Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture
| Location | Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 3°43′16″S 38°31′12″W / 3.7210767°S 38.5199632°W |
| Area | 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft) |
| Website | www |
Location of Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture | |
The Dragão do Mar Center of Art And Culture (in Portuguese: Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura) is a government funded cultural center in Fortaleza, Ceará in Brazil. The center contains facilities for exhibitions, a theatre, a library, a cinema and a planetarium.
The center was inaugurated in April 1999, and has an overall area of 33 000 m2. The name "Dragão do Mar" is in honour of Francisco José do Nascimento, a hero of the abolitionist movement in Ceará, who in 1881 refused to transport slaves to be sold further south in the country.