Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus (Latin: Dioecesis Ilheosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ilhéus in the Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.
Ilhéus Jorge Amado Airport
The history of air transportation in Ilhéus is almost as old as the one of Brazil. In the 1930s, seaplanes of Syndicato Condor used to land at Ilhéus on their routes linking cities of the Brazilian coast. In 1939 the airport, then called Aeroporto do P...
St. Sebastian Cathedral
The St. Sebastian Cathedral also called Ilhéus Cathedral Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church located in the historic center of the city of Ilhéus in the state of Bahia in the eastern part of the South American...
Serra da Boa Vista
This mountain is 176 km from the capital of Ceará, Fortaleza, 17 km from the city of Itatira (headquarters) and 4 km from Lagoa do Mato, district Itatira.
With approximately 621 m in height, 2,037 feet, prominence of 492 m and 4.5 km long, it became...
Centro de Eventos do Ceará
Centro de Eventos do Ceará (English: Ceará Event Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Fortaleza, Brazil. It is the second largest convention center in Latin America in a total area of 76,000 m2.
The arena had its first event on June 30, 2012, ...
Palácio da Luz
Palácio da Luz was the former head office of the government of Ceará state, Brazil. It was built at the end of the 18th century, with the help of indigenous labour, and it was acquired by the Imperial Government in 1814. It now is the headquarters of t...
St. Joseph's Cathedral
The St. Joseph's Cathedral also called Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Joseph is a Catholic church, home of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza, located in Fortaleza in Brazil. The present church was built on the site of the old church.
It took to complete t...
Theatro José de Alencar
It was officially opened on June 17, 1910 and features eclectic architecture of the theater in art nouveau style, 120-seat auditorium, foyer, stage space open and annex building, with two thousand square feet that houses the Center for the Arts Scenic ...
Cocó Park
The Cocó Ecological Park (Portuguese: Parque Ecológico do Cocó) is an area of conservation and state park located in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, considered of great importance, both for the city, and for the biodiversity that is protected wit...
Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport
The airport had its origins on a runway built in the 1930s and which was used by the Ceará Flying School until 2000.
During World War II, the airport was an important allied base supporting Southern Atlantic operations.
On May 13, 1952 the origin...
Juazeiro do Norte
Juazeiro do Norte Portuguese pronunciation is a city in the state of Ceará state in northeastern Brazil. It is located 528 km south of the state capital Fortaleza in the semiarid sertão. The municipality has a population of 246.515 (2008 official estim...
Statue of Father Cícero
The Statue of Father Cícero on the Garden's hill is a monument built in homage to Father Cícero, located in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. The total height of the statue plus the pedestal is 27m.
Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
In 1942, a grass track measuring one thousand meters (runway 09/27), which served the airbase of the Brazilian Army, was the only way that São Luís had to receive flights. Runway 06/24 was built as part of the US base which began operating in 1943. In ...
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Maragnano) is a Latin archdiocese in Brazil.
Its cathedral is a World Heritage Site (Minor): Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Vitória Catedral Me...
São Luís
São Luís is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Upaon-açu Island (Big Island, in Tupi Language) or Ilha de São Luís (Saint Louis' Island), in the Baía de São Marcos (Saint Mark's Bay), an extension of...
Castelão
The Estádio Governador João Castelo, also known as the Castelão, is a multi-purpose stadium inaugurated on March 9, 1975 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 75,263 people in a three-tier configuration. The stadium is owned by the ...
Alcântara
Alcântara is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Maranhão. The city has a population of 21,659 (2015) and an area of 1458 km2. The municipality is 30 km away from the state's capital, São Luís.
Founded by French explorers in the 16th century, A...
Campina Grande
Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called agreste. It is considered one of the main in...
Ponta do Seixas
Ponta do Seixas, also known as Cape Branco, is a cape on the Atlantic coast of Paraíba state, eastern Brazil, that forms the easternmost point of the American continents, roughly 8 km (5 mi) southeast of João Pessoa, the state capital.
It is surroun...
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows also called João Pessoa Cathedral is a Catholic church located in the old town of João Pessoa, capital of the state of Paraiba in Brazil. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Paraíba.
A church dedicate...