Piedade do Ouro, also known simply as Piedade, is a rural district in the municipality of
Itapetim
Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2022, according with IBGE was 13,788 inhabitants and the total area is 411.9 km².
Geography
* State - Pernambuco
* Region - Sertão Pernambucano
* Dis ...
, in the state of
Pernambuco, Brazil. it is notable for containing the northernmost continental point of the state of Pernambuco. Piedade do Ouro also is known for its history marked by the search for
gold and
metals between 1940s and 1980s, a period during which an abandoned gold mine, initially considered the third largest in Brazil, was exploited in the region.
References
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Districts of Brazil