Sobral, Ceará

Sobral

City waterfront

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Nickname(s): Princesa do Norte
Motto: Sobral cada vez melhor

Location in the state of Ceará and Brazil
Coordinates: 03°40′26″S 40°14′20″W / 3.67389°S 40.23889°W / -3.67389; -40.23889Coordinates: 03°40′26″S 40°14′20″W / 3.67389°S 40.23889°W / -3.67389; -40.23889
Country Brazil
Region Northeast
State Ceará
Settled July 5, 1773
Government
 • Mayor Clodoveu Arruda (PT)
Area
 • Total 2,129.989 km2 (822.393 sq mi)
Elevation 70 m (230 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 213,673
 • Density 83.32/km2 (215.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2010) 0.714[2] – UNDP
Website www.sobral.ce.gov.br
A general view of the city's downtown area as photographed from the seat of the city government
A historical building in downtown Sobral

Sobral is a municipality in the state of Ceará, Brazil.

Sobral is the fifth largest municipality of Ceará, after Fortaleza. Its economy is based on agriculture, services and some manufacturing industries. The city has two public universities (Universidade Federal do Ceará, with a medical school, computer engineering, electrical engineering, finance, economy, dentistry, psychology and teaching music) and the Universidade Estadual do Vale do Acaraú, and also has two other private colleges, Faculdade Luciano Feijão, Unopar, Ieducare, and Inta − a theological institute. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral.

The city became internationally known as the place where the first astronomical observation of a solar eclipse on May 29, 1919, by a team of British scientists led by Sir Frank Watson Dyson was offered as the first proof of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, which had been published in 1916. The town's "Museum of the Eclipse" celebrates this event. There is a monument at the museum marking the location of this solar eclipse, erected in honor of a planetarium in the Patrocinio Square.

Government

Climate

The climate of Sobral is hot almost all year. The temperature in the municipality varies from 22 to 36 °C (72 to 97 °F).

Education

University

There are 105 schools in the city.

Public schools

Private schools

Media

Radio

The city has thirteen radio stations.

Television

The city has one television station, NordesTV.[3]

Tourist attractions

Access

Four roads give access to the city: BR-222, CE-440, CE-441 and BR-220.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2009 statistics
  2. ↑ http://atlasbrasil.org.br/2013/perfil/sobral_ce
  3. ↑ http://tribunadoceara.uol.com.br/nordestv/
  4. ↑ http://mapas.der.ce.gov.br/


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