Mossoró is the second most populous city in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It is in the heart of Brazil's salt production area, and its largest land-based petroleum industry. For Brazilians, the city's main claim to fame is its association with the Robin Hood figure "Lampião" who led a gang of cangaceiros in the sertão during the 1920s and 30s. It was also the city that first allowed a woman to vote in Latin America, Professor Celina Guimarães Viana, in 1928, starting a movement among others cities and states of Brazil until the official recognition of feminine vote by the federation, in 1934. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mossoró. The city is home to the Federal University of the Semi-Arid.
Culture and Recreation
Although it does not have beaches on its territory, Mossoró allows access to several beaches in neighboring towns in the Costa Branca Pole, as the city's deserted beaches of Areia Branca city, beyond the famous beach of Canoa Quebrada (Ceará). The Resistance Museum tells the story of the city. Among other attractions, the most famous is Mossoró Cidade Junina that attracts more than a million people during the month of June.
The city has a beautiful historic town, a hub of fascinating stories of the region's development. Main attractions include the Lauro Escócia Museum, also known as Museum of Cangaço; the Station of Arts, old railway station, the Oil Museum, the St. Vincent Church, the Cathedral of Santa Luzia, the famous Palace of Resistance and the famous Central Market and the Railway Bridge, among other cultural things. The city also has a mall, Mossoró West Shopping. In Mossoró there is the Thermas resort, which is the largest thermal water park in the country.
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