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Português: Estado do Ceará é um estado do Brasil.
English: Ceará is a state in Brazil.
Español: Ceará es un estado de Brasil.
Français : Ceará est un état du Brésil.
Italiano: Ceará è uno stato del Brasile.
Deutsch: Ceará ist ein Bundesstaat in Brasilien.
Русский: Сеара́ штат на северо-востоке Бразилии.
日本語:セアラー州はブラジルの州。
Symbols and maps
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Official flag.
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Official coat of arms.
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Carnaúba palm (Copernicia prunifera), the official symbol tree of Ceará. Photo from somewhere in Ceará.
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Ceará in Brazil.
Photos of some municipalities
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Pacoti River, Acarape.
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Canoa Quebrada, Aracati.
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Retirinho Beach, Aracati.
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Laranjeiras district, Banabuiú.
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Jesuítas Monastery, Baturité.
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Saint Francis Statue, Canindé.
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Poti River Canyon, Crateús.
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Icó.
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Pedra Furada, Jijoca de Jericoacoara.
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Father Cícero Statue, Juazeiro do Norte.
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Orós.
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View from Aratanha Ridge, Pacatuba.
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Cedro Dam and the Galinha Choca Rock, Quixadá.
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Quixadá Monoliths Natural Monument, Quixadá.
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Geographic Center of Ceará landmark, Quixeramobim.
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Blast furnace of Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém, São Gonçalo do Amarante.
Culture and other photos
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A road in Viçosa do Ceará.
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A road in Cariré.
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BR-122 Highway in Quixadá.
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A wattle and daub house in Maranguape.
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A house in somewhere in Ceará.
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A rustic brickyard in Alto Santo.
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Wind farm in Paracuru.
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Cannons at the Fortress of Our Lady of the Assumption, in Fortaleza.
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Handicrafts with colored sand in Fortaleza.
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Bobbin lacemaking in Aquiraz.
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A jangada at sunrise in Canoa Quebrada, Aracati.
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Vaqueiros. (Unidentified photo location, may not be in Ceará.)
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Reisado cearense in Crato.
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Broa, a cassava starch bread typical in Ceará. (Unidentified photo location, may not be in Ceará.)
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Cashew fruits and nuts for sale in Canoa Quebrada, Aracati. Fruit of Anacardium occidentale, it is native to Ceará and other Northeastern Brazilian states.
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Paragliding in Tianguá.
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Windsurfing in Fortaleza. Mara Hope can be seen in the background.
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Drought in Santa Quitéria.
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Donkeys loose on a street in Cascavel. Common situation in the state after the popularization of motorcycles. No longer needing them, many owners end up abandoning the animals, being dangerous for road transport.
Notable people
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José Linhares, 15th president of Brazil (1945–1946). Born in Guaramiranga (1886–1957).
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Marshal Castelo Branco, 26th president of Brazil (1964–1967). Born in Fortaleza (1897–1967).
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José de Alencar, writer. Born in Messejana, currently part of Fortaleza (1829–1877).
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Dragão do Mar (Francisco José do Nascimento), jangadeiro and abolitionist. Born in Canoa Quebrada, Aracati (1839–1914).
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Father Cícero (Cícero Romão Batista), Roman Catholic priest and Servant of God. Born in Crato (1844–1934).
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Jovita Feitosa, military heroine. Born in Tauá (1848–1867).
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Alberto Nepomuceno, classical composer and conductor. Born in Fortaleza (1864–1920).
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Euclides Pinto Martins, aviator, crew member of the first flight between North and South Americas. Born in Camocim (1892–1924)
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Patativa do Assaré (Antônio Gonçalves da Silva), poet. Born in Assaré (1909–2002).
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Rachel de Queiroz, writer, first woman to join the Brazilian Academy of Letters and first woman awarded the Camões Prize. Born in Fortaleza (1910–2003).
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José Wilker, actor and director. Born in Juazeiro do Norte (1944–2014).
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Antônio Carlos Belchior, singer and composer. Born in Sobral (1946–2017).
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Maria da Penha, women human rights defender. Born in Fortaleza (1945–).
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Raimundo Fagner, singer and composer. Born in Orós (1949–).
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Marcondes Falcão Maia, singer, television presenter and comedian. Born in Pereiro (1957–).
Note: The information references of each photo description are in their respectives Wikipedia pages linked to the image or into the file description.