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Currently, Fortaleza is the 4th largest city in Brazil in terms of population. [30] In 2010, the city had 433,942 opposite-sex couples and 1,559 same-sex couples. The population of Fortaleza was 53.2% female and 46.8% male. [31]
Population distribution in Brazil. Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% [1] of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) [2] in determining whether households are urban or rural, however, are based on political divisions, not on the developed environment.
The Port of Fortaleza is located in the inlet of the Mucuripe and is a man-made port, including an oil platform. The quay stretches 1,054 meters. The quay stretches 1,054 meters. There are 6,000 square meters of warehouses and more than 100,000 square meters of dock for containers.
The 2024 Fortaleza mayoral election took place on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, a vice mayor, and 43 councillors. Voters elected a mayor, a vice mayor, and 43 councillors. The incumbent mayor, José Sarto , a member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), was elected in 2020 [ 1 ] for his first term and intends to run for reelection.
State City Population Population year Notes Ref Distrito Federal: Brasília: 3,094,325: 2021: National capital [5]Goiás: Águas Lindas de Goiás: 222,850: 2021 [5]Anápolis
The state is generally poor. According to 2013 data, 396,370 people live in slums in Fortaleza. Fortaleza has the 2nd largest population in a slum among cities in the Northeast. 31.6% of residents have income per capita up to half the minimum wage. The state's productivity is small. [71]
2010 - Population: 2,452,185. [10] 2012 Fortaleza Metro begins operating. October: Fortaleza 2012 municipal election held. 2013 June: Protest. [11] Roberto Cláudio becomes mayor. 2014 - July: International 6th BRICS summit held in city. 2016 - 2 October: Fortaleza 2016 municipal election held.
It is the fourth largest city in Brazil, with a population of over 2.5 million people. Housing inequality has been an issue for years in Fortaleza. According to the United Nations, Fortaleza, "is the fifth most unequal city in the world" leaving the Brazilian government with an inequality crisis in their fifth largest city. "All over Brazil ...