Maranguape is a municipality in
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 ...
with a population of 130,346 (2020). The community was founded in 1851. It is part of the
Fortaleza metropolitan area.
Notable natives
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Capistrano de Abreu
João Capistrano Honório de Abreu (1853 in Maranguape – 1927 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian historian. His works are characterized by a rigorous investigation of the sources and a critical view of the historical process.
João Capistr ...
- Brazilian historian.
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Chico Anysio
Chico Anysio (born Francisco Anysio de Oliveira Paula Filho, 12 April 1931 – 23 March 2012) was a Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer.
Biography
Anysio was born in Maranguape, Ceará. He moved with the family to Rio de Janeiro ...
- Brazilian comedian.
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Roberta Marques
Roberta Marques (born June 9, 1968) in Maranguape, Ceará, is a Brazilian film director, film producer, screenwriter and visual artist best known for the series Meninas do Benfica and the feature film Rânia.
Biography
Roberta Marques stu ...
- Brazilian cineast.
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Lupe Gigliotti
Lupe Gigliotti (1 July 1926 – 19 December 2010) was a Brazilian television, stage, and film actress.
Gigliotti was born Maria Paula Viana Lupicina in Maranguape, Ceará, Brazil, on 1 July 1926. She was the sister of Brazilian actor and comedi ...
- Brazilian actress.
References
External links
Maranguape municipal site
Municipalities in Ceará
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