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Fortaleza

American

[fawr-tl-ey-zuh, fawr-tuh-le-zuh] / ˌfɔr tlˈeɪ zə, ˌfɔr təˈlɛ zə /

noun

a seaport in NE Brazil.

Fortaleza British

/ fortaˈleza /

noun

Also called: Ceará. a port in NE Brazil, capital of Ceará state. Pop: 3 261 000 (2005 est)

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Since 2018, they have lived in La Fortaleza, a violence-plagued border region, alongside other families in a makeshift community of dusty streets and self-built brick and zinc houses with dirt floors.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Santos has had a troubled week since its 2-1 home loss to Fortaleza on Wednesday, which led to its first relegation.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023

The 46-year-old had been arrested in Fortaleza, Brazil, in June 2020 and was sent back to Scotland last August.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023

Parts of the front rows of La Fortaleza are sectioned off to create a safe space for young girls and boys cheering loudly for their team.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Jonathan Haas and Winifred Creamer took me to Caballete, a narrow, dusty bowl, perhaps half a mile long and a quarter mile wide, a few miles up the Fortaleza River from the Peruvian coast.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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