Timeline of Fortaleza

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

Prior to 20th century

1649 - Fortaleza founded by Dutch. 1810 - Town becomes capital of Ceará. 1823 - Fortaleza attains city status. 1846 - built. 1854 - Bishopric established. 1864 - (seminary) founded. 1872 - Population: 42,458. 1877 - Drought. 1887 - (learned society) founded. 1890 - Population: 40,902. 1894 - (literary society) founded.

20th century

1910 - Theatro José de Alencar (theatre) opens. 1915 - Drought. 1918 - Fortaleza Sporting Club founded. 1919 - established. 1920 - Population: 78,536 1928 - O Povo newspaper begins publication. 1929 - founded. 1932 established. Drought. 1933 - Ferroviário Atlético Clube (football team) formed. 1940 - Population: 180,901. 1942 - Drought. 1946 - Regional Labor Court headquartered in city. 1950 - Population: 205,052. 1957 - Tribuna do Ceará newspaper begins publication. 1960 Population: 514,818. City plan presented by Helio Modesto. 1962 - Pirambu shantytown rally. 1966 - Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport terminal built. 1970 - Population: 520,175 city; 828,763 urban agglomeration. 1971 - Integrated Development Plan for the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza presented. 1973 - Castelão stadium opens. 1974 - in business. 1979 - , , , , and development begins (approximate date). 1980 established. Population: 1,308,919. 1981 TV Cidade Fortaleza begins broadcasting. Diário do Nordeste newspaper begins publication. 1982 Federacao de Bairros y Favelas de Fortaleza (community organization) founded. shopping center in business. 1989 - Cocó Park established. 1990 - becomes mayor. 1991 Cearah Periferia (housing organization) established. Population: 1,765,794. 1992 - (craft center) built. 1993 established. Population: 1,846,955 (estimate). 1997 - City divided into 7 administrative regions.(pt) 1999 - Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture inaugurated.

21st century

2005 - Luizianne Lins becomes mayor. 2007 - (building) restored. 2010 - Population: 2,452,185. 2012 Fortaleza Metro begins operating. October: held. 2013 June: Protest. Roberto Cláudio becomes mayor. 2014 - July: International 6th BRICS summit held in city. 2016 - 2 October: held. 2019 - 2 June: Dedication of LDS Fortaleza Brazil Temple, 164th in the church. 2024 - June : From 10 to 13 June 2024, G20 meeting with participation of over 200 representatives from different parts of the world tried to offer solutions for world scale financial challenges. Among them international organization and multinational banks and financial institutions discussing updating payment environment related to investments and transferring the funds plus other important issues related to the main subject.

Timeline of Fortaleza

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