Caninde

Caninde is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Ceara. It is the 11th most populous city in the nation. The religiosity is the primary feature of Caninde, mainly throughout the Sain Francis Party that ultimate one whole week and occurs once a year. The municipality receives tens of millions of tourists every year, and the maximum visited places are the Saint Francis statue and the Saint Francis Church. By the intersection of the Curu River and the Choro River was inhabited with the aid of Native Brazilians. They have been known as Tapuia. Tourists come here from all over the world with their family members and friends.

After the 17th century, Portuguese colonizers started habituating the land. The new population began agricultural processes and introduction of animals as quickly as the were given in the land. In 1775, Xavier de Medeiros, proper inside the border of the Caninde River, began constructing a church for Saint Francis. Nowadays, the Saint Francis church is located on the identical region; but, it turned into absolutely reformulated with the aid of the Italian architect Antonio Mazzoti and the painter George Kau. In 1818, Caninde have become a village and on July 29, 1846 the Municipality of Caninde.