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Fortaleza (bra)

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Fortaleza ranks 918th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vejle, Anaheim, California, and Mogadishu. Memorable people born in Fortaleza include Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Hélder Câmara, and Mário Jardel. Memorable people who died in Fortaleza include Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco. Fortaleza has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians. Fortaleza is located in Brazil.

Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador in 2022 census with a population of slightly over 2.4 million—and 12th among cities with the highest gross domestic product. It forms the core of the Fortaleza metropolitan area, which is home to almost 4 million people. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1999, Fortaleza was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Hélder Câmara, and Mário Jardel. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Fortaleza including Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco.

People Born in Fortaleza

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Fortaleza were soccer players (10), athletes (4), writers (2), politicians (1), and religious figures (1),  while most who died were politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fortaleza, including Mário Jardel, Dudu Cearense, and Ronny. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fortaleza, including Mário Jardel, Dudu Cearense, and Ronny.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Fortaleza since 1700.