Editing Fortaleza (section)

===Museums, theatres and cultural spaces===

Among the theaters, the largest and most popular are [[Theatro José de Alencar]], São José Theater, São Luiz Cinema Theater, and Teatro RioMar and Teatro Via Sul.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/zoeira/palco-para-todas-as-artes-1.840488|title=Palco para todas as artes|date=9 March 2014|publisher=Diário do Nordeste|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808034627/http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/zoeira/palco-para-todas-as-artes-1.840488|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ceará Museum houses numerous artifacts, including pieces of paleontology and furniture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itarget.com.br/clients/revistafale.com.br/?op=300&id_srv=2&id_tpc=0&nid_tpc=&id_grp=1&add=&lk=1&nti=104&l_nti=S&itg=S&st=&dst=3|title=Fortaleza. Cronologia da Cidade|publisher=Revista Fale!|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808073109/http://www.itarget.com.br/clients/revistafale.com.br/?op=300&id_srv=2&id_tpc=0&nid_tpc=&id_grp=1&add=&lk=1&nti=104&l_nti=S&itg=S&st=&dst=3|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture]] is the main cultural centre, and includes the Ceará Museum of Culture, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Ceará, theaters, a planetarium, cinemas, shops and spaces for public presentations, as well as housing the Public Library Governador Menezes Pimentel, Oporto Iracema of the Arts and the School of Arts and Crafts Thomaz Pompeu Sobrinho.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secult.ce.gov.br/index.php/equipamentos-culturais/centro-dragao-do-mar-de-arte-e-cultura|title=Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura|date=31 July 2014|publisher=Governo do Estado do Ceará|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709140029/http://www.secult.ce.gov.br/index.php/equipamentos-culturais/centro-dragao-do-mar-de-arte-e-cultura|archive-date=July 9, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Casa de [[José de Alencar]] is one of the Brazilian museums recognised as dealing with Brazilian literature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museus.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/museuliteratura1.pdf|title=Os museus e a memória da literatura brasileira|date=2011|publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Museus|access-date=25 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808033844/http://www.museus.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/museuliteratura1.pdf|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It was opened in 1964 and houses art collections, a gallery, a library and the ruins of the first steam power plant in Ceará.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.iphan.gov.br/files/Intranet/Parecer_C.Fdo.Delphim_Casa_J.de_Alencar.definitivoI.pdf|title=Casa de José de Alencar|publisher=Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional|access-date=25 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808034807/http://portal.iphan.gov.br/files/Intranet/Parecer_C.Fdo.Delphim_Casa_J.de_Alencar.definitivoI.pdf|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the different SERs of the city, the complexes of the CUCA Network are spread, which are facilities dedicated to art, leisure and education, especially for young people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opovo.com.br/app/fortaleza/2015/02/20/noticiafortaleza,3395563/rede-cuca-comemora-aniversario-com-programacao-especial.shtml|title=Rede Cuca comemora aniversário com programação especial|date=20 February 2015|publisher=O Povo|access-date=8 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225003313/http://www.opovo.com.br/app/fortaleza/2015/02/20/noticiafortaleza,3395563/rede-cuca-comemora-aniversario-com-programacao-especial.shtml|archive-date=February 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Freemasonry]] is represented by the Grand Masonic Lodge of Ceará and the Great State East of Ceará. There are also service clubs in the city, such as the [[Lions Club]] and Rotary International.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/cidade/clubes-inovam-para-atrair-publico-1.491137|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219044420/http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/cidade/clubes-inovam-para-atrair-publico-1.491137|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2015|title=Clubes inovam para atrair público|date=9 June 2012|publisher=Diário do Nordeste|access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref>

The Ceará handicraft has its main market and showcase in Fortaleza. In the city, there are several specific places for trade in handicraft products, such as the Ceará Craft Center (CeArt), Ceará Tourism Center (Emcetur), Crafts Fair of Beira-Mar, and on Avenida Monsenhor Tabosa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceara.gov.br/artesanato|title=Artesanato|publisher=Governo do Estado do Ceará|access-date=25 January 2015|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808034020/http://www.ceara.gov.br/artesanato|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>