Map of Fortaleza, Brazil

Fortaleza is the administrative centre of Ceará, Brazil, with a population of about 2,400,000. It lies at 3.7172°S, 38.5431°W. Fortaleza is about 1,689 km (1,050 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Caucaia, 12 km to the west.

Fortaleza at a glance

Where is Fortaleza?

• The 5th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Ceará on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 54 min on the shortest day to 12 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Fortaleza

• Caucaia — 12 km west
• Maracanaú — 20 km southwest
• Eusébio — 22 km southeast
• Aquiraz — 27 km southeast
• Itaitinga — 28 km south
• Pacatuba — 31 km south
• Horizonte — 43 km south
• São Gonçalo do Amarante — 49 km west
• Pacajus — 51 km south
• Cascavel — 57 km southeast

Largest cities in Ceará

• Caucaia — 378,406
• Juazeiro do Norte — 305,531
• Maracanaú — 251,613
• Sobral — 216,519
• Crato — 139,027
• Itapipoca — 138,978
• Iguatu — 98,064
• Quixadá — 88,321
• Quixeramobim — 82,177
• Pacatuba — 81,524

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097
• Belém — 1,499,641

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.