Why visit Nova Olinda
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks and 1 park or trail in and around town.
Highlights include Museu de Paleontologia Plácido Cidade Nuvens and Museu de Paleontologia da Universidade Regional do Cariri.
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About Nova Olinda
Nova Olinda is a municipality of the Northeastern state of Ceará in Brazil. It is located in the micro-region of Cariri, mesoregion of Southern Cearense, Metropolitan Region of Cariri. Its population is 15,798 inhabitants, as estimated by the IBGE in 2021.[2] It was created in 1957 and its area is 284,404 km2.
From the Wikipedia article Nova Olinda, Ceará (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks7
Museu de Paleontologia Plácido Cidade Nuvens
Museum · 12.2 km
326 Rua Plácido Cidade Nuvens
Tu-Sa 09:00-16:00; Su 09:00-14:00
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Museu de Paleontologia da Universidade Regional do Cariri
Museum · 12.2 km
Brazilian museum
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping9
History
Originally it was called Tapera, but due to its geographical aspect a Pernambuco missionary changed the toponym to Nova Olinda. Belonging to the municipality of Santana do Cariri the village then became a district by virtue of the decree n° 1256, on December 4, 1933. Nova Olinda was elevated to municipality by law n° 3,555, on March 14, 1957, and installed on April 26 of the same year. District created with the name Nova Olinda ex-village, by decree nº 1256, of 04–121933, subordinated to the municipality of Santana do Cariri. In administrative division referring to the year 1933, the district of Nova Olinda appears in the municipality of Santana do Cariri.
Thus remaining in territorial divisions dated 31-XII-1936 and 31-XII-1937.
By state decree-law nº 448, of 12–20–1938, the municipality of Santana do Cariri changed its name to Santanópole. In territorial division dated 1-VII-1950, the district of Nova Olinda, appears in the municipality of Santanópole ex-Santana do Cariri.
From the History section of Nova Olinda, Ceará on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Anexo da Escola Paulo Rodrigues Duarte
School · 11.2 km
Rua Vila Alta, Santana do Cariri
Emeief Paulo Rodrigues Duarte
School · 11.3 km
Rua José Pires de Holanda, Santana do Cariri
Healthcare1
Map of Nova Olinda
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Getting there and nearby towns
Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport (JDO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 48 km away.
- Altaneira 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Santana do Cariri 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Farias Brito 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Assaré 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Crato 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
- Potengi 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Juazeiro do Norte 43 km east, about 43 min by car
- Caririaçu 44 km east, about 44 min by car
- Exu 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Barbalha 48 km southeast, about 48 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Fundação Casa Grande, Nova Olinda (Ceará), Allan Patrick, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Museu de Paleontologia da URCA, Allan Patrick from Mossoró, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
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