Bezerros

Bezerros in Pernambuco.

Bezerros (Calves) (Portuguese pronunciation: [biˈzeʁus]) is a municipality in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, near the city of Gravatá. Its coordinates are 8°14′S 35°47′W and its area is 492.6 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.

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 - 492.6 sqkm
• Elevation - 470 m
• Hidrography - 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

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE
58.354	232.859	4.112	0.38 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
6.22 %	16.30 %	77.48 %

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.619	2	170	17.9

References

BSite Of Bezerros Brazil Travel