Brejo da Madre de Deus (''Swamp of the Mother of God'') is a city located in the state of

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. Located at 202 km away from

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, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 51,225 inhabitants. It is nationally famous for hosting every

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a large open air theater show designated

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in New Jerusalem. Brasao-brejo da madre de Deus-pernambuco

Geography

* State -

* Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries -

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Pernambuco. It is the third largest city in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco with a population of 109,897 inhabitants in 2020. It has 335.309 km² (208.5 square mile ...

and Taquaritinga do Norte (N); Belo Jardim, São Caetano and Tacaimbó (S); Caruaru (E); Jataúba (W). * Area - 762.09 km² * Elevation - 627 m * Hydrography -

Capibaribe River The Capibaribe River () is a river located in Pernambuco state, Brazil, with a length of 240 kilometers. The Capibaribe originates in the Serra do Jacarará, in the municipality of Poção, and flows to the Atlantic Ocean at Recife. Etymology ...

* Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest * Climate - Semi arid Hot * Annual average temperature - 22.0 c * Distance to

- 202 km

Tourism

In ''Fazenda Nova'', which means ''New Farm'', a district of Brejo da Madre de Deus is located the Park of Sculptures and the famous New Jerusalem theater. The theater city hosts every year in the

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an outdoor theater show designated

Passion of Christ In Christianity, the Passion (from the Latin verb ''patior, passus sum''; "to suffer, bear, endure", from which also "patience, patient", etc.) is the short final period in the life of Jesus Christ. Depending on one's views, the "Passion" m ...

which tell us the history of ''death and resurrection of

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''. It is considered the largest open-air

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

in the world due to its 100,000 m² (1.1 million ft²), surrounded by 3500 meters of walls and 70 towers.

Economy

The main economic activities in Brejo da Madre de Deus are based in tourism, commerce and agribusiness, especially

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es; and

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such as

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sheep Sheep or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus '' Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated ...

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s and

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Economic indicators

Economy by Sector 2006

Health indicators

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References

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