The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- 1649 - Fortaleza founded by Dutch.
- 1810 - Town becomes capital of Ceará.
- 1823 - Fortaleza attains city status.
- 1846 - Lighthouse fortress [pt] built.
- 1854 - Bishopric established.
- 1864 - Seminário Episcopal do Ceará [pt] (seminary) founded.
- 1872 - Population: 42,458.[3]
- 1877 - Drought.
- 1887 - Instituto do Ceará [pt] (learned society) founded.
- 1890 - Population: 40,902.
- 1894 - Academia Cearense de Letras [pt] (literary society) founded.
- 1910 - Theatro José de Alencar (theatre) opens.
- 1915 - Drought.
- 1918 - Fortaleza Sporting Club founded.
- 1919 - Colégio Militar de Fortaleza [pt] established.
- 1920 - Population: 78,536
- 1928 - O Povo newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1929 - Ceará Flying Club [pt] founded.
- 1932
- Ceará History Museum [pt] established.
- Drought.
- 1933 - Ferroviário Atlético Clube (football team) formed.
- 1940 - Population: 180,901.
- 1942 - Drought.
- 1946 - Regional Labor Court headquartered in city.
- 1950 - Population: 205,052.[6]
- 1957 - Tribuna do Ceará newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1960
- Population: 514,818.
- City plan presented by Helio Modesto.
- 1962 - Pirambu shantytown rally.
- 1966 - Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport terminal built.
- 1970 - Population: 520,175 city; 828,763 urban agglomeration.[7]
- 1971 - Integrated Development Plan for the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza presented.
- 1973 - Castelão stadium opens.
- 1974 - Shopping Center Um [pt] in business.
- 1979 - Aldeota [pt], Cocó [pt], Meireles [pt], Papicu [pt], and Varjota [pt] development begins (approximate date).
- 1980
- Ceará Museum of Image and Sound [pt] established.
- Population: 1,308,919.
- 1981
- 1982
- Federacao de Bairros y Favelas de Fortaleza (community organization) founded.
- Iguatemi Fortaleza [pt] shopping center in business.
- 1989 - Cocó Park established.
- 1990 - Juraci Vieira de Magalhães [pt] becomes mayor.
- 1991
- Cearah Periferia (housing organization) established.
- Population: 1,765,794.[3]
- 1992 - Central de Artesanato do Ceará [pt] (craft center) built.
- 1993
- Hospital São Mateus [pt] established.
- Population: 1,846,955 (estimate).[9]
- 1997 - City divided into 7 administrative regions.(pt)
- 1999 - Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture inaugurated.
- 2005 - Luizianne Lins becomes mayor.
- 2007 - Sobrado of Dr. José Lourenço [pt] (building) restored.
- 2010 - Population: 2,452,185.[10]
- 2012
- Fortaleza Metro begins operating.
- October: Fortaleza 2012 municipal election [pt] held.
- 2013
- 2014 - July: International 6th BRICS summit held in city.
- 2016 - 2 October: Fortaleza 2016 municipal election [pt] held.
- 2019 - 2 June: Dedication of LDS Fortaleza Brazil Temple, 164th in the church.
"2010 census". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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