Ceará-Mirim
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Ceará-Mirim is a city in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The population is 73,886 and the area is 739.686 km2.
Etymology
The origin of the city name is a mystery. Câmara Cascudo, one of the most important historians in Brazil, gives some alternatives from other authors, with all the alternatives leading to the Tupi language.[2] José de Alencar suggests us that Ceará comes from the Tupi expression cê-ará, meaning "the parrot speaks" or "the parrot sings". Teodoro Sampaio gives us ceará or cemo-ará, which is "the parrot leaves" or "the parrot's departure". There are also the versions of Paulino Nogueira and João Brigido, who suggest, respectively, çoô-ará and ciri-ará, that are "truly hunting time" and "white crab".
History
The area was inhabited by indigenous people before the arrival of the
Initially inhabited by indigenous people (
The region of the Ryo Seara was occupied because the land was good for agriculture, and some farming and cattle raising took place. By the 18th century there were many sesmarias (special Portuguese concession of lands for agriculture and cattle development) completely dividing the region with the biggest or the smallest utility. The first mills of Ceará-Mirim emerged after 1840, but by 1858, when the transference of the headquarters occurred, there were remarkable industrial and livestock developments.
In the letters of the Ouvidor Domingos Monteiro da Rocha,
Climate
| Climate data for Ceará-Mirim (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.2 (3.51) |
88.9 (3.50) |
185.5 (7.30) |
200.5 (7.89) |
182.2 (7.17) |
229.3 (9.03) |
169.6 (6.68) |
83.9 (3.30) |
32.5 (1.28) |
13.7 (0.54) |
19.5 (0.77) |
19.8 (0.78) |
1,314.6 (51.76) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 107 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
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76.8 | 77.7 | 79.2 | 82.3 | 82.9 | 84.0 | 82.7 | 80.8 | 77.5 | 74.4 | 74.3 | 74.9 | 79.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238.3 | 216.1 | 215.4 | 190.6 | 208.7 | 180.2 | 201.3 | 234.2 | 255.2 | 277.0 | 273.5 | 279.4 | 2,769.9 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Book: Nomes da Terra: História, Geografia e Toponímia do Rio Grande do Norte, Câmara Cascudo, p. 82
- ^ Book: Nomes da Terra: História, Geografia e Toponímia do Rio Grande do Norte, Câmara Cascudo, p. 172
- ^ Documentos manuscritos avulsos da Capitania de Pernambuco
- ^ Book: Nomes da Terra: História, Geografia e Toponímia do Rio Grande do Norte, Câmara Cascudo, p. 172
- ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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| Mesoregion Leste Potiguar |
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