Bezerros

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Country Brazil State Pernambuco Area 492.6 km²		Region Northeast Region Time zone BRT (UTC-3) Local time Monday 2:45 AM

Weather 19°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 93% Humidity

Bezerros (Calves) ([biˈzeʁus]) is a municipality in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, near the city of Gravatá. Its population was 60,386 (2015) and its area is 491 km². Also known as Papangu city, because a festive tradition in which the people dress masks of all types during the Carnival festivities. During the carnival time, it is one of the most visited cities in the interior of the state. Also, it was a center of coffee production, an activity which is no longer important in the region.is much visited during Carnival, tourists and locals love to see papangus parading in city streets.

Map of Bezerros - Encruzilhada, Bezerros - State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Geography

State - Pernambuco

Region - Agreste of Pernambuco

Boundaries - Cumaru and Passira (N); Agrestina and São Joaquim do Monte (S); Caruaru and Riacho das Almas (W); Gravatá, Camocim de São Félix and Sairé (E)

Area - 490.8 km²

Elevation - 470 m

Hydrography - Capibaribe, Ipojuca and Una rivers

Clima - Hot tropical and humid

Main road - BR 232

Distance to Recife - 100 km

Tourist attractions

Lula Vassoureiro's Atelier

Centro de Artesanato de Pernambuco - Handicraft center

J. Borges' atelier, a great woodcut artist and one of the greatest Cordel makers of Brazil.

J. Miguel' atelier, a great woodcut artist and also a Cordel maker.

Papangu Carnival

Economy

The main activities based in Bezerros are tourism, commerce and agribusiness. Especially, plantations of tomatoes and creations of cattle'

Economic Indicators

Economy by Sector 2006

References

Bezerros Wikipedia

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