page_title: Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
section_title: Neighborhoods
hierarchical_section_title: Natal, Rio Grande do Norte / Neighborhoods
caption_attribution_description: Português: Mapa das zonas de Natal (RN): em vermelho, a zona norte; em verde, a zona sul; em azul, a zona leste e, em amarelo, a zona oeste. Em roxo a área do Parque das Dunas.
context_page_description: Natal is the capital and largest city of the state Rio Grande do Norte, located in northeastern Brazil. According to IBGE's July 2018 report, the city had a total population of 763,043, making it the 19th largest city in the country. Natal is a major tourist destination and an exporting hub of crustaceans, carnauba wax and fruits, mostly melon, sugar apple, cashew and papaya.
  Being the 4th oldest state capital city in Northeastern Brazil, after Recife, Salvador and João Pessoa, it's also the country's closest to Africa and Europe. The Greater Natal International Airport connects Natal with many Brazilian cities and also operates some international flights. The city was one of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
context_section_description: North Zone
  Potengi
  Redinha
  Pajuçara
  Igapó
  Nossa Senhora da Apresentação
  Salinas
  Lagoa Azul
  East Zone
  Cidade Alta
  Petrópolis
  Tirol
  Alecrim
  Ribeira
  Rocas
  Barro Vermelho
  Santos Reis
  Praia do Meio
  Areia Preta
  Mãe Luíza
  West Zone
  alecrim
  Quintas
  Nordeste
  Dix-Sept Rosado
  Bom Pastor
  Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
  Cidade da Esperança
  Cidade Nova
  Planalto
  Felipe Camarão
  Guarapes
  South Zone
  Ponta Negra
  Lagoa Nova
  Capim Macio
  Candelária
  Neópolis
  Nova Descoberta
  Pitimbu
caption: Map of Natal neighborhoods   North Zone.   East Zone.   South Zone.   West Zone.   Natal Dunes State Park.
exif: {}