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Ceará ( locally in Ceará or in Northeast Region of ___MASK79___ the pronunciation is ) is one of the 27 states of ___MASK79___ , located in the northeastern part of the country , on the Atlantic coast . It is the eighth - largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area . It is also one of the main tourist destinations in ___MASK79___ . The state capital is the city of Fortaleza , the country ' s fourth most populous city . Aquiraz is the thirteenth largest city in the state of Ceará , located on the nation ' s northeast coast , a popular vacation destination . ___MASK79___ , officially the Federative Republic of ___MASK79___ , is the largest country in both South America and Latin America . As the world ' s fifth - largest country by both area and population , it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas . Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east , ___MASK79___ has a coastline of . It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47 . 3 % of the continent ' s land area . Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest , home to diverse wildlife , a variety of ecological systems , and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats . This unique environmental heritage makes ___MASK79___ one of 17 megadiverse countries , and is the subject of significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection . Fortaleza ( locally , Portuguese for " Fortress ") is the state capital of Ceará , located in Northeastern ___MASK79___ . It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza . Distant 2285 km ( 1420 miles ) from Brasilia , the federal capital , the city has developed on the banks of the creek Pajeú , and its toponymy is an allusion to Fort Schoonenborch , which gave rise to the city , built by the Dutch during their second stay in place between 1649 and 1654 . The motto of Fortaleza , present in its coat of arms is the Latin word " Fortitudine ", which in Portuguese means " strength , value , courage ."