Fortaleza, Ceará - Fortaleza native Stephanie Eilert is well-known to viewers of TV Diário, a television network in Ceará state. She works as a reporter for the variety program Tarde Livre and as a producer for the humor program As Furonas. In her spare time she moonlights as the video host of Nagaura News, a trade website for events organizers in Fortaleza, and studies to finish her degree in journalism. She offers visitors some tips about her hometown.
The best bars are located at the Dragão do Mar cultural center. Some feature live music. Great atmosphere.
Rua Dragão do Mar, 81 - Praia de Iracema
Candy and Sweets Shop
Bom de Vera
Avenida 13 de Maio, 497
Telephone: 3452-2898
- the most popular one and probably the best
Ice Cream Shop
Sorveteria 50 Sabores
Avenida Beira-Mar Beira Mar, 4690
Telephone: 3263-1714
- When the weather is really hot, have an ice cream and enjoy the sea view. It's great.
Cinema
Cine São Luís
Praça do Ferreira – Centro
- It's beautiful
Mucuripe Club
Travessa Maranguape, 108 – Centro (near the Marina Park Hotel)
Telephone: 3254-3020
Museum
Museu do Ceará
Rua São Paulo, 51 - Centro
Telephone: 3101-2610
Favorite Square
Praça do Ferreira - Centro
Favorite Park
Parque do Cocó, near the biggest shopping mall, Iguatemi
Soccer Stadium
Castelão - Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo
Avenida Alberto Craveiro, 2901
Telephone: 3101-2999
- The stadium's attendance record is 118,496, set on August 27,1980, when the Brazilian national team beat Uruguay 1-0
What I don't Recommend
Iracema beach at night. It's normally full of hookers
City Tour
The sea coast, definitely. Starting at Praia de Iracema, then Beira Mar, Praia do Futuro, Sabiaguaba, Porto das Dunas. It's all marvelous.
Day Trip
Go east and enjoy the beauty of Canoa Quebrada beach, two hours away from Fortaleza.
Emblematic personality
Euclides Pinto Martins (1892-1924) – The aviator was a crewmember on the first intercontinental flight between the Americas, from New York to Rio de Janeiro, in 1922. Fortaleza’s airport is named after him.
Emblematic literature
Iracema by José de Alencar, the story of a native Brazilian girl who lived in Fortaleza.
by José de Alencar, the story of a native Brazilian girl who lived in Fortaleza. 
