City Details: Fortaleza
A few alternate names for Fortaleza are: Ceara, Ceará, FOR, Fartaleza, Fortalaetia, Fortaleza, Fortaleza Nova de Braganca, Fortaleza Nova de Bragança, Fortaleza de Nova Braganca, Fortaleza de Nova Bragança
Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador in 2024 census with a population of slightly over 2.5 million—and 12th among cities with the highest gross domestic product. It forms the core of the Fortaleza metropolitan area, which is home to almost 4 million people.
General Information
- Official Name: Brazil
- Common Name: Brazil
- Population: 2400000
- Timezone: America/Fortaleza
- Coordinates: -3.71722, -38.54306
- Country Code: BRA
- Continent: South America
Closest Airports to Fortaleza
- 1. Pinto Martins International Airport (FOR), distance from city center: 6.67 km
- 2. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF), distance from city center: 210.55 km
- 3. Iguatu Airport (QIG), distance from city center: 303.97 km
Location of Fortaleza
Country Details
- Country: Brazil
- Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil
- Capital: Brasília
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: South America
- Population: 212,559,409
- Area: 8,515,767 km²
- Languages: Portuguese
- Currency: Brazilian real (R$)
- Timezones: UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-02:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Holidays in Fortaleza, Brazil
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Brazil for 2026
- Confraternização Universal - 2026-01-01
- Carnaval - 2026-02-16
- Carnaval - 2026-02-17
- Sexta-feira Santa - 2026-04-03
- Domingo de Páscoa - 2026-04-05
- Dia de Tiradentes - 2026-04-21
- Dia do Trabalhador - 2026-05-01
- Corpus Christi - 2026-06-04
- Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932 - 2026-07-09
- Dia da Independência - 2026-09-07
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida - 2026-10-12
- Dia de Finados - 2026-11-02
- Proclamação da República - 2026-11-15
- Dia da Consciência Negra - 2026-11-20
- Natal - 2026-12-25
Museums in Fortaleza, Brazil
Museu do Ceará
Rua São Paulo 51, Centre, Fortaleza - CE, 60030-100, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7264° S, 38.5266° W
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00
Museu da Indústria
Rua Doutor João Moreira 143, Centre, Fortaleza - CE, 60030-040, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7234° S, 38.5260° W
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00 • Su 09:00-13:00
Museu da Imagem e do Som do Ceará
Avenida Barão de Studart 410, Meireles, Fortaleza - CE, 60120-000, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7277° S, 38.5046° W
Hours: Mo off • Tu-Th 10:00-18:00 • Fr-Su 13:00-20:00
Museu da Cultura Cearense
Rua Dragão do Mar 81, Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza - CE, 60060-390, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7232° S, 38.5198° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00 • Sa-Su,PH 13:00-18:00
Museu de Arte Contemporânea
Rua Dragão do Mar 81, Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza - CE, 60060-390, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7226° S, 38.5203° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00 • Sa-Su,PH 13:00-18:00
Museu do Humor Cearense
Avenida da Universidade 2175, Benfica, Fortaleza - CE, 60020-180, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7368° S, 38.5352° W
Hours: Tu-Su 13:00-19:00
Museu do Ceará - Anexo Bode Ioiô
Rua Major Facundo 584, Centre, Fortaleza - CE, 60025-100, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7281° S, 38.5282° W
Hours: Th-Fr 09:00-16:00 • Sa 09:00-14:00
Instituto do Ceará
Rua Barão do Rio Branco 1594, Centre, Fortaleza - CE, 60025-130, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7323° S, 38.5304° W
Museu Ferroviário Estação João Felipe
Rua 24 de Maio 60, Centre, Fortaleza - CE, 60020-000, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7217° S, 38.5305° W
Hours: Th-Sa 12:00-20:00 • Su 10:00-18:00
Museu de Arte da UFC
Avenida da Universidade, Benfica, Fortaleza - CE, 60040-212, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7409° S, 38.5397° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-12:00,13:00-17:00
Museu Mundo Livre
Pici, Fortaleza - CE, 60440-900, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7461° S, 38.5735° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00
Mausoléu Castelo Branco
Avenida Barão de Studart, Meireles, Fortaleza - CE, 60120-013, Brazil
Coordinates: 3.7288° S, 38.5044° W