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Population: 217,690 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Sobral is a Brazilian municipality located in the interior of the state of Ceará. With a population of 203,023 inhabitants according to the 2022 census, it is the fifth most populous municipality in the state and the second largest in the interior. Its urbanization rate is 88.35%.
Sobral is the second most developed municipality in the state of Ceará, surpassed only by the capital Fortaleza, according to the HDI (Human Development Index). Sobral also leads the interior of Ceará in workers with formal employment contracts and has the fourth-largest ICMS tax collection in the state, behind Fortaleza, Maracanaú and Caucaia, in the Fortaleza Metropolitan Region. The municipality also stands out in exports, being the only interior municipality that competes with the capital for leadership in the state's exports. According to the IBGE, the city of Sobral is classified as a Regional Capital.
With a GDP of R$4.774446 billion, the municipality added R$399,998,000 to its GDP between 2009 and 2010, a value greater than the total wealth of Tianguá, which has a GDP of 384,606 (IBGE 2010). Sobral is the fifth-largest economy in the state, behind Fortaleza, Maracanaú and Caucaia. It is the second-largest economy in the interior of Ceará and the tenth-largest economy in the Northeastern interior. It is also the largest university center and the largest health center in the interior of Ceará. According to the list of Brazilian municipalities by IDEB, it has the best basic education in Brazil.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
CE average (9 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
49.61 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
13.01 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
CE average (9 cities): 19 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
252.37 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,646.04 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
CE average (9 cities): 25 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
3.12 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.23 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
CE average (9 cities): 63 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
8 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
9.6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
CE average (9 cities): 52 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
16.82 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
95.83 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
CE average (9 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
202.66 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Pinto Martins (SBFZ), 203 km in a straight line · 1,215 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Hot Average temperature: 28.2 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 34.2 | 32.7 | 32.1 | 31.4 | 32.2 | 33.1 | 34.2 | 35.8 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 36.7 | 36.2 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.1 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 22.9 |
| Rain (mm) | 124 | 162 | 220 | 206 | 93 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
Weather station Sobral, 7 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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