| The surge in vigilante justice has hit Fortaleza particularly hard. |
| Several such seizures were made at Fortaleza airport in Brazil of cargoes destined for Cape Verde, each in the range of two to six kilos. |
| Fortaleza has suffered much from epidemics of yellow-fever, small-pox and beri-beri, but the climate is considered to be healthy. |
| In Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Fortaleza operates underground, but no one branch is not close to the beach area. |
| For the first time in its history, Fortaleza has running water on only one day in every four. |
| Canindé belongs to the Archdiocese of Fortaleza and has 50,000 inhabitants. |
