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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

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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.

Contents

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