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Canindé is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of
The Curu River and the Choró River were inhabited by Native Brazilians, the Tapuia. After the 17th century, Portuguese colonizers started habituating the land.
In 1775, Xavier de Medeiros, right at the border of the Canindé River, started building a church for Saint Francis. Nowadays, the church is at the same place; however, it was totally reformulated by the Italian architect Antonio Mazzoti and the painter George Kau. In 1818, Canindé became a village, and on July 29, 1846, the Municipality of Canindé was declared.
Canindé has three public high schools: the Paulo Sarasate School, Frei Policarpo School and the School of Professional Education Capelão Frei Orlandohttp://www.crede07.seduc.ce.gov.br/index.php/municipios/caninde and one private high school, theCNEC-Canindé. The city also host a headquarters of the Federal Institute of Education (IFCE).
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 ...
. It is the 11th most populous city in the state. It is known for being religious, especially during the Saint Francis Party that last one entire week and happens once a year. The municipality receives millions of tourists every year, and the most visited places are the Saint Francis statue and the Saint Francis Church.
History
The Curu River and the Choró River were inhabited by Native Brazilians, the Tapuia. After the 17th century, Portuguese colonizers started habituating the land.
In 1775, Xavier de Medeiros, right at the border of the Canindé River, started building a church for Saint Francis. Nowadays, the church is at the same place; however, it was totally reformulated by the Italian architect Antonio Mazzoti and the painter George Kau. In 1818, Canindé became a village, and on July 29, 1846, the Municipality of Canindé was declared.
Geography
climate
Canindé has a tropical semiarid climate with temperatures that goes from 25 °C to 32 °CSoil
The soil in Canindé is composed of non-calcium type (55.14%), litholic (12.52%,), and others (4.04%).Fauna
Canindé has a semiarid climate and so most of its fauna is composed of animals that are well adapted to it like Canindé birds, armadillos, lizards and sparrow-hawks.Politics
On June 21, 1847 it was installed the city building in Canindé Downtown.Education
Canindé has three public high schools: the Paulo Sarasate School, Frei Policarpo School and the School of Professional Education Capelão Frei Orlandohttp://www.crede07.seduc.ce.gov.br/index.php/municipios/caninde and one private high school, theCNEC-Canindé. The city also host a headquarters of the Federal Institute of Education (IFCE).
References
Municipalities in Ceará {{Ceará-geo-stub