Lagoa dos Gatos is a municipality in the state of

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History

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explorers first reached the place in the late 18th century, and it is presumed that José Cavalcanti Fragoso was the one to establish the settlement of Peri-Peri, which would later become the town. Lagoa dos Gatos was officially recognised as a populational gathering in 1832 and became a village in 1839. In 1928 it was renamed Frei Caneca, until 1938, when it reverted to its original name. Local legends state that the name, which literally means "Cat's Lagoon", was used by its first explorers after sighting a few

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s at a small

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. In 1832 the mountainous surroundings of Lagoa dos Gatos played an important role at the "Guerra dos Cabanos" (War of Cabanos), one of the many uprisings in Brasil's first years of independence.

Geography

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* Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Cupira (N); São Benedito do Sul (S);

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(W); Belém de Maria and Jaqueira (E) * Area - 233.16 km² * Elevation - 464 m * Hydrography - Una river * Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest * Climate - tropical hot and humid * Annual average temperature - 24.0 c * Distance to

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- 159 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Lagoa dos Gatos are based in agribusiness, especially

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, sugarcane and creation of

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References

* Callado, João Pereira - ''História de Lagoa dos Gatos'' (1981) * ''Enciclopédia dos Municípios Pernambucanos'' * ''Globo Rural nº180'' – P. 80-83 – Out/2000 "Gatos Ameaçados" Municipalities in Pernambuco Populated places established in 1832 {{Pernambuco-geo-stub