Visitors arriving to Natal, capital of Rio Grande do Norte, just boggles the beautiful scenery of the Coastal Highway, the Bald Hill and the beach of Ponta Negra. The “Sun City” is among the most popular holiday destinations in the country. With about 800 thousand residents, the city receives more than 2 million visitors a year, from all over the world. More than 20 beaches with incredible scenery, adventure opportunities in the dunes and visit the largest cashew tree in the world, one of the local attractions.
The city carries on its cultural heritage traces of Portuguese and Dutch colonization. At the time of captaincies, the French have come here to smuggle Brazil wood, with the help of local Indians. On December 25, 1597, a Portuguese expedition arrived to oust the French and regain the captaincy. The history of the city then begins on January 6, 1598, with construction by the Portuguese of “Fortress of the Magi.”
Finished strong, soon formed a village that, according to some historians, was called City of Kings, City and after Christmas. Three decades later, the fort is occupied by the Dutch, when the city came to be called New Amsterdam. The Dutch will rule until 1654, when the site reverts to Portuguese rule.
In the first 100 years of its existence, Christmas grew slowly. But in the late nineteenth century, the city already had a population of more than 16 thousand inhabitants. Since 1922, the development of Christmas gained pace accelerated with the emergence of the first urban activities. Because of its geographical position, in II. World War served as a military base for the North American, winning air of international metropolis,
After the war the city would continue to develop, but it was in the 1980s with the construction of the Coastal Highway, the city developed its tourism. Today, the city has a quality hotel chain with about 25 thousand beds and a convention center with multipurpose auditorium. The natural beauty also attracts those who enjoy sports such as diving, surfing, and the winds allow the practice of sports such as windsurfing and kite surfing.
Business – For all that, Christmas was chosen by thousands of visitors from all over the world, not just as a tourist destination, but as new address, one of the capital’s fastest-growing number of residents.
Moreover, the real estate sector has a new breath, with the resumption and the emergence of several new developments. “The property is a big deal for the investor, as a safe investment, guaranteed recovery,” explains Waldemir Bezerra, president of the Regional Council of Realtors.
The executive director of the Union of Construction Industry of the State (Sinduscon RN), Adalgisa Ana Paulino Dias, believes that the return of consumer confidence is becoming the hot market.
In the city, the Alliance is present with two projects, the Luxor Ponta Negra (Flat), Palazzo Ponta Negra (residential) and is preparing two releases: Vivant and Terrace Dunes (residential high standard).
“These projects aim to meet the needs of customers within a contemporary language, not fads, but updated in terms of material use and deployment of a modern plastic,” explains Carlos Ribeiro Dantas, architect responsible for projects.
ON NATAL
Established: December 25, 1599.
Population: 800 thousand
Climate: Tropical humid with rain in winter and dry summer
Vegetation: coastal formation
Insolation monthly average: 265 hours of sunshine, 300 days / year
Annual average temperature: 26.2 ° C