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Situated in the state of Ceará, of which it is the state capital, Fortaleza is the fifth largest city in Brazil. It is located in the northeastern part of the country and its name was derived from the presence of a Dutch military installation called Fort Schoonenborch, which was built in the area before the city was founded.
Fortaleza covers an area of 121.6 square miles (314.93 square km) and has an estimated population of 2.6 million, with over 4 million people living in the surrounding metropolitan area. Fortaleza has the distinction of being the closest Brazilian state capital to Europe.
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