South Amercia
Fortaleza, Brazil
Fortaleza, Brazil
Fortaleza, Brazil is the location of the South America Intercontinental Marathon ™ and the penultimate marathon during the World Marathon Challenge ®.

Fortaleza is the capital of Ceará, a State of Northeastern Brazil. The city lies at the mouth of the Pajeú River on a crescent-shaped indentation of the coastline. Fortaleza originated as a small village adjoining a Portuguese fort (built as a defense against Indian attacks). It took the name of Villa do Forte da Assumpção in 1654. In 1810 it became the capital of Ceará captaincy and in 1823 was given city status and became the provincial (later state) capital under the name of Fortaleza Nova de Bragança. The city has a modern appearance with wide avenues. Its harbour, long an open roadstead, has been protected and greatly improved by construction of a breakwater with port facilities at Mucuripe Point, 4 miles (6 km) to the east.With more than 30 km of beaches, the city offers various leisure options, such as museums, theaters, crafts, cuisine, in addition to an intense nightlife.

2025 WMC - Timetable
Race 1
Jan 31
Antarctica Intercontinental Marathon, Novo, Antarctica
Race 2
Feb 1
Africa Intercontinental Marathon, Sea Point Promenade, Cape Town
Race 3
Feb 2
Australia Intercontinental Marathon, Burswood, Perth
Race 4
Feb 3
Asia Intercontinental Marathon, The Beach, Dubai
Race 5
Feb 4
Europe Intercontinental Marathon, Jarama F1 Circuit, Madrid, Spain
Race 6
Feb 5
South America Intercontinental Marathon, Beira.mar (Iraceema Teresa Hinko St.), Fortaleza, Brazil
Race 7
Feb 6
North America Intercontinental MarathonSouth Beach, Miami

Results of South America Intercontinental Marathon

name
Nationality
Year
Catetory
Time
Yusuke Mamada
2016
Men's Marathon
04:30:12
Suzie Williams Zellers
2020
Women's Half Marathon
04:30:23
Ginny Turner
2019
Women's Half Marathon
04:30:46
Luke Wigman
2023
Men's Marathon
04:33:26
Meriem Achab Zekri
2019
Women's Marathon
04:33:27
Nick Wishart
2018
Men's Marathon
04:34:35
Renee De Marsh
2018
Women's Marathon
04:35:03
Michael Crome
2019
Men's Marathon
04:35:51
Chris Yanney
2023
Men's Marathon
04:36:07
Mark Harrod
2020
Men's Marathon
04:36:09
Mitsuo Moriya
2020
Men's Marathon
04:37:02
Hassan Baraka
2016
Men's Marathon
04:37:09
Nontu Mgabhi
2020
Women's Marathon
04:39:35
Dorn Wenninger
2018
Men's Marathon
04:40:07
Lukasz Urbaniak
2020
Men's Marathon
04:41:42
Lauren Neuschel
2023
Women's Marathon
04:42:06
Amy Clove
2023
Women's Marathon
04:42:51
Lars Crusius
2020
Men's Marathon
04:43:38
Carrie Lavigne
2018
Women's Marathon
04:44:20
Eravanan Rao
2019
Men's Marathon
04:44:38
Joao Netto
2019
Men's Marathon
04:44:48
Kelly-Ann Jenkins
2023
Women's Marathon
04:44:53
Kelly McLay
2023
Women's Marathon
04:46:06
Peter McGarry
2019
Men's Marathon
04:46:07
Dave McGillivray
2018
Men's Marathon
04:46:09
Cara Nelson
2018
Women's Marathon
04:46:44
Heather Hawkins
2016
Women's Marathon
04:47:08
Jon O'Shea
2015
Men's Marathon
04:47:18
Jonathan Terrell
2018
Men's Marathon
04:48:08
Munish Mohendroo
2023
Men's Marathon
04:48:41
Matt Buck
2019
Men's Marathon
04:50:03
Celene Loo
2017
Women's Marathon
04:50:40
James Alderson
2018
Men's Marathon
04:50:52
Johanna Garvin
2018
Assisted in Wheelchair
04:50:52
Steve Birnie
2018
Men's Marathon
04:50:52
Wing Keung Chik
2017
Men's Marathon
04:51:06
Patrick Fallon
2016
Men's Marathon
04:52:32
Alain D'Andria
2018
Men's Marathon
04:53:15
James Danaher
2015
Men's Marathon
04:54:17
Denis Cormican
2023
Men's Marathon
04:58:09
Stefan Aumann
2016
Men's Marathon
04:59:48
Jill Jamieson
2023
Women's Marathon
05:00:31
Luke Wigman
2020
Men's Marathon
05:02:37
Phing Ong
2016
Men's Marathon
05:04:14
Ahmet Uysal
2023
Men's Marathon
05:04:20
Linda Carrier
2019
Women's Marathon
05:04:22
Linda Carrier
2023
Women's Marathon
05:06:23
Krzysztof Stepien
2020
Men's Marathon
05:07:46
Nahilia Hernandez
2017
Women's 50K
05:11:46
Michael Gabriel
2023
Men's Marathon
05:12:24
Deb Carneol
2018
Women's Marathon
05:12:40
Marianna Zaikova
2015
Women's Marathon
05:14:45
Catherine Sun
2017
Women's Marathon
05:15:52
Joel Butler
2023
Men's Marathon
05:16:19
Moritz Baier-Lentz
2023
Men's Marathon
05:16:19
Andrew Brooks
2018
Men's Marathon
05:16:48
Gulzhamal DeFelice
2018
Women's Marathon
05:16:48
Graham Gillespie
2018
Men's Marathon
05:16:59
Jason Huang
2018
Men's Marathon
05:19:27
Jianhong Li
2018
Men's Marathon
05:19:27
Linda Carrier
2020
Women's Marathon
05:19:29
Cristian Sieveking
2017
Men's Marathon
05:20:53
Paul Grealish
2017
Men's Marathon
05:21:52
Fei Luo
2019
Men's Marathon
05:23:47
Jun Cao
2019
Men's Marathon
05:23:47
David Duarte
2023
Men's Marathon
05:26:11
Masao Maki
2016
Men's Marathon
05:27:26
Sandra Suckling
2019
Women's Marathon
05:27:37
Christopher Jonns
2019
Men's Marathon
05:28:22
Kelly Allen McLay
2018
Women's Marathon
05:29:37
Djalma Moura
2019
Men's Marathon
05:29:46
Josh Samson
2018
Men's Marathon
05:34:10
William Tan
2023
Men's Wheelchair Marathon
05:34:11
Graham Fowke
2020
Men's Marathon
05:34:33
Judy Scrine
2017
Women's Marathon
05:37:54
Glen Avery
2017
Men's Marathon
05:38:05
Sally Orange
2023
Women's Marathon
05:40:55
Tim Durbin
2015
Men's Marathon
05:40:55
Mark Hamlin
2019
Men's Marathon
05:41:00
Aditya Raj
2020
Men's Marathon
05:43:35
Janine Canham
2020
Women's Marathon
05:43:35
David Samson
2018
Men's Marathon
05:43:54
Gareth Evans
2018
Men's Marathon
05:43:54
Martin Franklin
2018
Men's Marathon
05:43:54
Mauro Garza
2017
Men's Marathon
05:44:33
Sarah Lacina
2018
Women's Marathon
05:47:54
Feibao Jin
2018
Men's Marathon
05:48:38
Steve Scott
2020
Men's Marathon
05:49:03
Wing Keung Chik
2020
Men's Marathon
05:50:04
Christopher Yanney
2020
Men's Marathon
05:51:08
Luke Hepworth
2019
Men's Marathon
05:52:46
Sara Bennett
2019
Women's Marathon
05:53:39
Gina Chapman-Davies
2020
Women's Marathon
05:56:08
Rebecca Mitchell
2020
Women's Marathon
05:57:20
Greg Nance
2019
Men's Marathon
05:57:35
Alicia Kletter
2020
Women's Marathon
05:58:04
Shirley Parry
2019
Women's Marathon
06:02:23
Xiaobo Li
2018
Men's Marathon
06:03:18
Brian Cronin
2020
Men's Marathon
06:04:49
Robert Owens
2018
Men's Marathon
06:08:56
South Amercia
Area:
18 million km² / 7 million sq mi
Population:
386 million

The triangular continent of South America stretches from north of the Equator almost down to the Antarctic Circle. It contains three very different landscapes: the Andes forming a backbone along the Pacific Ocean coast, desnse rainforests in the Amazon valley and Caribbean coast, and windswept grasslands near the cold, southern point of the continental landmass at Cape Horn.

South Amercia
INFO
  • South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Its total landmass area accounts for 3.5% of the earth’s surface, ranking it fourth among all continents behind Asia, Africa and North America.
  • South America is the fifth most populated continent behind Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.
  • The continent lies mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with only a relatively low portion in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • The large majority of the continent’s population lives near the western or eastern coastal regions and both the interior and the far south are relatively sparsely populated.
  • At 6,959 metres, Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) is the highest mountain in South America.
  • Brazil is the largest country in South America.
  • South America is very culturally diverse due to the mixture of traditions of the indigenous people as well as immigrants from Europe, Africa and Asia.
  • Due to its history of coloni
    alism, most South Americans speak Portuguese or Spanish.
  • The Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on earth, which located in South America and is home of the Volcano Marathon.
Fortaleza, Brazil
Fortaleza is the location of the sixth marathon during the 2025 World Marathon Challenge.
Location
Expected Temperature °C
Expected Temperature °F
Novolazarevskaya / Novo
-10
14
Cape Town, South Africa
+25
77
Perth, Australia
+25
77
Dubai, UAE
+25
77
Madrid, Spain
+5
41
Fortaleza, Brazil
+25
77
Miami, USA
+25
77
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