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Surubim
Surubim is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is the birthplace of Chacrinha, a famous Brazilian comedian and entertainer who died in 1988. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Vertentes do Lério and Casinhas (N); Riacho das Almas and Cumaru (S); Bom Jardim, Salgadinho and João Alfredo (E); Santa Maria do Cambucá and Frei Miguelinho (W) * Area - 252.85 km2 * Elevation - 394 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe river * Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila * Climate - semi-arid, hot and dry * Annual average temperature - 23.7 c * Distance to Recife - 134 km Climate Economy The main economic activities in Surubim are based in industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially the raising of cattle, pigs, goats, sheep and chicken The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chacrinha
José Abelardo Barbosa de Medeiros (September 30, 1917 – June 30, 1988), better known as Chacrinha (), was a Brazilian comedian, radio and TV personality. His career was at its peak from 1950 to 1980. He was author of a famous Brazilian phrase that states: "Na televisão, nada se cria, tudo se copia" ("In television, nothing is created, everything is copied"). Famous Brazilian celebrities made their debut on his show, such as Roberto Carlos and Raul Seixas. He began as a radio presenter, and then enjoyed great success and inspired controversy with his anarchic sense of humor while hosting many TV shows on Globo and other networks in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He would interrupt the musical numbers of major stars, blow a horn like Harpo Marx while poking fun at guests and throw codfish to the audience. Biography Childhood Chacrinha was born in Surubim, Pernambuco. At the age of 10, he moved with his family to Campina Grande, Paraiba. At the age of 17, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Do Cambucá
Santa Maria do Cambucá is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Paraíba (N); Frei Miguelinho (S); Surubim and Vertentes do Lério (E); Vertentes (W) * Area - 92.14 km2 * Elevation - 494 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe river * Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest * Climate - semi arid hot * Annual average temperature - 23.0 c * Distance to Recife - 153 km * Population - 14,223 (2020) Economy The main economic activities in Santa Maria do Cambucá are general industry, and agribusiness especially plantations of beans; and farming of cattle, sheep, goats and chickens. Economic indicators Economy by Sector 2006 Health indicators See also * List of municipalities in Pernambuco This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Pernambuco (PE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco is divided into 184 municipalities (plus the state district of Fernando de Noro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casinhas
Casinhas or little houses (population: 14,368) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 125.28 sq/km of total area. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Paraíba (N), Surubim (S) Bom Jardim and Orobó (E); Vertentes do Lério (W). * Area - 125.28 km2 * Elevation - 390 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe and Goiana Rivers * Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila * Annual average temperature - 23.3 c * Distance to Recife - 133 km Economy The main economic activities in Casinhas is agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats and sheep. Economic Indicators Economy by Sector 2006 Health Indicators See also * List of municipalities in Pernambuco This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Pernambuco (PE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco is divided into 184 municipalities (plus the state district of Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frei Miguelinho
Frei Miguelinho is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Santa Maria do Cambucá (N); Caruaru and Riacho das Almas (S); Surubim (E); Vertentes (W) * Area - 212.7 km2 * Elevation - 370 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe River * Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila * Climate - semi-arid, hot * Annual average temperature - 23.9 c * Distance to Recife - 166 km * Population - 15,546 (2020) Economy The main economic activities in Frei Miguelinho are based in agribusiness, especially the raising of cattle, goats, sheep and chickens. Economic indicators Economy by sector Health indicators See also * List of municipalities in Pernambuco This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Pernambuco (PE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco is divided into 184 municipalities (plus the state district of Fernando de Noronha), which are grouped into 19 microregi ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Alfredo
João Alfredo is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 120.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 33,328 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Bom Jardim (N); Salgadinho (S); Limoeiro (E); Surubim (W). * Area - 133.52 km2 * Elevation - 328 m * Hydrography - Goiana and Capibaribe rivers * Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila * Climate - Tropical hot and humid * Annual average temperature - 23.9 c * Distance to Recife - 120.6 km Economy The main economic activities in João Alfredo are based in wood & furniture industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, corn, manioc; and livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry. Economic indicators Economy by Sector 2006 Health indicators See also * List of municipalities in Pernambuco This is a list of the municipalities in the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salgadinho, Pernambuco
Salgadinho is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 124.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 343,200 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - João Alfredo (N); Passira (S); Limoeiro (E); Surubim (W). * Area - 88.81 km2 * Elevation - 232 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe River * Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila * Climate - Semi arid hot * Annual average temperature - 27.0 c * Distance to Recife - 124.6 km Economy The main economic activities in Salgadinho are based in agribusiness, especially livestock such as cattle, goats and poultry. Economic indicators Economy by Sector 2006 Health indicators See also * List of municipalities in Pernambuco This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Pernambuco (PE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco is divided into 184 municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bom Jardim, Pernambuco
Bom Jardim is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020 was 39,983 inhabitants and the total area is 218.43 km2. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Orobó and Machados (N); João Alfredo (S); Vicência and Limoeiro (E); Surubim and Casinhas (W). * Area - 218.43 km2 * Elevation - 333 m * Hydrography - Goiana River * Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest * Climate - Tropical hot and humid * Annual average temperature - 23.9 °C * Distance to Recife - 115 km Economy The main economic activities in Bom Jardim are related with extractive industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially breeding of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of bananas and pineapples. Economic Indicators Economy by Sector 2006 Health Indicators See also * List of municipalities in Pernambuco This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Pernambuco (PE), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumaru
Cumaru is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is 132 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 10,192 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Surubim (N); Bezerros (S); Passira (E); Riacho das Almas (W). * Area - 292.24 km2 * Elevation - 443 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe River * Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila * Climate - Semi arid hot * Annual average temperature - 25.0 c * Distance to Recife - 132 km Economy The main economic activities in Cumaru are based in agribusiness, especially beans, corn; and livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry. Economic indicators Economy by Sector 2006 Health indicators Gallery See also * List of municipalities in Pernambuco This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Pernambuco (PE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco is divided into 184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riacho Das Almas
Riacho das Almas (population 20,646) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the Mesoregions of Brazil, mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 313.99 sq/km of total area. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Surubim and Frei Miguelinho (N); Caruaru (S and W); Bezerros and Cumaru (E). * Area - 313.99 km2 * Elevation - 407 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe River, Capibaribe and Ipojuca River, Ipojuca rivers * Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila * Annual average temperature - 23.6 c * Distance to Recife - 152 km Economy The main economic activities in Riacho das Almas are the textile industry and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of pineapples and manioc. Economic Indicators Economy by Sector (2006) Health Indicators See also * List of municipalities in Pernambuco References Municipalities in Pernambuco {{Pernambuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ) is an American scientific and regulatory agency charged with Weather forecasting, forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, Hydrography, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone. The agency is part of the United States Department of Commerce and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. History NOAA traces its history back to multiple agencies, some of which are among the earliest in the federal government: * United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, formed in 1807 * National Weather Service, Weather Bureau of the United States, formed in 1870 * United States Fish Commission, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, formed in 1871 (research fleet only) * NOAA Commissioned Corps, Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, formed in 1917 The most direct predecessor of NOAA was the Enviro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 while satisfying the needs of consumers for products related to natural resources. Agribusinesses comprise farms, food and fiber processing, forestry, fisheries, biotechnology and biofuel enterprises and their input suppliers. Studies of business growth and performance in farming have found that successful agricultural businesses are cost-efficient internally and operate in favourable economic, political, and physical- organic environments. They are able to expand and make profits, improve the productivity of land, labor, and capital, and keep their costs down to ensure market price competitiveness. Agribusiness is not limited to farming. It encompasses a broader spectrum through the agribusiness system which includes input supplies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arid
Aridity is the condition of geographical regions which make up approximately 43% of total global available land area, characterized by low annual precipitation, increased temperatures, and limited water availability.Perez-Aguilar, L. Y., Plata-Rocha, W., Monjardin-Armenta, S. A., Franco-Ochoa, C., & Zambrano-Medina, Y. G. (2021). The Identification and Classification of Arid Zones through Multicriteria Evaluation and Geographic Information Systems—Case Study: Arid Regions of Northwest Mexico. ''ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information'', ''10''(11), 720. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10110720 These areas tend to fall upon degraded soils, and their health and functioning are key necessities of regulating ecosystems’ atmospheric components. Change over time The distribution of aridity at any time is largely the result of the general circulation of the atmosphere. The latter does change significantly over time through climate change. For example, temperature increase by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
