Quixeramobim

Quixeramobim
Coordinates: 5 ° 12 ′  S , 39 ° 17 ′  W Quixeramobim​ Quixeramobim on the map of Ceará
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Ceará
Residents	59,186
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	3,275.84
Population density	18.07 inhabitants / km 2
height	199  m
Time zone	UTC −3
Website	quixeramobim.ce.gov.br

Quixeramobim , officially Município de Quixeramobim (formally also Santo Antônio do Bogueirão de Quixeramobim ; formerly Nova Vila do Campo Maior ), is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Ceará .

climate

tourism

The tourism industry in Quixeramobim is particularly important. The city has several hotels , pubs and restaurants .

Popular sights are:

• The house of Antônio Conselheiro currently serves as the residence of the Costa family, the composer Fausto Nilo, and is also open to the public.
• The train station of Quixeramobim is in the middle of the city and serves as a gift shop and information center for tourists.
• The Metallic Bridge in 1899 built truss bridge consists of four parts, each 51.45 meters, a total of 208 meters long and has a weight of 488 tons. After it was closed to train traffic, it was rebuilt and now serves as a walkway for passers-by.
• The Fogareiro Dam is a dam and was built after the great drought of 1877 to 1879.
• The Antonio Conselheiro Memorial in memory of Antônio Conselheiro.
• The Jose Simão Abu Marrul Museum , which opened in 1950.

Personalities

• Antônio Conselheiro (1830–1897), social and spiritual leader
• Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva (1863–1929), Bishop of Crato
• Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (1925–2018), Archbishop of Maceió and Teresina
• José Genoíno (* 1946), politician
• Pedro Iarley (* 1974), football player

Web links

Commons : Quixeramobim  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Portuguese)
• City data on db-city.com