Aracati is a city and municipality located in the state of Ceará within the northeastern region of Brazil. It was officially founded on April 11, 1747. The city belongs to the Litoral de Aracati microregion, which constitutes one of the four microregions within the Jaguaribe macroregion.
The municipality is noted for being the birthplace of several notable historical and cultural figures. These individuals include the revolutionary Eduardo Angelim, the romanticist writer Adolfo Caminha, the bishop Manuel do Rego Medeiros, and the abolitionist Dragão do Mar. Additionally, the city is associated with the actor Emiliano Queiroz, the classical pianist Jacques Klein, and the writer Yury Teodósio.