Bezerros () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in northeastern

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, in the State of

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the ...

, near the city of Gravatá. Its population was 60,880 (2020) 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

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festivities. During the carnival time, it is one of the most visited cities in the interior of the

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. Also, it was a center of

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production, an activity which is no longer important in the region. It is much visited during Carnival; tourists and locals love to see papangus parading in city streets.

Geography

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* Region -

Agreste The agreste (, "countryside") is a narrow zone of Brazil in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest '' zona da mata'' and the semiarid ''sertão''. The agreste fades out afte ...

of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Cumaru and Passira (N); Agrestina and

São Joaquim do Monte São Joaquim do Monte 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 21,398 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pern ...

(S);

Caruaru Caruaru is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The most populous city in the interior of the state, Caruaru is located in the microzone of Agreste and because of its cultural importance, it is nicknamed ''Capital do Agreste'' ( Por ...

and Riacho das Almas (W); Gravatá,

Camocim de São Félix Camocim de São Félix is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 113.7 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 18,900 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pern ...

and

Sairé Sairé is a municipality located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 110.7 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 9,764 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * ...

(E) * Area - 490.8 km² * Elevation - 470 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe, Ipojuca and Una rivers * Climate - Hot tropical and humid * Main road - BR 232 * Distance to

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- 100 km

Tourist attractions

* Serra Negra * Igreja de São Francisco Xavier, Serra Negra, Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brasil * Sítio Pedra Solta, camping area, planning on visiting jungle areas: here is the place, rappel * 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

Economy

The main activities based in ''Bezerros'' are tourism, commerce and

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. Especially, plantations of

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es and creations of

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Economic Indicators

Economy by Sector 2006

Health Indicators

PE State site - City by city profile
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References

External links

Site Of Bezerros Brazil Travel
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