Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil · South America
São Gonçalo do Amarante sits on the route: 15 minutes from Macaíba.
São Gonçalo do Amarante is a city located in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. With a population of 115,838, it is an important destination in South America.
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São Gonçalo do Amarante is a Brazilian municipality located in the Metropolitan Region of Natal, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. It spans a territorial area of approximately 249.800 km2. It is the fourth most populous municipality in the state, following Natal, Mossoró, andRead more
Parnamirim, with a population of 124,495 inhabitants in 2025.
The municipality is known for being the site of one of the most significant events in the history of Rio Grande do Norte and Brazilian Catholicism, when Dutch forces massacred eighty individuals in an event known as the Uruaçu Massacre, which occurred in 1645. In 2017, these martyrs were canonized as saints in Saint Peter's Square, in a ceremony presided over by Pope Francis.
Throughout its history, São Gonçalo do Amarante lost its autonomy several times until achieving definitive emancipation in 1958, when it separated from Macaíba. Since 2014, it has been home to the Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport, a Brazilian airport complex, which was the first Brazilian airport to be privatized and serves the cargo and passenger transport demands of the Natal Metropolitan Region.
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São Gonçalo do Amarante is located in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -5.7933 latitude, -35.3294 longitude.
São Gonçalo do Amarante has a population of approximately 115,838 people, making it a city in Brazil.
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