Sobral is a

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in the state of

Ceará Ceará (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It is the List of Brazilian states by population, eighth-largest Brazilian State by ...

, Brazil. Sobral is the fifth largest municipality of Ceará, after Fortaleza. Its economy is based on agriculture, services and some manufacturing industries. The city has two public universities: Universidade Federal do Ceará and Universidade Estadual do Vale do Acaraú. It also has private universities, such as , Unopar, and − a theological institute. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral. The city is known for being the place where the astronomical observation of a

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on May 29, 1919, by a team of

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scientists led by Sir Frank Watson Dyson was offered as the first proof of

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's theory of

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, which had been published in 1916. The town's ("Museum of the Eclipse") celebrates this event. There is a monument in Patrocínio Square marking the location of this solar eclipse. A planetarium was also inaugurated in 2015 next to this monument.

Government

* Ivo Gomes ( PDT)

Geography

Climate

The climate of Sobral is hot almost all year. The temperature in the municipality varies from .

Education

Universities

* Universidade Vale do Acaraú (Acaraú Valley University) * Universidade Federal do Ceará (Federal University of Ceará) There are 105 schools in the city.

Public schools

* Escola Municipal de Ensino Fundamental Sinhá Saboia * Escola Estadual Dom José Tupinambá da Frota * Escola Municipal Emílio Sendim * Escola Municipal Maria do Carmo de Andrade * Escola Municipal Mocinha Rodrigues * Escola Padre Osvaldo Chaves * Escola Prof Gerardo Rodrigues de Albuquerque * colégio sobralense de tempo integral maria dias ibiapína

Private schools

* Escola Sant´Ana * Escola Luciano Feijão * Escola Farias Brito Sobralense * Escola José Romão * Escola do Patrocinio * Escola São Francisco de Assis * colégio maria imaculada

Media

Radio

The city has thirteen radio stations. * Jovem Pan FM * Rede Jangadeiro * Rede Som Zoom Sat * Rede Plus FM * Coqueiros FM * Paraíso FM * Public Radio * Sobral Public Radio * Caiçara AM * Tupinambá AM * Regional * Ressureição * Educadora do Nordeste de Sobral

Television

The city has one television station, NordesTV.

Tourist attractions

* Museu do Eclipse (Museum) * Museu Dom José (Museum) * Museu MADI (Museum) * Teatro São José (Theatre) * Teatro São João (Theatre) * Biblioteca Pública Municipal (Library)

Access

Four roads give access to the city: BR-222, , CE-441 and BR-220. The city is served by Cel. Virgílio Távora Airport.

Notable people

* Antônio Renato Aragão, comic actor, film producer, and writer * Belchior, singer * Florent Amodio, figure skater * Fernando Sobral, football player * Daniel Sobralense, football player * Emília Barreto, model and Miss Brazil 1955 * Zacarias Gondim, one of those responsible for creating the Anthem of Ceará. * Caio Magalhães, MMA fighter * Carlos Hamilton Vasconcelos Araújo, economist * Luís Silvestre Gomes Coelho, colonel in the Brazilian Army and governor of the Territory of Acre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sobral, Ceara Municipalities in Ceará Populated places established in 1772