Cabo Frio

Cabo Frio

Cabo Frio (Cold Cape) is a Brazilian municipality in Rio de Janeiro state, founded by the Portuguese on November 13, 1615.

The city's economy is mainly based on tourism. The city is usually visited by people from Minas Gerais, Brasília and Rio de Janeiro city. Recently the city entered in the route of the greatest cruise ships.

Some of the tourist attractions in the city are the Feliciano Sodré bridge, the Nossa Senhora da Guia chapel, the church of São Benedito, located in Passagem neighborhood, the Nossa Senhora da Assunção church and the Municipal Theatre.

There are nine beaches in Cabo Frio: Forte Beach ("praia do Forte"), Peró beach ("praia do Peró"), São Bento beach ("praia São Bento"), Siqueira beach ("praia do Siqueira"), Sudoeste beach ("praia do Sudoeste"), Dunas beach ("praia das Dunas"), Foguete beach ("praia do Foguete"), Palmeiras beach ("praia das Palmeiras"), and Unamar beach ("praia de Unamar").

Associação Desportiva Cabofriense, founded in 1997 is a well known football (soccer) club of the city. The club plays at Correão stadium. Another football club, called Esprof Atlético Futebol Clube, founded in 1995, is also from the city.

As of (2005), its population is 159,685 (2005) and its area is 401 km². [IBGE - [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php] ] The elevation is 4 m. Cabo Frio has a tropical climate, and is frequented by abroholos in the summer months.

Cabo Frio is famous for their outstanding shrimp pasta that is featured in many travel magazines. Many tourists frequently eat it, and it creates a good income for shop owners.


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References

*Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language wikipedia article (retrieved on January 2, 2006).

External links

* [http://www.cabofrio.rj.gov.br Cabo Frio Town Hall]
* [http://www.cmcabofrio.rj.gov.br Cabo Frio Legislative Chamber]
* [http://www.riodejaneirophotoguide.com/en/html/cabo_frio.html Cabo Frio Photo Gallery @ The Rio de Janeiro Photo Guide]


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