Redenção is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
state of
Ceará
Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the ...
, in the
Northeast region of
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
located 55 km away from
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 t ...
, the capital of the state. Redenção in Portuguese means redemption, and the city has this name because it was the first city in Brazil that abolished its slaves.
History
The region known as "sopés do Maciço de Baturité" around the Acarape River was inhabited for many different native Brazilians of different ethnicities like Potyguara, Jenipapo and Kanyndé. During the expansion of agricultural cultures in the state of Ceará, the region of Redenção started the production of sugarcane. During the 19th century, manyslaves were brought from Africa by Portuguese colonizers to work in the sugarcane production.
In 1868 the city of Acarape was founded. At that time, all the city of Redenção was inserted in the city of Acarape.
In 1882, the region of Acarape abolished all its slaves, that way it started being called Redenção. After that, the region became a city.
Geography
Redenção is located in a tropical semi-humid region, that way the weather varies from 22 °C to 32 °C. Redenção is located in an area with mountains with a great amount of rain every year. The vegetation in Redenção is called Caatinga. Redenção is currently divided in four districts called: Redenção, Antônio Diogo, Guassi and São Geraldo.
Education
Redenção hosts the
University of International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (UNILAB) which is a public, federal university. Redenção also has three private high schools and three public high schools. It also hosts a State School of Professional Education.
Tourism
Redenção is a historic city which is visited by hundreds of tourists every year. The city has two museums, three main squares, and natural landscapes. In Redenção, there is the mountain of Saint Rita which overlooks the city, and also natural lakes and rivers.
File:Redenção-02.jpg, Saint Rita Mountain
File:Redenção-01.jpg, Historical Museum
File:Em Redenção.JPG, View from Saint Rita Mountain
File:Acarape do Meio reservoir dam.jpg, Acarape do Meio Lake
File:Auroras.JPG, Auroras Campus of UNILAB
File:Reden city.JPG, Road in Redenção
File:Campus da Liberdade.JPG, Liberdade Campus of UNILAB
File:Rede city.JPG, Redenção from above
File:Residential Building in Redencao.JPG, Residential Building
File:Nature around Redencao.JPG, Nature around the city
See also
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List of municipalities in Ceará
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Ceará (CE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Ceará is divided into 184 municipalities, which are grouped into 33 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregions.
See also ...
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(UNILAB)
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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 t ...
References
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Municipalities in Ceará