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Fortaleza
Fortaleza ([foʁtaˈlezɐ], locally [fɔɦtaˈlezɐ], Portuguese for Fortress) is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.55 million (metropolitan region over 3.6 million), Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil.
To the north of the city lies the Atlantic Ocean; to the south are the municipalities of Pacatuba, Eusébio, Maracanaú and Itaitinga; to the east is the municipality of Aquiraz and the Atlantic Ocean; and to the west is the municipality of Caucaia. Residents of the city are known as Fortalezenses. Fortaleza is one of the three leading cities in the Northeast region together with Recife and Salvador.
The city was one of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Additionally, Fortaleza was one of the host cities of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
History
Fortaleza's history began on February 2, 1500, when Spaniard Vicente Pinzón landed in Mucuripe's cove and named the new land Santa Maria de la Consolación. Because of the Treaty of Tordesillas, the discovery was never officially sanctioned. Colonisation began in 1603, when the Portuguese Pero Coelho de Souza constructed the Fort of São Tiago and founded the settlement of Nova Lisboa (New Lisbon). After a victory over the French in 1612, Martins Soares Moreno expanded the Fort of São Tiago and changed its name to Forte de São Sebastião.
Fortaleza (disambiguation)
Fortaleza or variations such as La Fortaleza may refer to:
Castles or Fortresses
Municipalities
Sport
Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. The club was founded on October 18, 1918, emerged from an earlier club called Stella, under the name Fortaleza Sporting Club.
Fortaleza is one of the most traditional clubs in the Northeastern region of Brazil alongside Bahia, Vitória, Santa Cruz, Sport, Náutico and Ceará, its biggest rival.
Club colors are red, blue and white.
Current sponsors
Kappa, Fiat, Weber Saint-Gobain and Prefeitura Municipal de Fortaleza.
Statistics
- Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo (27 goals), in 2005 and 2006
- Player with most goals scored in a single tournament: Rinaldo (16 goals), in 2005
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Fortaleza
by: IriêO meu espírito é a minha fortaleza
E eu não vou dar moleza
A casa traz a criançada do morro
Caixa, Queimada, Mocotó
Eu vou bater lata, eu vou voltar pra casa
E ainda vou aprender a tocar percussão
A luta pra vida, a vida na baixada
Tem que ficar de olho e não cair na roubada
Aparecida, Vinte e Cinco, Chico Mendes
Retrato fiel do Brasil evidente
Forte como os ventos de Iansã
E clara como as águas de Iemanjá
Me movem, me trazem pra perto do som
Da lata, da quebrada, num RA-TÁ-TÁ-TÁ
Mas...
NÃO! é o som da violência
SIM! é o som universal
Que vem da terra do lugar de onde eu moro
Que traz na mente a mudança que eu quero
Fortaleza é o meu conhecimento
A energia Iriê me mantendo em movimento
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