Why visit Acarape
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 4 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira and Museu Senzala Negro Liberto.
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About Acarape
Acarape is a municipality in the north region of the state of Ceará, Brazil.
From the Wikipedia article Acarape (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira
School · 1.8 km
Public university in Brazil
Museums and landmarks2
Museu Senzala Negro Liberto
Museum · 1.5 km
Mo-Su 08:00-16:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes4
History
One can attribute the existence of Acarape as simply an urban extension of the city of Redenção given that only 3 km separate the two cities.
Initially the location of today's Acarape was called Calaboca which was part of the city of Redenção. When the slaves were freed in Brazil, the people of the very modest location of Calaboca decided to pay homage to their origins, thus changing the name to Acarape which means "from the Acarás".
Before the change above, Calaboca benefited from rail track linking Fortaleza to Baturité and the establishment of a rail station in Calaboca on October 26, 1879.
Being part of a major rail route served as an incentive for small merchants to open stores in Calaboca. The population grew and on April 16, 1987, the location became a municipality with the name of Acarape.
From the History section of Acarape on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship1
Paróquia São Pedro
Church · Catholic · 10.1 km
1045 Rua Maria do Carmo Teixeira, Barreira
Shopping2
Casa Grande Supermercados e Atacarejo Redenção
Grocery · 2.4 km
558 Rua Santos Dumont, redenção
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries3
UNILAB - Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-brasileira
School · 1.9 km
3 Avenida da Abolição, Redenção
Map of Acarape
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Getting there and nearby towns
Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 53 km away.
- Redenção 2 km west, about 2 min by car
- Barreira 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Palmácia 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Aracoiaba 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Guaiúba 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Baturité 23 km southwest, about 23 min by car
- Pacoti 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Chorozinho 25 km east, about 25 min by car
- Mulungu 33 km west, about 33 min by car
- Maranguape 37 km north, about 37 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Acarape, Krewinkel/Terto de Amorim, Public domain
- Unilab Palmares, P397s362, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Redenção-01, Krewinkel-Terto de Amorim, Public domain
- Símbolo da UNILAB, Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira, Public domain
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