Fortaleza Sets April 13 Holiday for 300th Anniversary

Overview

• Mayor Evandro Leitão confirmed Monday that April 13 will be a municipal holiday this year, with the measure still awaiting a decree, a City Council vote, and posting in the Municipal Official Gazette.
• Celebrations open April 7 with the new Video Monitoring Center, which links more than 7,000 cameras to the state security hub (Ciops) and uses artificial intelligence to flag incidents.
• The city reopens the Parque Zoobotânico on April 11 with free entry, featuring 49 enclosures housing 352 animals from 86 species in the Passaré neighborhood.
• Sunday, April 12 brings the first Fortaleza Marathon with 5 km, 10 km, 21 km, and 42 km races, plus free nighttime concerts in Praia de Iracema, Jangurussu, and Granja Portugal with acts such as Alcione, Simone Mendes, Alexandre Pires, and Nattan, with 80% of show costs covered by private sponsors.
• On April 13 the city launches a commemorative Correios stamp, stages the Entardecer dos 300 at the Ponte dos Ingleses, and closes with a light show at Estoril, with public services expected to follow holiday rules once formalized.