Editing Fortaleza (section)

==Transportation==

===International Airport===
[[File:Vista do Aeroporto Internacional de Fortaleza Pinto Martins.jpg|thumb|[[Pinto Martins International Airport|Pinto Martins International Airport (FOR)]]]]

The current passenger terminal of [[Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport]], located in the center of Fortaleza, was built between 1996 and 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/bitstream/riufc/949/1/2006_Dis_WRNogueira.pdf|title=Aeroporto de Fortaleza: usos e significados contemporâneos|author=Wellington Ricardo Nogueira Maciel|date=2006|publisher=UFC|access-date=26 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808033352/http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/bitstream/riufc/949/1/2006_Dis_WRNogueira.pdf|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The airport has undergone an expansion process, from which the number of boarding bridges increased from seven to sixteen and the passenger terminal has been expanded from 38,000 m<sup>2</sup> to 133,000 m<sup>2</sup>. In 2014, the airport was capable of serving 6.2 million passengers per year, but after the expansion, capacity is at 11.2 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://g1.globo.com/ceara/noticia/2015/01/infraero-lanca-edital-para-conclusao-de-obras-do-aeroporto-de-fortaleza.html |title=Infraero lança edital para conclusão de obras do aeroporto de Fortaleza |date=6 January 2015 |work=G1 |access-date=26 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808033152/http://g1.globo.com/ceara/noticia/2015/01/infraero-lanca-edital-para-conclusao-de-obras-do-aeroporto-de-fortaleza.html |archive-date=August 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pinto Martins Airport is the third busiest airport in the Northeast Region and one of the busiest in the country, receiving on average 1,500 international aircraft and 65,000 domestic aircraft per year. In 2013, it received more than 5.9 million passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infraero.gov.br/images/stories/Estatistica/2013/dez.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202155620/http://www.infraero.gov.br/images/stories/Estatistica/2013/dez.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-02-02|title=Movimento Operacional da Rede Infraero de Janeiro a Dezembro de 2013|date=2013|publisher=Infraero|access-date=26 January 2015}}</ref>

===Air Force Base===
[[Fortaleza Air Force Base|Fortaleza Air Force Base - BAFZ]], a base of the [[Brazilian Air Force]], is located in Fortaleza.

===Roads===
[[File:BR116 Viaduto em Fortaleza.jpg|thumb|left|[[BR-116]] in Fortaleza, [[Ceará]], the longest [[Brazilian Highway System|highway]] in the country, with {{convert|4385|km|mi|abbr=on}} of extension.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://turismo.ig.com.br/destinos-nacionais/as-11-estradas-mais-incriveis-do-brasil/n1597216427845.html |title=As 11 estradas mais incríveis do Brasil |author=Fernanda Castello Branco |publisher=[[Internet Group|iG]] |access-date=22 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411040044/http://turismo.ig.com.br/destinos-nacionais/as-11-estradas-mais-incriveis-do-brasil/n1597216427845.html |archive-date=April 11, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>]]

In 2013, Fortaleza had 908,074 vehicles, of which 511,109 were cars, and 229,154 motorcycles.<ref name="Carros"/> Traffic density at peak times in the city is rated as the fourth largest in the country, with 48% of congested roads.<ref name="Carros"/> The cycle network of Fortaleza is composed of 116.4&nbsp;km, of which 78.8&nbsp;km are cycle paths and 37.6&nbsp;km are cycle paths. The municipality also has a public bicycle system, Bicycletar, which had 40 stations and 400 units in April 2015. In 2015, the municipal taxi fleet was composed of 4,886 vehicles, including common, adapted and special use vehicles.<ref name="Carros"/>

The city's road transport system is regulated by the Fortaleza Urban Transportation Company (ETUFOR), an agency of the Municipality of Fortaleza. The collective transport carried out by buses is called the Integrated Transportation System (SIT-FOR), and its operation began in 1992.<ref name="CMFTransporte">{{cite web|url=http://www2.camara.leg.br/atividade-legislativa/comissoes/comissoes-permanentes/cdu/arquivos/xiii-conferencia-das-cidades/apresentacoes/IntegraonoSistemadeTransp.PblicoColetivodeFortalezaAdemarGondim.pdf|title=Integração no sistema de transporte público coletivo de Fortaleza|publisher=Câmara Municipal de Fortaleza|access-date=27 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172503/http://www2.camara.leg.br/atividade-legislativa/comissoes/comissoes-permanentes/cdu/arquivos/xiii-conferencia-das-cidades/apresentacoes/IntegraonoSistemadeTransp.PblicoColetivodeFortalezaAdemarGondim.pdf|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

The system of traffic monitoring is known by the acronym CTAFOR,<ref name="Carros">{{cite web|title=Autarquia Municipal de Trânsito|url=http://www.fortaleza.ce.gov.br/amc/ctafor|publisher=CTAFOR|access-date=2014-02-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045329/http://www.fortaleza.ce.gov.br/amc/ctafor|archive-date=February 22, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> which stands for {{lang|pt|"Controle de Tráfego em Área de Fortaleza"}} (Traffic Control of the Area of Fortaleza).

===Subway===
[[File:Estação_José_de_Alencar_03.jpg|thumb|José de Alencar subway station.]]
[[File:Terminal_Antônio_Bezerra_02.jpg|thumb|Antonio Bezerra Bus station]]
The Fortaleza Metro comprises five lines.<ref name="stats"/>

The Fortaleza Metro started on October 1, 2014. As of 2014 18 of the 20 stations planned for the South Line are in operation, along with 9 stations of the West Line.<ref name="VMMetrô2">{{cite web|date=20 October 2014|access-date=26 January 2015|publisher=Rádio Verdes Mares|url=http://www.verdinha.com.br/noticias/10136/dilma-cita-metro-de-fortaleza-em-debate-e-causa-polemica-nas-redes-sociais/|title=Dilma cita metrô de Fortaleza em debate e causa polêmica nas redes sociais|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808084436/http://www.verdinha.com.br/noticias/10136/dilma-cita-metro-de-fortaleza-em-debate-e-causa-polemica-nas-redes-sociais/|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[MetroFor]] is the {{convert|43|km|mi}} [[rapid transit]] system for the city of Fortaleza.<ref name="stats">{{cite web |title=Mapa das Linhas - Metrô de Fortaleza |publisher=Metrô de Fortaleza - METROFOR |url=http://www.metrofor.ce.gov.br/index.php/mapa-das-linhas |access-date=2013-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925080407/http://www.metrofor.ce.gov.br/index.php/mapa-das-linhas |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

===Bus stations===
Fortaleza has multiple [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit]], or BRT, lines throughout the city and has plans to extend this network of transportation (BRTBrasil.org)<ref>{{cite web|title=BRT Brasil|publisher=Associação Nacional das Empresas de Transportes - NTU|url=http://www.brtbrasil.org.br/index.php/brt-brasil/cidades-com-sistema-brt/fortaleza#.VMrHEmjF8po|access-date=2015-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130063246/http://www.brtbrasil.org.br/index.php/brt-brasil/cidades-com-sistema-brt/fortaleza#.VMrHEmjF8po|archive-date=January 30, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Bike lanes===
Fortaleza officially has {{convert|116.4|km|mi}} of [[bike lane]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/2015/04/1616749-prefeitos-planejam-dobrar-ciclovias-em-capitais-ate-2016.shtml|title=Prefeitos planejam dobrar ciclovias em capitais até 2016 - 15/04/2015 - Cotidiano - Folha de S.Paulo|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221045106/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/2015/04/1616749-prefeitos-planejam-dobrar-ciclovias-em-capitais-ate-2016.shtml|archive-date=December 21, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>