Crateús

Brazil / Ceara / Crateus /
 city, municipality
Crateús a city of 73,000 inhabitants on the banks of the river Poti in the south east of the state of Ceará, in the northeast of Brazil. Crateús is about 450 km from Fortaleza, capital of Ceará. Crateús is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese.

Citizens distinguished of Crateús : Mons. José Maria Moreira do Bonfim (priest); Dr. José Maria Bonfim Morais (Cardiologist); Dr. Hideraldo Dwight Leitão (teacher); Rosa Ferreira de Morais (teacher).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crateús
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Coordinates:   5°10'36"S   40°39'44"W