Jijoca de Jericoacoara
| Jijoca de Jericoacoara Jericoacoara |
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| Nickname(s): "Jeri" | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Ceará |
| Founded | May 6, 1991 |
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| • Mayor | Sergio Herrero Gimenez (PSDB) |
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| • Total | 201.858 km2 (77.938 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 16.447 |
| • Density | 82.5/km2 (214/sq mi) |
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| Website | http://www.jijocadejericoacoara.ce.gov.br [1] |
Jijoca de Jericoacoara is the northernmost town and municipality in the Brazilian state of Ceará. It is famous for its homonymous beach and national park.
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[edit] About Jericoacoara
The word Jericoacoara comes from Tupi (an indigenous language) and means "house of turtles." It is a city of Ceará, a state renowned for its natural beauty, wildlife and many landscapes. Jericoacoara is a location with favorable conditions for windsurfing and sandboarding. Read more about Jericoacoara. Jericoacoara Video
[edit] History
A fact of some historical significance is the report of Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (Captain of Nau Niña, the fleet of Christopher Columbus), which anchored in the bay of Jericoacoara in 1499[2]. But this was not official at the time as a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas, which was signed in the same year.
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[edit] References
- ^ IBGE 2008 statistics
- ^ "Jericoacoara's Guide". visitejericoacoara.com. http://www.visitejericoacoara.com/jericoacoara/en/sobre_jericoacoara.php#parque. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
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