Mossoró

Mossoró is a city of Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil. Equidistant (and four hours' drive) from Natal or Fortaleza (approx 270 km.), this unremarkable northern city of 211,700 people (2005) is in the heart of Brazil's salt production area, and its largest land-based petroleum industry. For Brazilians, the city's main claim to fame is its association with the Robin Hood figure "Lampião" who led a gang of cangaceiros in the sertão during the 1920s and 30s.