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==Sports== {{see also|Sports in Brazil|2014 FIFA World Cup}} The main games of the Ceará State Championship are played in Fortaleza. There are several association football clubs in the city, including [[Ceará Sporting Club|Ceará SC]], [[Fortaleza Esporte Clube|Fortaleza EC]], [[Ferroviário Atlético Clube (CE)|Ferroviário AC]], [[Floresta Esporte Clube|Floresta EC]], [[Associação Esportiva Tiradentes|AE Tiradentes]], [[América Football Club (CE)|América FC]] and [[FC Atlético Cearense|Atlético Cearense]]. Fortaleza was one of the host cities of the [[FIFA Confederations Cup 2013|2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2013/04/15/brazil-world-cup-stadium-shooting|title=Two killed in shooting near Brazil World Cup stadium site|last=[[Associated Press]]|date=April 15, 2013|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116201943/https://www.si.com/soccer/2013/04/15/brazil-world-cup-stadium-shooting|archive-date=January 16, 2020|quote=The fans were killed about {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} from the Arena Castelao in the city of Fortaleza, one of the six venues hosting matches in the Confederations Cup in June.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jun/04/world-cup-brazil-city-guide-fortaleza|title=Brazil World Cup city guide: Fortaleza|last=Griffin|first=Jo|date=2014-06-04|work=[[The Guardian]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116201527/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jun/04/world-cup-brazil-city-guide-fortaleza|archive-date=2020-01-16|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|quote=Since being named a World Cup host city, Fortaleza has punched above its weight (it was first to complete its new stadium on time) but has also seen violent protests against Fifa's lavish spending during the Confederations Cup in June 2013.}}</ref> <gallery class="center" widths="220" heights="160"> File:Castelão Arena (3).jpg|Internal view of Arena Castelão File:Windsurf_em_Fortaleza_(2).png|[[Windsurfing]] in Fortaleza </gallery>
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