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Natal, Rio Grande do Norte

Natal is a Brazilian city, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It has about 780,000 inhabitants and an area of 170 square kilometres (66 square miles).

Municipality
Municipality of Natal
Coat of arms of
Coat of arms
 
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Coordinates: 05°47′S 35°12′W / 5.783°S 35.200°W / -5.783; -35.200Coordinates: 05°47′S 35°12′W / 5.783°S 35.200°W / -5.783; -35.200
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State22x20px Rio Grande do Norte
FoundedDecember 25, 1599
Government
 • MayorÁlvaro Dias (PSDB)
Area
 • Municipality167.3 km2 (65.35 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality751,300
 • Density4,490.7/km2 (11,496.6/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,631,016
Time zoneUTC-3
Postal code
59000-001 to 59139-999
HDI (2010)0.763 – high[2]
Websitewww.natal.rn.gov.br

Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte Media

  • Área Central do Forte.JPG

    The Three Wise Men fort is a Bastion fortress constructed by the Portuguese in 1598.

  • U.S. President Roosevelt and Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas aboard USS Humboldt (AVP-21), 1943 (25132077365).jpg

    Following a conference on board USS Humboldt (AVP-21) in the Potengi River harbor at Natal, President Roosevelt and President Getúlio Vargas of Brazil were photographed on deck with Harry Hopkins, Chairman of the British-American Assignment Board, (left), and Jefferson Caffery, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, January 1943.

  • Rampa-Natal.jpg

    Rampa is one of the U.S. air bases used during World War II.

  • Operação Cruzex IV 2008 da Aeronática Brasileira na Base Aérea de Natal em Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.

  • Natal - Rio Grande do Norte - Brasil(3).jpg

    Natal - Rio Grande do Norte - Brazil

  • Praia Shopping.jpg

    A commercial center in Natal.

  • COMCT T DESTAQUE ECT-Panorâmica 17dez14 Anastacia-Vaz 1.jpg

    School of Science and Technology of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

  • Dunas do Norte.jpg

    Natal Dunes State Park is considered the second largest urban park in Brazil.

  • Cavalo Marinho no Aquário Natal.jpg

    Seahorses in Natal Aquarium

  • The world's largest cashew tree

References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2021
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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