Jijoca de Jericoacoara
Jijoca de Jericoacoara
Jericoacoara | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: "Jeri" | |
 Location of Jijoca de Jericoacoara in Ceará | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Ceará |
| Founded | May 6, 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sergio Herrero Gimenez (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • 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) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 |
| Website | http://www.jijocadejericoacoara.ce.gov.br [1] |
Jijoca de Jericoacoara (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒiˈʒɔkɐ d(ʒ)i ʒɛɾikuˌakuˈaɾɐ]) is the northernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Ceará, close to the Cruz city. It is known for its homonymous beach and national park. As of January 2017[update], an airport is under construction to serve the municipality. As of July 2017, the Airport receives about 3 national flights weekly (from and to Recife and Sao Paulo). For more updated information and how to visit Jericoacoara, check Wikipedia.
Name
The word Jericoacoara comes from Tupi (an indigenous language) and means "house of turtles."
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.
References
- ^ IBGE 2008 statistics
- ^ "Jericoacoara's Guide". visitejericoacoara.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
2°47′37″S 40°30′29″W / 2.79361°S 40.50806°W
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