Joaquim Nabuco is a Brazilian

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in the

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Pernambuco Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...

, with an estimated population of 16,011 inhabitants as of 2020, according with

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. Has a total area of 121,88 km².

Joaquim Nabuco Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo (August 19, 1849 – January 17, 1910) was a Brazilian writer, statesman, and a leading voice in the abolitionist movement of his country. Early life and education Born in Brazil, Joaquim was the s ...

was a famous Pernambuco

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, who lived in the 19th century.

Geography

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* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana * Boundaries -

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and

Cortês Cortês is a city in the Brazil, Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Pernambuco. It is 149 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE 2020) population of ...

(N); Palmares and Água Preta (S); Palmares (W); Água Preta and Ribeirão (E) * Area - 121.88 km² * Elevation - 152 m * Hydrography - Una and Sirinhaém Rivers * Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest * Climate - Hot tropical and humid * Annual average temperature - 24.7 c * Distance to

Recife Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North Region, Brazil, North and the Northeast R ...

- 119 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Joaquim Nabuco are based in food and beverage industry and

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, especially plantations of

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; and creations of

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Health Indicators

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Municipalities in Pernambuco {{Pernambuco-geo-stub it:Joaquim Nabuco

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