Exu is a city in the state of
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 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...
, Brazil. The population in 2007, according with
IBGE
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was 31,766 and the area is 1337 km².
Exu is the birthplace of the famous
Luiz Gonzaga
Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (standard orthography 'Luís'; ; Exu, December 13, 1912 – Recife, August 2, 1989) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician and poet and one of the most influential figures of Brazilian popular music in the twen ...
(1912/1989) which was a very prominent Brazilian
folk
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singer, songwriter, musician and poet. He is considered to be responsible for the promotion of northeastern music throughout the rest of the country. He is also known as the "king of
baião" and "Gonzagão".
Geography
* State –
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 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...
* Region –
Sertão
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Pernambucano
* Boundaries – Ceará state (N);
Granito (S);
Bodocó (W);
Moreilândia (E)
* Area – 1474 km²
* Elevation – 523 m
* Hydrography –
Brigida River
* Vegetation –
Caatinga
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and
Subperenifólia forest.
* Climate – transition between tropical hot and
semi arid- hot and dry
* Annual average temperature – 24.8 c
* Distance to
Recife
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– 607 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Exu are based in
agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, pigs, goats; and plantations of
corn,
beans,
manioc
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, coffee and tobacco .
Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector
2006
Health Indicators
PE State site – City by city profile
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References
{{Municipalities of Pernambuco
Municipalities in Pernambuco