Brejinho (''Little Swamp'') is a city in the state of

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. The population in 2020, according to

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was 7,488 and the area is 106.3 km².

Geography

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Sertão The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the "hinterland" or "backcountry". In Brazil, it refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil (similar to the specific association of " outback" with Australia in Englis ...

Pernambucano * Boundaries - Paraiba state (N and W);

São José do Egito São José do Egito is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 34,056 and the area is 794.1 km². Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Sertão Pernambucano * Districts - São José do ...

and

Terezinha Terezinha (''Little Tereza'') is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 251 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, it has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 7,198 inhabitants. Geography * State ...

(S); Itapetim (E). * Area - 106.3 km² * Elevation - 737 m * Hydrography - Pajeú River * Vegetation -

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hiperxerófila * Climate - semi arid - hot and dry * Annual average temperature - 22.5 c * Distance to

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- 410 km

Economy

The main economic activity in Brejinho is agribusiness, especially the breeding of

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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, chickens; and planting of corn and

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Economic Indicators

Economy by Sector 2006

Health Indicators

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References

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