Brejo da Madre de Deus

Brejo da Madre de Deus (Swamp of the Mother of God) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 202 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 42.250 inhabitants. It is nationally famous for hosting every easter a large open air theater show designated passion of Christ in New Jerusalem.

Geography

*Cangaceiro* statue, in the park of sculptures

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Santa Cruz do Capibaribe and Taquaritinga do Norte (N); Belo Jardim, São Caetano and Tacaimbó (S); Caruaru (E); Jataúba (W).
Area - 762.09 km²
Elevation - 627 m
Hidrography - Capibaribe River
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
Clima - Semi arid Hot
Annual average temperature - 22.0 c
Distance to Recife - 202 km

Tourism

In Fazenda Nova, which means New Farm, a district of Brejo da Madre de Deus is located the Park of Sculptures and the famous New Jerusalem theater.

The theater city hosts every year in the Easter an outdoor theater show designated Passion of Christ which tell us the history of death and resurrection of Jesus. It is considered the largest open-air theater in the world^[1] due to its 100,000 m² (1.1 million ft²), surrounded by 3500 meters of walls and 70 towers.

Economy

The main economic activities in Brejo da Madre de Deus are based in tourism, commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes; and livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
42.250	125.475	3.116	0.21%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
8.98%	9.87%	81.15%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.579	2	57	13.7

References

^ http://www.novajerusalem.com.br/2009/
^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Brejo da Madre de Deus, page 32]
^ Brejo da Madre de Deus 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile

8°09′S 36°22′W / 8.150°S 36.367°W / -8.150; -36.367

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[1] ttp://www.novajerusalem.com.br/2009/

[2] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Brejo da Madre de Deus, page 32]

[3] Brejo da Madre de Deus 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[4] PE State site - City by city profile

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