Editing Fortaleza (section)

==People==
[[File:Jose de Alencar.png|thumb|upright|[[José de Alencar]], writer of the [[Brazilian Empire]].]]
[[File:Mausoleo castelo branco (cropped).jpg|thumb|Mausoleum of Marshal [[Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco|Castelo Branco]], former dictator<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2020/06/see-the-timeline-of-the-military-dictatorship-from-1964-to-1985.shtml |title=See the Timeline of the Military Dictatorship, from 1964 to 1985 |date=June 29, 2020 |publisher=[[Folha de S.Paulo]] |access-date=18 March 2024 |archive-date=25 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325154420/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2020/06/see-the-timeline-of-the-military-dictatorship-from-1964-to-1985.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> of Brazil.]]
* [[Neuma Aguiar]] (1938–2023), Brazilian sociologist who pioneered women's studies in the country
* [[José de Alencar]], famous writer from the 19th century
* [[Alberto Nepomuceno]], famous composer from the 19th century
* [[Rachel de Queiroz]], first female writer in [[Academia Brasileira de Letras]]
* [[André Diamant]], international chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]]
* [[Casimiro Montenegro Filho]], founder of the Brazilian Air Force Aeronautical Technologic Institute - [[Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica|ITA]]
* [[Maurício Peixoto]], mathematician, one of the founders of [[Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada|IMPA]]
* [[Gilberto Câmara]], former director of Brazil's [[National Institute for Space Research]] (INPE)
* [[Tom Cavalcante]], Brazilian actor and comedian
* [[Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco|Castelo Branco]], former dictator<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2020/06/see-the-timeline-of-the-military-dictatorship-from-1964-to-1985.shtml |title=See the Timeline of the Military Dictatorship, from 1964 to 1985 |date=June 29, 2020 |publisher=[[Folha de S.Paulo]] |access-date=18 March 2024 |archive-date=25 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325154420/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2020/06/see-the-timeline-of-the-military-dictatorship-from-1964-to-1985.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> of Brazil (1964–67)
* [[Márcio Araújo (volleyball)|Márcio Araújo]], Brazilian beach volleyball player, Olympic medallist
* [[Ed Lincoln]], musician and composer
* [[Thiago Monteiro (table tennis)|Thiago Monteiro]], table tennis player
*[[Evanilson (footballer, born 1999) | Evanilson]], professional footballer
* [[Raffael (footballer)|Raffael]], professional footballer
* [[Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo|Ronny Araújo]], professional footballer
* [[Mário Jardel]], retired professional footballer
* [[José Gerardo Moreira Rocha Júnior]], footballer
* [[Otávio Dutra]], professional footballer
* [[Marcus Aurélio]], mixed martial arts professional
* [[Wilson Gouveia]], mixed martial arts professional
* [[Thiago Alves (fighter)|Thiago Alves]], mixed martial arts professional
* [[Hermes França]], mixed martial arts professional
* [[Jorge Gurgel]], mixed martial arts professional
* [[Shelda Bede]], Brazilian beach volleyball player, Olympic medallist
* [[Thiago Monteiro (tennis)|Thiago Monteiro]], tennis player
* [[Sávio Santos]], professional footballer