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Bezerros
Bezerros () is a municipality in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, near the city of Gravatá. Its population was 60,880 (2020) and its area is 491 km2. Also known as Papangu city, because a festive tradition in which the people dress masks of all types during the Carnival festivities. During the carnival time, it is one of the most visited cities in the interior of the state. Also, it was a center of coffee production, an activity which is no longer important in the region. It is much visited during Carnival; tourists and locals love to see papangus parading in city streets. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Cumaru and Passira (N); Agrestina and São Joaquim do Monte (S); Caruaru and Riacho das Almas (W); Gravatá, Camocim de São Félix and Sairé (E) * Area - 490.8 km2 * Elevation - 470 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe, Ipojuca and Una rivers * Climate - Hot tropical and humid * Main road - BR 232 * Distance to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caruaru
Caruaru is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The most populous city in the interior of the state, Caruaru is located in the microzone of Agreste and because of its cultural importance, it is nicknamed ''Capital do Agreste'' (Portuguese for the "capital city of the Agreste region"), ''Princesinha do Agreste'' ("Little Princess of Agreste"), and ''Capital do Forró'' ("the capital city of ''forró''"). The city is located 140 kilometers (87 miles) from the state capital of Recife, which has an international airport. However, Caruaru has its own airport. Caruaru is renowned for its extensive '' Festival de São João'' ("Saint John's Festival"), which takes up the whole month of June, sometimes extending into July. Caruaru had a 2020 resident population of 365,278 inhabitants, living in a land area of 920.61 square kilometers (355.45 square miles). Caruaru is the hometown, among others, of Álvaro Lins, Brazilian journalist, and Lieutenant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravatá
Gravatá is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, located about from the state's capital Recife That it may shine on all ( Matthew 5:15) , image_map = Brazil Pernambuco Recife location map.svg , mapsize = 250px , map_caption = Location in the state of Pernambuco , pushpin_map = Brazil#South A ... (the distance by road is ). The population of Gravatá in 2020 was 84,699 inhabitants, according with Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE. Geography Gravatá is located at . The average altitude is . The area of Gravatá is . It is known for a pleasant climate (annual medium temperature ) and its charming houses with an Alps, Alpine architecture; it is placed in the rural countryside of Pernambuco (Agreste Pernambucano). Located in the rural district of the valley of Ipojuca (Vale do Ipojuca), a transition area between the Forest and the Rural Area, in the region formerly known the Borborema Plateau, nowadays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sairé
Sairé is a municipality located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 110.7 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 9,764 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Bezerros (N); Bonito and Barra de Guabiraba (S); Gravatá (E); Camocim de São Félix (W). * Area - 195.46 km2 * Elevation - 663 m * Hydrography - Ipojuca and Sirinhaém rivers * Vegetation - Subcaducifólia and hipoxerófila * Climate - Tropical hot and humid * Annual average temperature - 24.0 c * Distance to Recife - 110.7 km Economy The main economic activities in Sairé are based in agribusiness, especially tomatoes, tangerines, passion fruits; and livestock such as cattle, sheep and poultry Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camocim De São Félix
Camocim de São Félix is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 113.7 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 18,900 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Meridional Pernambucano * Boundaries - Sairé (N and E); Bonito and São Joaquim do Monte (S); Bezerros (W) * Area - 53.58 km2 * Elevation - 691 m * Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers * Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest * Clima - hot and humid * Annual average temperature - 21.2 c * Distance to Recife - 113.7 km Economy The main economic activities in Camocim de São Félix are based in agribusiness, especially tomatoes, passion fruits; and livestock such as cattle, chicken The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riacho Das Almas
Riacho das Almas (population 20,646) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 313.99 sq/km of total area. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Surubim and Frei Miguelinho (N); Caruaru (S and W); Bezerros and Cumaru (E). * Area - 313.99 km2 * Elevation - 407 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe and Ipojuca rivers * Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila * Annual average temperature - 23.6 c * Distance to Recife - 152 km Economy The main economic activities in Riacho das Almas are the textile industry and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of pineapples and manioc ''Manihot esculenta'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Joaquim Do Monte
São Joaquim do Monte is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 124.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 21,398 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Bezerros and Camocim de São Félix (N); Cupira (S); Bonito and Belém de Maria (E); Agrestina (W). * Area - 242.63 km2 * Elevation - 463 m * Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers * Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila * Climate - Hot and humid * Annual average temperature - 22.7 c * Distance to Recife - 124.6 km Economy The main economic activities in São Joaquim do Monte are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes, manioc, passion fruits; and livestock such as cattle, pigs and poultry Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. These birds are most typically members of the superor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrestina
Agrestina (''Wilding'') is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, mesoregion of Agreste. It covers , and has a population of 25,065 with a population density of 113 inhabitants per square kilometer. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Caruaru and Bezerros (N); Cupira (S); São Joaquim do Monte (E); Altinho (W) * Area - * Elevation - * Hydrography - Una River * Vegetation - Hiperxerófila caatinga * Climate - Transition between tropical (coastal) and semi arid * Annual average temperature - 23.4 c * Distance to Recife - Economy The main economic activities in Agrestina are based in general commerce, industry and agribusiness. Especially, manioc and, creations of cattle, goats and sheep. Economic Indicators Economy by Sector 2006 Health Indicators History Agrestina was founded in 1884 so Bebedouro, and became a district of Altinho Altinho ('' pt, High'') is a hill neighbourhood of Panaji, the state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passira
Passira is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Geography * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Limoeiro and Salgadinho (N); Gravatá, Bezerros and Pombos (S); Cumaru (W); Feira Nova and Glória do Goitá (E) * Area - 329.75 km² * Elevation - 176 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe river * Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila * Climate - semi arid hot * Average annual temperature - 24.1 °C * Distance to Recife - 115 km * Population - 28,894 (2020) Economy The main economic activities in Passira are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes, corn and beans, and the rearing of cattle, goats, sheep and horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million yea ...s. Economic Indicators Economy by Sector 2006 Health ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumaru
Cumaru is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is 132 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 10,192 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Surubim (N); Bezerros (S); Passira (E); Riacho das Almas (W). * Area - 292.24 km2 * Elevation - 443 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe River * Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila * Climate - Semi arid hot * Annual average temperature - 25.0 c * Distance to Recife - 132 km Economy The main economic activities in Cumaru are based in agribusiness, especially beans, corn; and livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails, .... Economic indicators Ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival
Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typically involves public celebrations, including events such as parades, public street parties and other entertainments, combining some elements of a circus. Elaborate costumes and masks allow people to set aside their everyday individuality and experience a heightened sense of social unity.Bakhtin, Mikhail. 1984. ''Rabelais and his world''. Translated by H. Iswolsky. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Original edition, ''Tvorchestvo Fransua Rable i narodnaia kul'tura srednevekov'ia i Renessansa'', 1965. Participants often indulge in excessive consumption of alcohol, meat, and other foods that will be forgone during upcoming Lent. Traditionally, butter, milk, and other animal products were not consumed "excessively", rather, their stoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recife
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Ipojuca River
The Ipojuca River is a river of Pernambuco state in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Pernambuco List of rivers in Pernambuco (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Pernambuco dra ... References * Rivers of Pernambuco {{Pernambuco-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
