Maracanaú

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Maracanaú

Total population

234,509

Air quality index

22Good

Coordinates-3.88°, -38.62°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Maracanaú is a municipality in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Its name comes from Tupi language and means "lagoon where maracanãs drink", because of the presence of these birds flying over the lagoons in the city's area. Its area is 106.648 km2 (41.177 sq mi), and its population is 251,613 inhabitants.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Chico Anysio

Brazilian actor and comedian (1931–2012)

Capistrano de Abreu

Brazilian historian (1853–1927)

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Bechara Oliveira

Brazilian footballer and manager

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Francisco Everton de Almeida Andrade

footballer

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Roberta Marques

Brazilian film director

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Djacir Menezes

Brazilian writer, lawyer, economist, sociologist and philosopher

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Martus Tavares

Brazilian economist

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Raimundo Araújo França

Brazilian footballer (1918-2003)

Antônio Augusto de Vasconcelos

Brazilian teacher, politician and city councilor

Severino Sombra

Brazilian sociologist (1907-2000)

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João Jorge de Pontes Vieira

Brazilian politician

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Jeová Mota

Brazilian federal deputy (1907-1992)

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Jose Firmo Camurça Neto

Brazilian politician

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Jeorgenes Castro E Silva

Brazilian politician

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Raimundo Hedvaldo Costa

Brazilian politician

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Tales Alves Saraiva

Brazilian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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