Ceará
Americannoun
noun
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a state of NE Brazil: sandy coastal plain, rising to a high plateau. Capital: Fortaleza. Pop: 7 654 535 (2002). Area: 150 630 sq km (58 746 sq miles)
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another name for Fortaleza
Example Sentences
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The passengers were taking part in the pilgrimage of Our Lady of Candeias, a religious festival in the state of Ceará.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
But Charvet, of the Federal University of Ceará showed me photos from her local grocery store, which had frozen cação for sale.
From National Geographic • Jul. 17, 2023
Off Brazil, those characteristics have resulted in “an uncontrolled population explosion,” says Marcelo Soares, a marine scientist at the Federal University of Ceará.
From Science Magazine • May 8, 2023
Jânia Perla Diógenes de Aquino, a criminologist at the Universidade Federal do Ceará, said the bank robberies have grown increasingly sophisticated as financial institutions have adopted more methods to stop them.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2021
The adhesion of Pernambuco, Parahyba, Rio Grande do Norte, and Ceará could be counted upon, and that of Maranhão, Pará, and Bahia was hoped for.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
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