Touros
Touros | |
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A beach in Touros named Lagoa do Sal | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Esquina do Brazil (Brazil's Corner) | |
Location in Rio Grande do Norte and Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 05°11′56″S 35°27′39″W / 5.19889°S 35.46083°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Settled | March 27, 1835 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Ferreira de Farias Filho (PROS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 753.961 km2 (291.106 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 33 503 |
| • Density | 40.21/km2 (104.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Touros (lit. "bulls") is a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It is known as "Brazil's Corner" because it is located at the northeast corner of the country, being the closest South American city to Africa (2,841 km (1534 knots) from Kabrousse in southwestern Senegal). Touros has many varieties of fish, and there is a nearby seawater basin in the ocean formed by banks of coral.
Bordering municipalities include Rio do Fogo to the southeast, Pureza to the south, João Câmara to the southwest, Parazinho further to the west and São Miguel do Gostoso to the northwest.
Touros is near Rio Carnaubinha.