Fortaleza highlights investment in municipal programs

During the signing of the concession contract for the Beira Mar street spikes, held on Tuesday (29), Fortaleza Mayor José Sarto promoted the initiative as one of the efforts made by the municipality to stimulate tourism and generate employment and income in the city. In his speech, the director presented other positive results related to the city’s economy.

“With this concession and the renovation of Ponte dos Ingleses, the works are in line with what Beira-Mar de Todos already offers for the whole of Brazil, with gastronomy, entertainment, sports and coexistence. Defining the concession was a long project, because it involves calculations of the social and economic costs and benefits for the city that we take into account,” he said. In all interventions.

According to a survey conducted by Decollar, the capital Ceara is among the three most popular destinations for Brazilians for the second semester and was also among the most popular destinations for the July holidays, Carnival, New Year’s Eve and Holy Week.

With funding from the Latin American and Caribbean Development Bank (CAF), Fortaleza has already organized 49 city publicity events in Brazil and abroad, with seven more scheduled for this year. The budget of R$ 12 million aims to promote Fortaleza at exhibitions, seminars, forums, festivals, congresses, conventions and congresses.

In 2022, the Beira-Mar de Todos project featuring tents, sports equipment and public bathrooms was delivered. The area of ​​​​the urban areas reached more than 125 thousand square meters, in addition to 3 kilometers of roads with new paving with interlocking floors, sidewalks and a drainage system. The interventions included an investment of 120 million Brazilian reals.

The renovation work on Praia de Iracema, which began in April this year, is still ongoing, which includes urban improvements in the stretch that runs from Avenida Rui Barbosa to Poco da Draga, including a new promenade, small squares, trellises, a bicycle path, LED lighting and public bathrooms. 50 new parking spaces and landscaping with the planting of 1,566 trees and coconut trees along the entire length of the project.