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Fortaleza / CE

2,582,360 pop. (2026) fortalezense

Public data for Fortaleza, with source and date on every number. Updated on 04/11/2026.

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Completeness of CBR Tourism Intelligence
Initial portrait
Territorial characterization IBGE · INEP · Atlas Brasil. Diagnostic context; not counted toward completeness
Population
2,582,360 pop.
IBGE (population estimate) · Ref. 07/2026
GDP
R$ 86.94 bn
IBGE, Municipal GDP · Ref. 12/2023
GDP per capita 2023
R$ 35,796.74
IBGE, Municipal GDP · Ref. 12/2023
IDEB
6.1 · anos iniciais
INEP · Ref. 12/2025
IDHM
0.754 · Alto
Atlas Brasil (UNDP/IPEA/FJP) · Ref. 12/2010

Tourism in Fortaleza

Registered offering, provider formalization, events and itineraries

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Places Artists/attractions Cultural venues Municipality boundary (IBGE)

Live tourism offering

Total places

12 places
Source: CircuitoBR · Ref. 11/2026

Meios de Hospedagem

4 places
Source: CircuitoBR · Ref. 11/2026

Agências de Turismo

4 places
Source: CircuitoBR · Ref. 11/2026

Gastronomia

2 places
Source: CircuitoBR · Ref. 11/2026

Atrativos Turísticos

1 place
Source: CircuitoBR · Ref. 11/2026

Other places (no category group)

1 place
Published places whose category is not linked to a category group.
Source: CircuitoBR · Ref. 11/2026

Offering by type

Source: CircuitoBR · as of 11/2026

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Offering by type
Category Value
Meios de Hospedagem 4
Agências de Turismo 4
Gastronomia 2
Atrativos Turísticos 1

Formalization

Providers in CADASTUR

1,383 operating
base for Q3 2025
ActivityOperating
Travel agencies 726
Restaurants and similar 179
Event organizers 142
Lodging 119
Tourist transport 106
Event infrastructure 46
Specialized providers 29
Car rentals 19
Nautical tourism and fishing 9
Show venues 4
Theme parks 2
Campsites 1
Water parks and leisure 1
Tour guides 715 registrations

Mandatory-registration activities (art. 21 of Law 11,771/2008): 1,096 operating, against 0 companies in those activities in the Federal Revenue database (CNAE).

"Operating" is the status reported in CADASTUR in the base extraction.

Tour guides have mandatory registration under Law 8,623/1993 and get their own line, because the individual file has no activity status: the 715 are not counted in the total of 1,383.

Source: CADASTUR (Ministry of Tourism) / Federal Revenue Service

Events and product

Upcoming events on the agenda

Data not yet available
Nothing registered yet.
Source: CircuitoBR

Published itineraries

Data not yet available
Nothing registered yet.
Source: CircuitoBR
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