The Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza has 3,655,259 inhabitants, being the sixth most populous in Brazil and the second in the Northeast. It is the northeastern city with the largest area of regional influence and has the third-largest urban population in Brazil, behind São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Despite being inserted in the semi-arid climate, its location change this reality by being among mountains nearby, making the summer rains occur more frequently in the city and surrounding area than in the rest of the state. The average annual temperature is 26 ° C, being December and January the warmest months and July the coldest, but with minor differences in temperature. The average rainfall is about 1600mm, and the rainfall is concentrated between February and May.
The coastline of Fortaleza has a length of 34 km , with a total of 15 beaches . Praia da Barra do Ceará is the beach which is the limit of the city of Fortaleza Caucaia located west . It has this name because it is the mouth of the Ceará River . The site is of great importance for the history of the city because it was the first place where the Azorean Pero Coelho de Sousa made a foray in 1603 , building the Fortim St. Tiago. The Praia de Iracema is one of the busiest nights with its bars and some historic buildings such as the Church of São Pedro , Estoril and Metal Bridge , and art galleries and the Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture . It is also the site of body surfing and fishing . On Meireles Beach is the avenue " Beira Mar " , which goes to the Mucuripe . It is the main concentration of hotels in the city . Club Nautico is a landmark of this beach , in front of which happens every day , the best known craft fair city . A Volta da Jurema is the most noble of the coast of Fortaleza.
Fortaleza is one of the popular holiday destinations of Brazil, reaching the mark of the country's most popular destination for ABAV in 2004/2005. The main attractions are the theme park Beach Park in Fortaleza Metropolitan Region, which receives an average of 500,000 visitors a year, the Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture, Avenida Beira Mar with a craft fair, the Praia de Iracema, with the Metal Bridge and the famous Pirate Bar and the Praia do Futuro with their "tents" beach. The city has received an increasing number of foreign tourists every year, especially Portugal, Italy and France.
Fortaleza is known to be the main stage of the Brazilian humor, Forró is the most popular music genre, with several venues around the city. The MPB has some employees such as fortalezenses Fagner, Ednardo, Belchior and Amelinha.
The most popular sport in the city, as well as in the rest of Brazil, is football. Because of this love for football and for the account of the city's importance on the national scene, Fortaleza was chosen as one of the main venues of the FIFA World Cup 2014, which will be played in Brazil. According to the table for the 2014 World Cup by FIFA published, Fortaleza will host six games, of which at least one will be the Brazilian team (the second game of Brazil in the first round of the tournament). If Brazil moves into the next phase of the World Cup, plus 1 game selection Brazilian may occur in Fortaleza: play the eighth-finals if Brazil becomes 2nd place in their group, or the game of the quarter-late if the Brazil remain in 1st place in their group and pass the second round-finals.
The stadium Plácido de Castro, better known as "Castelão Arena" will be the official stadium that will host the matches of FIFA World Cup 2014 in Fortaleza.
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