Quixadá

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Inselbergs next to the town of Quixadá

Quixadá is a town and municipality in the state of Ceará, in Brazil. Located at around 4°58′15″S 39°0′54″W / 4.97083°S 39.01500°W / -4.97083; -39.01500, it was founded in 1870. Its population was of 80,605 residents in 2010, according to the Brazilian census. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quixadá.

Sports

Quixadá Futebol Clube is the town's soccer club.

Quixadá is a major paragliding spot in Brazil.[1] It is famous for many flight distance world record breaks in the last years, and attracts pilots from around the world every November when potential record-breaking conditions set up.[2]

Hang gliding and climbing are other extreme sports popular in the area.

View of Quixadá

Gallery

  • Chalet da Pedra

  • Chalet da Pedra - other view

  • The Rock of the Galinha Choca

  • The historic Cedro dam

  • Rachel de Queiroz Cultural Centre

  • Pedra do Cruzeiro

References

  1. ↑ http://www.paraglidingearth.com/pgearth/index.php?site=6801
  2. ↑ http://www.xcmag.com/2009/11/women%E2%80%99s-paragliding-distance-world-record-falls-in-brazil/
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