Buíque is a Brazilian municipality in the state of

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the ...

, mesoregion of

Agreste The agreste (, "countryside") is a narrow zone of Brazil in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest '' zona da mata'' and the semiarid ''sertão''. The agreste fades out afte ...

. It has an estimated population of 58,919 in a total area of 1345,1 km². The Kapinawá Indigenous Reserve is located in the municipality of Buíque. Vale do Catimbau

History

The municipality of Buíque was settled in 1752, and was originally known as Campos de Buíque. The name "Buíque" comes from Tupi and means "Place of Snakes". Buíque became a village in 1854 and a city in 1874. The writer

Graciliano Ramos Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira () (October 27, 1892 – March 20, 1953) was a Brazilian modernist writer, politician and journalist. He is known worldwide for his portrayal of the precarious situation of the poor inhabitants of the Brazilian ''sert� ...

grew up in Buíque. At age 18, Graciliano wrote to this mother: "This is as the devil likes it: one wakes up at five in the morning and spends the day reading, smoking, eating and praying; one sleeps at nine in the evening. The life of an angel."

Geography

It is located at latitude 08º37'23" south and longitude 37º09'21" west, 798 meters above sea level, and 278 km from Pernambuco's state capital,

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. The Catimbau Valley or Vale do Catimbau in Portuguese, Brazil's second largest archeological site, is located in Buíque. Among its attractions are beautiful canyons, over 2,000 caves, and 28 registered areas with prehistoric cave paintings. The Brazilian federal government has listed the valley as a Unit of Integral Conservation and Preservation. * State –

* Region –

of Pernambuco * Boundaries –

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(S); Pedra (E);

Tupanatinga Tupanatinga is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 306 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 27,551 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Regio ...

and

Itaíba Itaíba is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located 306 km away from Recife, the capital of the state of Pernambuco. It has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 26,308 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * ...

(W) * Area – 1345.1 km² * Elevation – 798 m * Hydrography –

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and Moxotó rivers * Vegetation – Subcaducifólia forest * Clima – semi-

arid A region is arid when it severely lacks available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. Regions with arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic. Most ...

– hot and dry * Annual average temperature – 21.5 c * Distance to

– 278 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Buique are based in general commerce, some eco-tourism and

agribusiness Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy, in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise. The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit w ...

, especially plantations of

cashew nut The cashew tree (''Anacardium occidentale'') is a tropical evergreen tree native to South America in the genus '' Anacardium'' that produces the cashew seed and the cashew apple accessory fruit. The tree can grow as tall as , but the dwarf c ...

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 extensively cultivated ...

, and

bean A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes t ...

s, and the farming of cattle, sheep and goats.

Economic indicators

Economy by sector 2006

Health indicators

PE State site – City by city profile
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References

Municipalities in Pernambuco Populated places established in 1752 1750s establishments in Brazil 1752 establishments in South America {{Pernambuco-geo-stub