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Fun fact 5 about Fortaleza

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Fortaleza is known as the humor capital of Brazil, drawing three million spectators per year to comedy shows.

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Fortaleza

Brazil

Country
Brazil
Population
2.7M
Coordinates
-3.72, -38.54
110th most populous city in the world

Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's fourth largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador in 2024 census with a population of slightly over 2.5 million.

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