The following is a timeline of the
history
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of the city of
Fortaleza
Fortaleza ( ; ; ) is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador, Bahia, Salvador in 2022 census with a population of slightly over 2.4 mi ...
,
Ceará
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,
Brazil
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.
Prior to 20th century
* 1649 - Fortaleza founded by Dutch.
* 1810 - Town becomes capital of
Ceará
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.
* 1823 - Fortaleza attains city status.
* 1846 - built.
* 1854 - Bishopric established.
* 1864 - (seminary) founded.
* 1872 -
Population
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: 42,458.
* 1877 - Drought.
* 1887 - (learned society) founded.
* 1890 - Population: 40,902.
* 1894 - (literary society) founded.
20th century
* 1910 -
Theatro José de Alencar (theatre) opens.
* 1915 - Drought.
* 1918 -
Fortaleza Sporting Club founded.
* 1919 - established.
* 1920 - Population: 78,536
* 1928 - ''
O Povo'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1929 - founded.
* 1932
** established.
** Drought.
* 1933 -
Ferroviário Atlético Clube (football team) formed.
* 1940 - Population: 180,901.
* 1942 - Drought.
* 1946 -
Regional Labor Court headquartered in city.
* 1950 - Population: 205,052.
* 1957 - ''Tribuna do Ceará'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1960
** Population: 514,818.
** City plan presented by Helio Modesto.
* 1962 -
Pirambu shantytown rally.
* 1966 -
Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport terminal built.
* 1970 - Population: 520,175 city; 828,763 urban agglomeration.
* 1971 - Integrated Development Plan for the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza presented.
* 1973 -
Castelão stadium opens.
* 1974 - in business.
* 1979 - , , , , and development begins (approximate date).
* 1980
** established.
** Population: 1,308,919.
* 1981
**
TV Cidade Fortaleza begins broadcasting.
** ''
Diário do Nordeste'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1982
** Federacao de Bairros y Favelas de Fortaleza (community organization) founded.
** shopping center in business.
* 1989 -
Cocó Park established.
* 1990 - becomes mayor.
* 1991
** Cearah Periferia (housing organization) established.
**
Population
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: 1,765,794.
* 1992 - (craft center) built.
* 1993
** established.
** Population: 1,846,955 (estimate).
* 1997 - City divided into 7 administrative regions.
( pt)
* 1999 -
Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture inaugurated.
21st century
* 2005 -
Luizianne Lins becomes mayor.
* 2007 - (building) restored.
* 2010 - Population: 2,452,185.
* 2012
**
Fortaleza Metro
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begins operating.
** October: held.
* 2013
** June: Protest.
**
Roberto Cláudio becomes mayor.
* 2014 - July: International
6th BRICS summit
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held in city.
* 2016 - 2 October: held.
* 2019 - 2 June: Dedication of LDS
Fortaleza Brazil Temple, 164th in the church.
* 2024 - June : From 10 to 13 June 2024, G20 meeting with participation of over 200 representatives from different parts of the world tried to offer solutions for world scale financial challenges. Among them international organization and multinational banks and financial institutions discussing updating payment environment related to investments and transferring the funds plus other important issues related to the main subject.
See also
*
Fortaleza history
*
*
List of mayors of Fortaleza
References
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