Fortaleza
Proper noun
Meaning
Fortaleza
A municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil.
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He notes that the earliest date securely associated with a city is 3500 BC, at Huaricanga in the (inland) Fortaleza area.
For 70 pesos (less than $1.50), tour the grounds of the nearby and usually uncrowded Fortaleza Ozama, an ancient but well-maintained fortress that defended the city from pirates and British, Portuguese and French conquerors.
Downtown Fortaleza, or Centro, is where most commercial activities happen.
All major destinations in Brazil are also connected to Fortaleza.
Fortaleza bus station is accessible by at least 2 city bus lines: Av. Borges de Melo I and Av. Borges de Melo II.
Fortaleza has two of the ten biggest malls in the country, Shopping Iguatemi and RioMar Shopping, the seventh and the eighth largest, respectively.