazilian politician, the former mayor of Fortaleza, the fifth largest city in Brazil, from 2013 to 2021. Roberto Cláudio (as he is known in politics) is a doctor, graduated from the Federal University of Ceará, in Fortaleza, and has a PhD degree in Public Health from the University of Arizona, in the United States. He was elected mayor of Fortaleza in the second round of the municipal elections held on October 28, 2012. Electoral history See also * List of mayors of Fortaleza The following is a list of mayors of the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. * , 1890 * , 1890-1891 * Joaquim de Oliveira Catunda, 1891-1892 * Guilherme César da Rocha, 1892-1912 * João Marinho de Albuquerque Andrade, 1912 * , 1912-1914, 1921-1923 ... References Mayors of Fortaleza Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Federal University of Ceará alumni University of Arizona alumni [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortaleza Metro
The Metropolitan of Fortaleza, also known popularly as Metro of Fortaleza or Metrofor, is a system of metropolitan transport that operates in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, operated by Companhia Cearense de Transportes Metropolitanos, company of social capital, captained by the Government of the State of Ceará, in Brazil, and has as current president Eduardo Hotz. Founded on May 2, 1997, the company is responsible for administration, construction and metro planning in the state of Ceará, being present in the systems of Sobral and Cariri, having its main activity in Fortaleza and its metropolitan region. According to data released in December 2016, the system is the sixth largest in Brazil among the 12 Brazilian metropolitan regions that have passenger rail transport, having in the period , behind São Paulo (334.9 km), Rio de Janeiro (262.1 km), Recife (71.4 km), Natal (56.2 km) and Porto Alegre (43.9 km). The FMR lines represent 4.3% of the total network of subways and trains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luizianne Lins
Luizianne de Oliveira Lins (born 18 November 1968) is a Brazilian journalist. politician and former mayor of Fortaleza. She was Fortaleza's second female mayor. Luizianne Lins has been affiliated with the Workers' Party since 1989. She declares herself as a socialist and a feminist. Biography Luizianne holds a journalism degree from the Federal University of Ceará. She was a prominent activist in the student movement, serving as the president of the university student union and as a director of National Union of Students. After graduating, she became a professor at the same university and is currently on authorized leave to serve in Congress. In 1996, she was elected to Fortaleza's city council and was reelected in 2000. During her time on the City Council, she chaired the Education, Culture, and Sports Commission and also presided over the Women, Youth, and Children Commission, which was established following a bill proposed by Lins. In 2002, she was elected to the State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragão Do Mar Center Of Art And Culture
The Dragão do Mar Center of Art And Culture (in Portuguese: Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura) is a government funded cultural center in Fortaleza, Ceará in Brazil. The center contains facilities for exhibitions, a theatre, a library, a cinema and a planetarium. The center was inaugurated in April 1999, and has an overall area of 33 000 m². The name "Dragão do Mar" is in honour of Francisco José do Nascimento, a hero of the abolitionism, abolitionist movement in Ceará, who in 1881 refused to transport slaves to be sold further south in the country. Cultural Places The Dragão do Mar Center of Art And Culture congregates many spaces destinated to the realization of the most different activities, where the urban leisure, the production and diffusion of art and culture are the main focus. On your almost 30 thousand square meters of area, includes spaces like ''Cearense Culture Memorial'', the ''Contemporary Art Museum of Ceará'', the ''Menezes Pimentel Public Library'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
