Boa Viagem
Integrated Municipality · ADR Sertão Central Territorial Network · Sertão Central — Ceará
Interstate Gateway of Sertão Central — livestock farming, mining, and technical training.
Interstate Gateway of Sertão Central — connects livestock farming, mining, and technical training.
Socioeconomic Intelligence
Indicators retrieved from the ADR database (municipios_dados), with the source and reference indicated on each card. Novo CAGED accounts only for formal CLT employment contracts; RAIS accounts for all formal employment relationships, including statutory public servants; monthly net balance refers to the difference between admissions and separations in the reference month (Novo CAGED/PDET). Data updated according to the latest available official release.
Boa Viagem in Sertão Central
Boa Viagem is one of Sertão Central's strategic municipalities, with an economy anchored in livestock farming, family farming, mining, and technical training via IFCE. Its location between Sertões de Canindé and Sertão Central confers a strategic role for regional integration.
Official indicators and territorial curation
Economy
Municipal GDP
R$ 717.7 million (BRL)
Source: IBGE — PIB dos Municípios · 2023
GDP per capita
R$ 14,237 (BRL)
Source: IBGE — PIB dos Municípios · 2023
Active formal CLT jobs (Novo CAGED — formal CLT jobs only)
1,523
Source: Novo CAGED/PDET — Painel de Informações do MTE · mai/2026
Active companies
2,017
Source: SERPRO / Receita Federal — Painel de CNPJs por Município · mai/2026
🏥 Healthcare
Healthcare establishments
Data not available
Family Health Teams
Data not available
Regional Hospital
Data not available
Municipal hospital
Source: Ministry of Health — CNES (values from municipios_dados database)
🎓 Education
IDEB Initial Years
Dado indisponível
IDEB Final Years
Dado indisponível
Source: INEP/MEC (values from municipios_dados database)
Strategic Distances
National Benchmarks
- Fortaleza (BR-020)221 km
- Port of Pecém254 km
- Fortaleza Airport228 km
- BR-020direct access
ADR Sertão Central Network
- Quixeramobim85 km
- Madalena65 km
- Itatira70 km
- Pedra Branca80 km
Logistics Infrastructure
- Transnordestina railway — tracks in Quixeramobim since 14/08/2026 (Diário do Nordeste; municipality closest to the network)
- Dry Port Quixeramobim — 85 km
Approximate road distance — Google Maps / DER-CE, query 2026
Socioeconomic indicators consolidated from official sources — IBGE 2022, IPECE, CAGED 2024, MDS/VisData, and SOP-CE 2026.
Regional role of the municipality
Agricultural and Livestock Axis
Extensive livestock farming, goats, sheep, and family farming.
Mineral Hub
Diversified mineral activity (granite, gemstones, industrial sand).
Technical Training
IFCE — Campus Boa Viagem, with technical and technological degree programs.
BR-020 Corridor
Connection with Sertão de Canindé and the state road network.
Productive matrix and regional potential
Livestock farming
Cattle, goats, and sheep farming
Family Farming
Rural productive base
Mining
Ornamental stones, industrial minerals, and civil construction inputs
Education
IFCE — technical training
Trade
Diversified local trade
Connectivity, logistics, and territorial assets
Highways
BR-020 and CE-176
Universities
IFCE — Campus Boa Viagem
Water Resources
Municipal reservoirs and deep wells
Energy
Enel service and surrounding solar parks
Territory's strategic assets
IFCE — Campus Boa Viagem
Regional technical and technological training.
Diversified Mineral Reserves
Granite, gemstones, industrial sand, and other minerals.
BR-020 and CE-176
Strategic connection with Canindé and other regions.
Extensive livestock farming
Largest territorial area in Sertão Central with livestock potential.
Solar parks in the surrounding area
Renewable energy potential.
Training and knowledge ecosystem
Methodology: the scores (1–5) represent a qualitative assessment by ADR Sertão Central, developed from cross-referencing public data — IBGE Cidades/Census 2022, IPECE/IPECE Data, PNUD/Atlas Brasil, MEC/INEP, DNIT, and SEINFRA-CE — and state structural plans (Dry Port of Quixeramobim, strategic outlook for the Export Processing Zone (ZPE), Transnordestina Railway, and Cinturão das Águas do Ceará), calibrated by the Agency's territorial expertise. This is not an official statistical index.
Rural production, water, and energy
- Extensive livestock farming and complementary dairy basin
- Mining (ornamental stones, industrial minerals, and civil construction inputs)
- Beekeeping and sheep and goat farming
- Family farming and cassava production
Historical, natural, and symbolic heritage
- Monumento ao Alferes e à Bela
- Serra do Machado
- Mother Church of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem
Platforms, Services, and Official Sources
Governance and Transparency
Data and Indicators
Economic Development
Agribusiness and Rural Development
Education, Innovation, and Training
Services and Public Utilities
Culture, Tourism, and Identity
Sources: Source: IBGE — Censo Demográfico 2022 (atualizado em 22/12/2023) · 2022; Source: IBGE — Área Territorial Brasileira · 2025; Source: PNUD — Atlas Brasil (Censo 2010), conforme IBGE Cidades · 2010; Source: IBGE — PIB dos Municípios · 2023.
Development dimensions
Territorial Strategic Radar
Multidimensional assessment of the strategic dimensions of Boa Viagem
ADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Economic Potential
ConsolidadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Maior área territorial
Infrastructure
EstruturadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
BR-020 e IFCE
Productive Vocations
ConsolidadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Pecuária e mineração
Education
ConsolidadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
IFCE local
Agribusiness
ConsolidadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Pecuária extensiva
Investment Opportunities
EstruturadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Mineração e energia
Territorial coordination in Sertão Central
Municipalities with territorial complementarity, economic integration and strategic regional connections.