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Pernambuco

Pernambuco (Brazilian Portuguese: [pɛʁnɐ̃ˈbuku] (listen))[3] 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 19th-largest in area among federative units of the country, it is the sixth-most densely populated with around 89 people per km². Its capital and largest city, Recife, is one of the most important economic and urban hubs in the country. Based on 2019 estimates, the Recife Metropolitan Region is seventh-most populous in the country, and the second-largest in northeastern Brazil.[4] In 2015, the state had 4.6% of the national population and produced 2.8% of the national gross domestic product (GDP).[5]

Pernambuco
Estado de Pernambuco
State of Pernambuco
Anthem: Hino de Pernambuco
Location of State of Pernambuco in Brazil
Coordinates: 8°20′S 37°48′W / 8.333°S 37.800°W / -8.333; -37.800Coordinates: 8°20′S 37°48′W / 8.333°S 37.800°W / -8.333; -37.800
Country Brazil
Capital and largest cityRecife
Government
 • GovernorRaquel Lyra (PSDB)
 • Vice GovernorPriscila Krause (CDN)
 • Senators
Area
 • Total98,311.616 km2 (37,958.327 sq mi)
 • Rank19th
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total8,796,448
 • Estimate 
(2020)
9,616,121
 • Rank7th
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
  • Rank6th
Demonym(s)Pernambucan (English), Pernambucano or Pernambucana (Brazilian Portuguese)
GDP
 • Year2021 estimate
 • TotalR$233.4 billion (10th)
 • Per capitaR$20,702 (21st)
HDI
 • Year2017
 • Category0.727[2]high (17th)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
50000-000 to 56990-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-PE
License Plate Letter SequenceKFD to KME, NXU to NXW, OYL to OYZ, PCA to PGZ, QYA to QYZ, RZE to RZZ
Websitepe.gov.br

The contemporary state inherits its name from the Captaincy of Pernambuco, established in 1534. The region was originally inhabited by Tupi-Guarani-speaking peoples. European colonization began in the 16th century, under mostly Portuguese rule interrupted by a brief period of Dutch rule, followed by Brazilian independence in 1822. Large numbers of slaves were brought from Africa during the colonial era to cultivate sugarcane, and a significant portion of the state's population has some amount of African ancestry.

The state has rich cultural traditions thanks to its varied history and peoples. Brazilian Carnivals in Recife and the historic colonial capital of Olinda are renowned: the Galo da Madrugada parade in Recife has held world records for its size.

Historically a center of sugarcane cultivation due to the favorable climate, the state has a modern economy dominated by the services sector today, though large amounts of sugarcane are still grown. The coming of democracy in 1985 has brought the state progress and challenges in turn: while economic and health indicators have improved, inequality remains high.

Etymology

The origins of the name Pernambuco are debated, though most hypotheses derive the name from the now-extinct Tupi language.

Some scholars claim that the name comes from the combining of the Tupi words para'nã, meaning "great river" or "sea" and buka, meaning "hole". Thus, pernambuco would mean "hole in the sea", possibly referring to the Canal de Santa Cruz on the Island of Itamaracá, north of Olinda, or to an opening in the reefs between Olinda and Recife.[6] According to others, pernambuco was the name of brazilwood in local indigenous languages at the time of first contact, as the tree is found widely in the forests of the future state. A third hypothesis also derives from a Tupi word, paranãbuku, meaning "long river", a possible reference to the Capibaribe River, since primitive maps mark such a "Pernambuco river" north of Cabo de Santo Agostinho, south of Recife.

Another hypothesis, suggested by the academic Jacques Ribemboim, asserts the origins of the name from the Portuguese language. The Canal de Santa Cruz in Recife, at the beginning of the 16th century, was known as Boca de Fernão (named after the explorer Fernão de Noronha). The Indians may have pronounced Fernão as Pernao and reversed the order of the words, giving Pernão Boca or Pernambuka, leading to the contemporary name of Pernambuco.[7]

The state also has some nicknames, such as Lion of the North, Land of Frevo and Maracatu and Blessed Land.

Geography

 
The Fernando de Noronha Islands, 354 km from the mainland, form a "state district" of Pernambuco.

Pernambuco comprises a comparatively narrow coastal zone, a high inland plateau, and an intermediate zone formed by the terraces and slopes between the two.[8]

Its surface is much broken by the remains of the ancient plateau which has been worn down by erosion, leaving escarpments and ranges of flat-topped mountains, called chapadas, capped in places by horizontal layers of sandstone. Ranges of these chapadas form the boundary lines with three states–the Serra dos Irmãos and Serra Vermelha with Piauí, the Serra do Araripe with Ceará, and the Serra dos Cariris Velhos with Paraíba.[8]

 
Köppen climate types of Pernambuco

Regions

The coastal area is fertile, and was formerly covered by the humid Pernambuco coastal forests, the northern extension of the Atlantic Forests (Mata Atlântica) of eastern Brazil. It is now occupied by extensive sugar cane plantations. It has a hot, humid climate, relieved to some extent by the south-east trade winds.[8]

 
Catimbau Valley - the 2nd-largest Brazilian archeological site

The middle zone, called the agreste region, has a drier climate and lighter vegetation,[8] including the semi-deciduous Pernambuco interior forests, where many trees lose their leaves in the dry season.

The inland region, called the sertão is high, stony, and dry, and frequently devastated by prolonged droughts (secas). The climate is characterized by hot days and cool nights. There are two clearly defined seasons, a rainy season from March to June, and a dry season for the remaining months.[8] The interior of the state is covered mostly by the dry thorny scrub vegetation called caatinga. The Rio São Francisco is the main water source for this area.

The climate is more mild in the Borborema Plateau ("Planalto da Borborema", popularly known as "Serra das Russas" or "Russians' Range"). Some towns are located more than 1000 meters above sea level, and temperatures there can descend to 10 °C (50 °F) and even 5 °C (41 °F) in some cities (i.e., Triunfo) during the winter.

The volcanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha in the Atlantic Ocean, 535 km northeast of Recife, has been part of Pernambuco since 1988.

Hydrology

The rivers of the state include a number of small plateau streams flowing southward to the São Francisco River, and several large streams in the eastern part flowing eastward to the Atlantic. The former are the Moxotó, Ema, Pajeú, Terra Nova, Brigida, Boa Vista and Pontai, and are dry channels the greater part of the year.[8]

The largest of the coastal rivers are the Goiana River, which is formed by the confluence of the Tracunhaem and Capibaribe-mirim, and drains a rich agricultural region in the north-east part of the state; the Capibaribe, which has its source in the Serra de Jacarara and flows eastward to the Atlantic at Recife with a course of nearly 300 miles (480 km); the Ipojuca, which rises in the Serra de Aldeia Velha and reaches the coast south of Recife; the Serinhaen; and the Uná. A large tributary of the Uná, the Rio Jacuhipe, forms part of the boundary line with Alagoas.[8]

History

Prehistory

Prior to discovery and colonization by Portugal, Pernambuco was inhabited by numerous tribes of Tupi-Guarani speaking indigenous peoples. The Tupi peoples were a largely hunter-gatherer culture living in long houses who cultivated some indigenous crops, most notably manioc (Manihot esculenta), but lacked any metallic tools. Many elements of the Tupi culture were a shock to Europeans: among these, they bathed frequently, they eschewed wealth accumulation, practiced nudity, and warred frequently, primarily to capture enemies for communal, ritual cannibalism.[9]

European contact

Modern day Pernambuco includes the islands of Fernando de Noronha, which precedes mainland Pernambuco's history since the islands were granted to Fernão de Laronha by King Manoel in 1502.[10]

Pernambuco was initially valued as a source of Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata) used in Europe for dyes. These Amerindians were eager to harvest and exchange brazilwood for axes, fishhooks and other goods offered by Europeans.[11] The Portuguese crown granted a license to Fernão de Laronha in 1502.[12] After the expiration of the license the trade in brazilwood was a driver of the exploration of Brazil. Brazilwood was highly valued and other European nations, particularly the French, soon sent ships to exploit this new dye wood. The French under Bertrand d'Ornesan tried to establish a French trading post at Pernambuco in 1531.[13] This fort was located at the border of Pernambuco and Itamaricá to the North. The Portuguese King responded by dispatching an armada under the command of Pero Lopes de Sousa. Pero Lopes defeated the French, destroyed their fort and built a new fort.[14]

Portuguese settlement

Shortly after the success in dislodging the French from Pernambuco's northern border with Itamaricá the Portuguese began to settle Brazil. King John III of Portugal created the Hereditary Captaincies in 1534, Pernambuco was granted to Duarte Coelho, who arrived in Nova Lusitânia (or "New Lusitania") in 1535. Duarte directed military actions against the French-allied Caetés Indians and upon their defeat in 1537 established a settlement at the site of a former Marin Indian village, henceforth known as Olinda, as well as another village at Igarassu. Under his leadership sugar soon replaced Brazilwood as Pernambuco's most profitable export.[15] Due to the cultivation of sugar and cotton, Pernambuco was one of the few prosperous captaincies (the other notable one being São Vicente).

Slavery

In addition to requiring a lot of capital investment, refining sugar in the 16th century also required a vast amount of labor. Brazilian Indians were very useful to the Portuguese; both free Indians and enslaved Indians performed many useful services for the Portuguese settlers. This included helping with building Engenhos. However, Brazilian Indian culture was not well suited to the operation of sugar engenhos. Indian culture was not oriented to wealth accumulation. Stuart Schwartz expressed it, "Once a man had enough to eat and a few new tools and weapons, why should he want or work for more."[16]

While the sugar industry relied at first on the labor of indigenous peoples, especially the Tupis and Tapuyas, high mortality and economic growth led to the importation of enslaved Africans from the late 17th century onward. Some of these slaves escaped the sugar-producing coastal regions and formed independent inland communities called mocambos, including Palmares.

Dutch conquest

 
Dutch invasions in Brazil

In 1630, Pernambuco, as well as many Portuguese possessions in Brazil, was occupied by the Dutch until 1654.[8] The occupation was strongly resisted and the Dutch conquest was only partially successful, it was finally repelled by the Portuguese. In the interim, thousands of the enslaved Africans had fled to Palmares, and soon the mocambos there had grown into two significant states. The Dutch Republic, which allowed sugar production to remain in Portuguese hands, regarded suppression of Palmares as important, but was unsuccessful in this. Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, count of Nassau, was appointed as ruler of the Nieuw Holland (Dutch colonization enterprise in Brazil).

In the 17th century, the Netherlands was experiencing a surge of freedom and progress, and wanted to expand their colonies in the American continent. An expression of this new economy was the Dutch West India Company, (modeled after the Dutch East India company which had influence throughout the world and controlled much of the trade between East and West). A Board of nineteen members appointed Prince Johan Maurits, Count of Nassau, Governor of Pernambuco. It was an auspicious choice for Northeast, because he was a lover of the arts with a deep interest in the New World. In 1637 he opened his government guidelines quite different from those of the Portuguese colonists, declaring "Freedom of Religion and Trade". His entourage contained traders, artists, planners, German and Dutch citizens. He was accompanied by six painters, including Frans Post and Albert Eckhout. Nassau also created an environment of Dutch religious tolerance, new to Portuguese America and irritating to his Calvinist associates. Nassau made efforts to reduce the sugar production monoculture by encouraging the cultivation of other crops, particularly foodstuffs.[17]

Olinda and Recife, 1953.

Jewish immigration

 
Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue in Mauritsstad (Recife), the first synagogue in the Americas

Under Dutch rule, Jewish culture developed in Recife. Many Jews, having fled the Inquisition in Iberia, sought refuge in the Netherlands. The Jewish community established themselves in Dutch Brazil and would later migrate elsewhere in the Americas. There are records that in 1636 a synagogue was being built in the city. A Jewish scholar from Amsterdam, Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, arrived in Recife in 1642, becoming the first rabbi on Brazilian soil and on the continent. In 1643, three years after the Portuguese regained the crown in the metropolis, Father António Vieira – frowned upon, persecuted by the Inquisition and admirer of Aboab – recommended the King of Portugal occupy the capital of the New Christian and Jewish immigrants to help the depressed Portuguese finances[18]

Portuguese reconquest

The Portuguese reconquered Recife in 1654 and Olinda regained its status of political center. However, Recife remained the commercial /port city. Nowadays, it is credited that many inhabitants of Pernambuco's agreste region have some Dutch ancestry.[19] If the Dutch were gone, however, the threat of the now unified quilombo of Palmares remained. In spite of a treaty negotiated in 1678 with its ruler Ganga Zumba, a war between the two remained. Zumbi who became ruler following the peace treaty and later repudiated it, fought the Portuguese government until 1694 when soldiers brought from the south eventually defeated him.

Three centuries of the sugar cycle

Throughout the remainder of the 17th century on to the 20th century much of life in Pernambuco was dominated by the patterns established by monoculture, latifundia, and slavery (until 1888). Sugar and cotton were grown on large plantations and rural society was largely divided into landowning elites and the impoverished poor. In addition, Pernambuco, except for a narrow coastland, is subject to periodic droughts. The boom and bust economy throughout this period is often exemplified as the "sugar cycle" when the international market for sugar is good, the economy booms, when the market is bad, it is hard times for all and particularly for the impoverished. Sugar has always been the principal example of the boom or bust cycle, but there has, from time to time been a similar cycle in cotton. Cotton was profitable during the U.S. War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the U.S. Civil War. Each time the bust in Pernambuco came when U.S. growers resumed their exports.[20]

17th-century class conflict

A sugar mill engenho requires a large investment both to build and to operate. Much of the time the money is borrowed. Although there were other sources, one source that was a particular irritant to mill owners were the merchants of Recife. In 1710 this irritant resulted in the Mascate War. This conflict set the mascates from Recife against the establishment planters of Olinda It was led by the Senhores de Engenho (owners of the sugar mills). It is an example of the continuing tensions between the senhores de engenho (the landed elites) in colonial Brazil and the merchants of Recife. The “War” (there was considerable shooting but little loss of life) has elements of class struggle. Olinda had, before the Dutch, always been the municipal seat. Recife, once merely a port facility for Olinda, had formerly consisted of a few modest dwellings, warehouses, and businesses catering to ships and seamen, but under the Dutch had been developed into a thriving center of commerce populated by wealthy, more recently arrived merchants to whom most of the landed aristocracy of Pernambuco were heavily indebted. After several excesses the king issued a new set of instructions to the governor. In 1715 the crown dispatched a new governor and the residents of Pernambuco finally felt the troubles were ended, though many families of the colony's elites were ruined.[21]

18th century: mining eclipses sugar

The discovery of gold in Minas Gerais late in the Seventeenth Century and the discovery of diamond displaced agriculture. In fact, for all the disruption caused by "gold fever" throughout the mining boom the value of sugar exports always exceeded the value of any other export.[22] Nevertheless, among many other disruptions, gold shifted the focus South. Pernambuco, Bahia, and the entire Northeast were eclipsed by the South of Brazil and that shift in focus has never been reversed.[23]

19th century: a province, then a state

Pernambuco's response to the nationhood of Brazil seems to have been rebellion. Pernambuco was the site of some of the most important rebellions and insurrections in Brazilian history, especially in the 19th century. See Also Rebellions and revolutions in Brazil, Pernambucan Revolt, Cabanada, April Revolt (Pernambuco) At one point Pernambuco led much of the Northeast region in a very short-lived independent Confederation of the Equator.

The end of slavery and the beginning of the republic

In 1888, under the influence of increasingly urban society, and with the advocacy of intellectuals such as Pernambucan politician Joaquim Nabuco, slavery was abolished.[24] However, freedom for the slaves did little or nothing to improve life for the underclass. Economic downturns were used to cut wages, children were paid almost nothing, and violence ruled.[25] In those days before antibiotics there were major epidemics, fourteen between 1849 and 1920.[26]

20th century

 
Graf Zeppelin over Recife in the 1930s

The twentieth century did bring better communication and transportation which would slowly allow development. But for the poor employed in the sugar industry, as late as the 1960s infant mortality in this labor segment was nearly half of live births.[27] Politically, the century was dominated by two periods of dictatorship, ruled by Getulio Vargas for most of the period from 1930 to 1954.[28] and the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985[29]

Post-dictatorship progress

Since the end of military rule, there is still an underemployed and under-fed underclass. However, quality of life has improved along with industrial development. Pernambuco has also become a major tourist destination. Statistics from the turn of the millennium show a sharp and continuing improvement. According to estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study, the infant mortality rate declined 6.2 percent annually between 1990 and 2015: from 90.4 infant deaths per 1000 live births in 1990, to 13.4 deaths/1000 live births in 2015.[30] The homicide rate in Recife, still higher than the average for Brazil, declined by about 6% per annum during the period from 2000 to 2012.[31]

Income inequality remains a problem; in 2000, the state had a Gini coefficient of 0.59,[32] with wealth and resources being concentrated at the top.

Government and politics

The state government is divided into three branches, like all Brazilian states. All the branches are located in capital of Recife.

The governor and deputies are elected to four year terms in Brazilian general elections, with the most recent being held in 2018.

Local government

The 185 municipalities that make up the state have similar structures, though they lack the judicial branch. Each municipality has a chief executive, analogous to mayor, called a Prefeito/Prefeita, while the legislative branch is called the Câmara Municipal.

Municipal officials also serve four year terms, with the most recent being held in 2020.

Fernando de Noronha is a sui generis "State District" (distrito estadual), governed directly by a Pernambuco state administrator.[33]

Federal representation

At the federal level, Pernambuco is represented by 25 deputies in the Chamber of Deputies, and three senators in the Federal Senate.

Demographics

Population

 
Population density by municipality (2010).
  0-23 inhabitants per km²
  23-50 per km²
  50-100 per km²
  100-150 per km²
  150-200 per km²
  200-300 per km²
  300-400 per km²
  400-500 per km²
  > 500 per km²

According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), at the last census in 2010 there were 8,745,000 people residing in the state. In 2020, an estimated 9,616,621 people lived in the state.[34] The population is concentrated along the coast in the Recife Metropolitan Region.

Urbanization: 77% (2006); Population growth: 1.2% (1991–2000); Houses: 2,348,000 (2006).[35]

Religion

Religion in Pernambuco (2010)[36][37]

  Catholicism (65.9%)
  Protestantism (20.34%)
  Other Christian (0.88%)
  Spiritism (1.41%)
  Other/No reply (1.02%)
  Unaffiliated (10.40%)

The majority of the state's inhabitants are Catholic; while more than 86% of the state is Christian.

In 2010, 5,834,601 inhabitants identified as Roman Catholic (65.95%), 1,788,973 as Evangelical (20.34%): of these, 1,102,485 were Pentecostal (12.53%), and 376,880 were Evangelical Protestant (4.28%) and 309,608 other Evangelical (3.52%). 123,798 inhabitants identified as spiritists (1.41%), 43,726 as Jehovah's Witnesses (0.50%), 26,526 as Brazilian Apostolic Catholics (0.30%) and 6,678 as Eastern Orthodox(0.08%).

914,954 had no religion (10.40%): of these, 10,284 identified as atheists (0.12%) and 5,638 as agnostics (0.06%). 80,591 followed all other religions not listed above (0.90%), and 9,805 did not know or did not declare (0.12%).[36][37]

The former Latin Catholic Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco became the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda & Recife, with these suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province (all in Pernambuco) : Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira, Diocese of Caruaru, Diocese of Floresta, Diocese of Garanhuns, Diocese of Nazaré, Diocese of Palmares, Diocese of Pesqueira, Diocese of Petrolina and Diocese of Salgueiro.

Racial/Ethnic composition

The results of the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) conducted in 2008 led to the following estimates of race or skin color: 4,799,000 Brown (Multiracial) people (54.87%), 3,307,000 White people (37.81%), 561,000 Black people (6.42%), 41,000 Indigenous people (0.47%) and 31,000 Asian people (0.36%).[38]

Due to the legacy of slavery and the sugarcane plantations, it has been observed that those of mixed African and Portuguese ancestry are more common on the coast, while Mamelucos (those of mixed Amerindian and Portuguese ancestry) are more common in the interior Sertão region.[39]

According to a genetic study from 2013, Pernambucans have 56.8% European, 27.9% African and 15.3% Amerindian ancestries.[40]

Largest cities

 
 
Largest cities or towns in Pernambuco
Rank Municipality Pop. Rank Municipality Pop.
 
Recife
 
Jaboatão dos Guararapes
1 Recife Metropolitana do Recife 1,965,441 11 São Lourenço da Mata Metropolitana do Recife 110,784  
Olinda
 
Caruaru
2 Jaboatão dos Guararapes Metropolitana do Recife 654,727 12 Igarassu Metropolitana do Recife 108,536
3 Olinda Metropolitana do Recife 401,537 13 Abreu e Lima Metropolitana do Recife 94,965
4 Caruaru Agreste Pernambucano 336,519 14 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe Agreste Pernambucano 90,772
5 Paulista Metropolitana do Recife 303,400 15 Ipojuca Metropolitana do Recife 84,276
6 Petrolina São Francisco Pernambucano 302,757 16 Serra Talhada Sertão Pernambucano 81,871
7 Cabo de Santo Agostinho Metropolitana do Recife 187,158 17 Araripina Sertão Pernambucano 81,794
8 Camaragibe Metropolitana do Recife 151,676 18 Gravatá Agreste Pernambucano 77,300
9 Vitória de Santo Antão Mata Pernambucana 131,923 19 Goiana Mata Pernambucana 76,565
10 Garanhuns Agreste Pernambucano 130,303 20 Carpina Mata Pernambucana 75,989

Education

 
School of Law at the Federal University of Pernambuco.

Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools. But English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum.

Higher education

 
Local health care training by the Olinda local administration

Pernambuco is served by many higher education institutions, concentrated in Recife. Most universities and colleges were founded in the 19th and 20th century, and some are known nationally.

The oldest is the Faculdade de Direito do Recife (lit.'College of Law of Recife'), founded on 11 August 1827 in the then-state capital of Olinda, one of the first higher education institutes in Brazil. Castro Alves and Joaquim Nabuco, two important Brazilian historical figures are among its alumni.

Many institutions are composed of several autonomous campuses serving the entire state, however Recife remains undeniably the center of education.

Important institutions include:

Headquartered in Recife:

Located elsewhere in the state:

Economy

The service sector is the largest component of GDP at 73.2%, followed by the industrial sector at 21.6%. Agribusiness represents 5.2% of GDP (2006). Pernambuco exports: sugar 35.6%, fruit and juice 12.6%, fish and crustacean 12.3%, electric products 11.1%, chemicals 7.1%, woven 5.6% (2002).

Economic Sectorial Composition in 2006 (BR$)[42]
Primary sector % Secondary sector % Tertiary sector % Taxation GDP growth GDP PC R$ growth
2.474 5.2% 10.316 21.6% 34.872 73.2% 7.843 55.505 (100%) 5.1% 6.528 10%
 
Economic regions

According with IBGE, in 2007 Pernambuco has 2.34% share of the Brazilian economy and 17.9% share of the Northeast region economy. It's the 10th largest economy of the whole country. The GDP for the state was R$104,394,000,000 (2011), and the per capita income was R$11,776.

 
Atlântico Sul Shipyard, the biggest shipyard in the Southern Hemisphere, located in Industrial Port Complex of Suape.[43]

The economy is based on agriculture (sugarcane, manioc), livestock farming and creations, as well as industry (shipbuilding, automotive, chemical, metallurgical, electronic, textile, alimentary). In the period of October 2005 to October 2006, the industrial growth of the state was the second biggest in Brazil – 6.3%, more than double the national average in the same period (2.3%). Another segment that deserves to be highlighted is mineral extraction. The pole gesseiro of Araripina is the supplier from 95% of the plaster consumed in Brazil. The pole of data processing of the Recife, Digital Port, despite having started in 2000, is one of the five biggest in Brazil. It employs around three thousand persons, and has 3.5% the GDP of the state.

Livestock

According with IBGE 2007, Pernambuco has the 2nd largest livestock portfolio in the Northeast region and the 8th of Brazil.

Livestock Table 2007[44]
Animal or product N. of heads NE Ranking & % BR Ranking & %
Goats 1595069 2nd – 18.48% 2nd – 16.88%
Sheep 1256270 4th – 13.53% 5th – 7.74%
Cattle 2219892 4th – 7.74% 16th – 1.11%
cow milk 662078000 liters 2nd – 19.86% 9th – 2.54%
Pigs 495957 5th – 7.35% 14th – 1.38%
Chickens 31916818 1st – 24.24% 7th – 2.83%
Chickens eggs 142518000 dozens 1st – 30.56% 6th – 4.81%
Quail 605371 1st – 43.24% 4th – 7.98%
Quails eggs 9390000 dozens 1st – 51.43% 4th – 7.17%
Horses 125976 5th – 8.81% 15th −2.25%
Donkeys 100944 5th – 9.50% 5th – 8.68%
Mules 54812 4th – 7.97% 7th – 4.08%
Buffalos 19239 2nd – 16.04% 11th – 1.70%
Rabbits 2383 2nd – 6.45% 9th – 0.82%
Honey 1177000 kg 4th – 10.15% 9th – 3.39%

Agriculture

 
Petrolina. The largest Brazilian producer of grapes, mangoes, and guavas, also known for goat and sheep ranching
Agriculture Table of Pernambuco in 2002[45]
Product S Quantity T NE Ranking & % BR Ranking & %
Tomatoes 207736 2nd – 35.7% 5th – 5.69%
Manioc 483634 4th – 5.91% 13th – 2.1%
Water melons 62820 2nd – 15.61% 7th – 4.22%
Melons 16686 4th – 5.00% 4th – 4.74%
Sugarcane 17626183 2nd – 29.51% 5th – 4.84%
Onions 89082 2nd – 39.78% 5th – 7.29%
Beans 82245 3rd – 9.50% 9th – 2.69%
Rice 17865 7th – 1.93% 21st – 0.17%
Sweet potatoes 25727 3rd – 16.23% 7th – 5.17%
Pineapples 24028 5th – 10.2% 12th – 1.11%
Fava 569 3rd – 6.0% 4th – 5.63%
corn 86675 5th – 3.93% 18th – 0.24%
Castor beans 319 3rd – 0.20% 8th – 0.19%
Cotton 1877 8th – 0.32% 15th – 0.13
Product P Quantity T NE Ranking & % BR Ranking & %
Grapes 99978 1st – 53.6% 3rd – 8.70%
Guavas 104771 1st – 74.41% 2nd – 32.63%
Mangoes 136488 2nd – 24.74% 3rd – 16.20%
Coconuts 152266+ 3rd – 10.89% 5th – 7.90%
lemons 2965 4th – 4.20% 12th – 0.30%
Passion fruits 5611 6th – 2.71% 14th – 1.17%
Tangerines 5264 4th – 14.34% 11th – 0.42%
Papayas 5358 6th – 0.57% 12th – 0.34%
Cashew nuts 3554 4th – 2.20% 4th – 2.10%
Bananas 367481 2nd – 16.69% 6th – 5.72%
Oranges 5638 8th – 0.34% 22nd – 0.03%
Avocados 1685 2nd – 15.49% 11th – 1.0%
Rubber 706 3rd – 3.59% 12th – 0.48%
Cotton tree 222 4th – 5.41% 4th – 5.41%

S – Seasonal; P – Permanent agriculture; + – Thousands units

Ethanol

Pernambuco was once the 5th largest producer of sugarcane in Brazil, but today it ranks 8th, behind São Paulo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Mato Grosso and Alagoas.[46] Brazil is the second largest producer of alcohol fuel in the world, typically fermenting ethanol from sugarcane and sugar beets. The country produces a total of 18 billion liters annually, of which 3.5 billion are exported, 2 billion of them to the US. Alcohol-fueled cars started in the Brazilian market in 1978 and became quite popular because of heavy subsidy, but in the 80s prices rose and gasoline regained the leading market share. But from 2004 on, alcohol rapidly increased its market share once again because of new technologies involving hybrid fuel car engines called "Flex" by all major car manufacturers (Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford, Peugeot, Honda, Citroën, Fiat, etc.). "Flex" engines work with gasoline, alcohol or any mixture of both fuels. As of February 2007, approximately 80% of new vehicles sold in Brazil are hybrid fuel powered. Because of the Brazilian lead in production and technology, many countries became very interested in importing alcohol fuel and adopting the "Flex" vehicle concept.

Industry

In 2018, Pernambuco had an industrial GDP of R$ 32.4 billion, equivalent to 2.5% of the national industry and employing more than 280,000 workers in the industry. The main industrial sectors are: Construction (20%), Public Utilities Industrial Services, such as Electricity and Water (17%), Food (14.9%), Petroleum derivatives and biofuels (9.3%) and Motor vehicles (8.8%). These 5 sectors concentrate 70% of the state's industry. In only 3 places in the Brazilian Northeast Region, there is some relevant industrial production, one of them being the surroundings of Recife. However, the state continues to have little participation in the Brazilian economy, with the population largely concentrated on the coast.[47]

Infrastructure

Airports

Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport has been open since July 2004 and has 52 thousand square meters of area. The largest airport in the North and Northeast regions, Guararapes had its capacity expanded from 5 million to 11 million passengers a year. Now there are 64 check-in counters, versus the former terminal's 24. The shopping and leisure area was also totally remodeled, within the “Aeroshopping” concept, which transforms an airport into a center for business and retail. The commercial spaces will be occupied in steps and the final total will be 142 shops. Since 2000, Recife has had the longest runway in the Northeast, at 3,305 meters. Its extension permits operations with jumbo jets, such as the Boeing 747-400, able to fly nonstop to anywhere in South and Central America, Africa and parts of Europe, the United States and Canada.

Pernambuco is also served by the Petrolina International Airport, which is responsible for the delivery of fresh fruit from the São Francisco valley to Europe and the USA. The cargo terminal operates with 6 large coolers[48] with 17000 boxes capacity each plus 2 coolers tunnels. This airports also has daily direct connections between this region (which includes 53 municipalities from the states such as Pernambuco, Piaui and Bahia) to major capitals as Recife and Salvador. Like the Recife airport, it is administered by the Brazilian Federal Agency (Infraero).

Other locally administered airports within the state are the Fernando de Noronha Airport and the Caruaru airports. Fernando de Noronhha has daily flights between the islands with Recife and Natal, and the second airport connects the textile industry region of Caruaru with São Paulo and local cities.

Ports

  • Suape port. Suape serves ships cargo 365 days a year without any restrictions in regards to tidal schedules. To assist in the docking operation of the ships, the port offers a monitoring system and laser ship docking system that enables effective, secure control and upholds the same technical standards as the most important ports across the globe. The port moves over 8.4 million tons of cargo a year[49] (has increased 7 times since 1992). The liquid granary (petroleum by-products, chemical products, alcohols, vegetable oils, etc.) constitutes more than 80% of the movement. The port can serve ships of up to 170,000 tpb and operational draft of 14.50 m. With 27 km2 (10 sq mi) of backport, the internal and external ports offer the necessary conditions for serving large ships. The access canal has 5,000m of extension, 300m in width and 16.5m in length.

Suape has started in the 21st century to be Pernambuco's motive power toward development. Huge national and international investments are being attracted by its logistic qualities, of which, until 2010, more than US$10 billion are expected.

  • Recife Port handles cruises and cargo. National and international cruises are made in this port, mainly of those connecting Fernando de Noronha islands with Brazil, Caribbean islands and South America. The Brazilian and foreign tourists who come to Recife on a cruise ship will use a new Passengers Terminal (2009)[50] with stores, food court and information kiosks. Also, will have an increase in depth from 8.4 m to 11.5 meters deep, what originates will no longer be necessary to do transfer between large and small ships as before.

There are two access channels to the Port, both of natural characteristics. The main one, South Channel, has 260 m of width and 3.4 km (2.1 mi) of extension approximately, with a depth of 10.5 m. The other, denominated North Channel, has little width, about 1.00 km (0.62 mi) of length, and a depth of 6.5 m, and it is used only by small size vessels. Handles an average of 2.2 million tons[51] of cargo annually, and the main loads are sugar, wheat, corn, barley, malt, fertilizers, clinker and kelp.

Railways

Freight trains are operated by Transnordestina Logística [pt], formerly the Companhia Ferroviária do Nordeste (CFN), and mainly hauls iron ore, petroleum, and cement. The company won a 30-year concession following the privatization of the RFFSA in 1997, and also serves neighboring states of Ceará and Piauí.[52] The network is built to metre gauge, and is 1,753 kilometres (1,089 mi) long.[53]

The Recife Metro, opened in 1985, has five lines and is operated by the federally-controlled Compania Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU).

Roads

Festivals

Carnival

 
Carnival in Recife

The four-day period before Lent leading up to Ash Wednesday is carnival time in Brazil. Rich and poor alike forget their cares as they party in the streets. Pernambuco has large Carnaval celebrations, including the frevo, typical Pernambuco music. Another carnaval music style from Pernambuco is maracatu.

The cities of Recife and Olinda hold the most authentic and democratic carnaval celebrations in Brazil. The largest carnaval parade in all of Brazil is Galo da Madrugada, which takes place in downtown Recife in the Saturday of carnaval. Another event is the Noite dos Tambores Silenciosos.

Recife's joyous Carnaval is nationally known, attracting thousands of people every year. The party starts a week before the official date, with electric trios “shaking” the Boa Viagem district.

On Friday, people take to the streets to enjoy themselves to the sound of frevo and to dance with maracatu, ciranda, caboclinhos, afoxé, reggae and manguebeat (cultural movement created in Recife during the 1990s) groups. There are still many other entertainment centres around the city, featuring local and national artists.

 
Giant Dolls - Olinda Carnival

One of the highlights is Saturday when more than one million people follow the Galo da Madrugada group. From Sunday to Monday, there is the Night of the Silent Drums, on the Pátio do Terço, where Maracatus honor slaves that died in prisons.

Saint John's Day

Festa Junina was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the Portuguese, for whom Saint John's day (also celebrated as Midsummer Day in several European countries), on 24 June, is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year. Differently, of course, from what happens on the European Midsummer Day, the festivities in Brazil do not take place during the summer solstice, but during the tropical winter solstice. The festivities traditionally begin after 12 June, on the eve of Saint Anthony's day, and last until the 29th, which is Saint Peter's day. During these fifteen days, there are bonfires, fireworks, and folk dancing in the streets. Once exclusively a rural festival, today, in Brazil, it is largely a city festival during which people joyfully and theatrically mimic peasant stereotypes and clichés in a spirit of jokes and good times. Typical refreshments and dishes are served, including canjica and pamonha. Like during Carnival, these festivities involve costume-wearing (in this case, peasant costumes), dancing, heavy drinking, and visual spectacles (fireworks display and folk dancing). Like what happens on Midsummer and Saint John's Day in Europe, bonfires are a central part of these festivities in Brazil.

Saint John's Day is celebrated throughout Pernambuco. Nonetheless, the festivities in Caruaru are by far the largest in the state. Saint John's festivals in Gravatá and Carpina are also popular.[citation needed]

Winter Festival

In the hilly areas of the interior – mainly in areas with a micro-climate of altitude – temperatures that can reach 8 °C in the winter. Every winter, when the weather is milder, tourists from neighboring states and other parts of Pernambuco visit cities such as Garanhuns, Gravatá, Triunfo Taquaritinga do Norte and Brejo da Madre de Deus.

The city of Garanhuns holds an annual Winter Festival, in the month of July. The main attractions are concerts, dances, rural tourism, culinary and the relatively low temperatures for a tropical climate.

Tourism and recreation

 
Praia Sancho, beyond this beach, a reserve for some 600 spinner dolphins is established in Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Pernambuco.

The Pernambuco coastline is 187 km long. There are about 187 kilometers (116 mi) of beaches, including at Porto de Galinhas, Carneiros and Calhetas.

  • Fernando de Noronha, an isolated group of 21 volcanic islands approximately 540 km from Recife. The main islands are the visible parts of a range of submerged mountains, islets and rocks. The Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha hosts ecological sites ideal for exuberant marine animal life, due to its geographic location far from the continent and well within the path of the Southern Equatorial Currents, as well as the nature of its climate.
  • Porto de Galinhas. It features warm clear water pools scattered around its coral reefs, estuaries, mangroves, coconut trees and a number of other samples of abundant nature richness make Porto de Galinhas a place not to be missed or forgotten.
 
City of Tamandaré, in the coast of Pernambuco
 
Mascarenhas de Morais Avenue, Recife
 
City of Triunfo, mountainous (serrano) tourism
 
City of Garanhuns
  • Boa Viagem. Located in the privileged southern Recife metropolitan area, Boa Viagem is the most important and frequented beach in town. It is protected by a long reef wall and has an extensive coastline.
  • Itamaracá island. Separated from the mainland by the Canal Santa Cruz, it has several highly frequented beaches. Among them are Forte Orange, Praia do Sossego and Pontal da Ilha. The island houses the Marine Manatee Preservation Center.
  • Maracaípe, a beach with big waves which hosts a phase of the Brazilian Surf Tournament. Highly frequented by surfers and neighbor to Porto de Galinhas, Maracaípe.
  • Tamandaré. Small waves and fine sand can be found there.
  • Calhetas, a small bay of difficult access. Searched for by many for diving.
  • Coroa do Avião, a small island in the middle of the Jaguaribe River delta, which can be reached only by boat or raft, from Recife or Itamaracá.

Main cities

List of the 25 largest cities in Pernambuco as of 2010[54]
Ranking City Population (2010) GDP (in thousands of Brazilian Reals (R$)) (2007).[55] GDP per capita (R$)
1 Recife 1,536,934 20,718,107 13,510
2 J. dos Guararapes 644,699 5,578,363 8,384
3 Olinda 375,268 2,179,183 5,567
4 Caruaru 314,373 1,367,111 4,449
5 Paulista 300,501 1,993,295 6,895
6 Petrolina 294,851 1,932,517 7,202
7 Cabo de St. Agostinho 185,583 2,813,188 17,244
8 Camaragibe 144,210 492,113 3,608
9 Vitória de St. Antão 130,540 742,593 5,941
10 Garanhuns 130,313 745,504 6,149
11 S. Lourenço da Mata 102,191 734,430 7,834
12 Igarassu 101,945 310,748 3,261
13 Abreu e Lima 96,266 567,474 6,154
14 St. Cruz do Capibaribe 87,330 332,112 4,507
15 Ipojuca 80,542 434,704 5,705
16 Serra Talhada 80,294 255,578 3,368
17 Araripina 79,877 5,354,635 76,418
18 Gravatá 76,229 306,637 4,284
19 Goiana 75,424 457,986 6,379
20 Carpina 74,028 504,735 7,113
21 Belo Jardim 74,070 351,448 5,375
22 Arcoverde 70,000 290,529 4,479
23 Ouricuri 64,978 200,880 3,186
24 Pesqueira 63,604 236,259 3,852
25 Escada 63,454 233,562 3,902
RMR Recife metropolitan area 3,688,428 40,872,963 10,845
State PERNAMBUCO 8,796,032 62,255,687 7,337

Sports

Football was introduced to Pernambuco in 1902, when English and Dutch sailors disembarked in Recife and played a game of football in the beach. The novelty awoke the interest of the people of Pernambuco, that soon adhered to the game. Recife provides visitors and residents with various sport activities; the city has the largest football teams of the state of Pernambuco. There are several football clubs based in Recife, such as Sport, Santa Cruz, and Náutico.

According to the Brazilian Football Confederation in 2008, the Pernambuco Football Federation was ranked sixth nationwide, behind São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Paraná; and first in the Northeast region.[56] The Pernambuco Football Federation organizes the Campeonato Pernambucano state championship and the state cup. The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, and was won by Sport Club Flamengo, a club since defunct. In 2011 twelve clubs competed, which was won by Santa Cruz.

In 2012 the state was represented in the highest national level of football (Brazilian Série A) by Náutico and Sport. Also, it was represented in (Série C) by Santa Cruz and Salgueiro and in (Série D) by Central.

Recife was one of the 12 Brazilian cities that hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Gallery

 
A Pernambuco landscape by an unknown naïve artist

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For other uses see Pernambuco disambiguation Pernambuco Brazilian Portuguese pɛʁnɐ ˈbuku listen 3 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 km being the 19th largest in area among federative units of the country it is the sixth most densely populated with around 89 people per km Its capital and largest city Recife is one of the most important economic and urban hubs in the country Based on 2019 estimates the Recife Metropolitan Region is seventh most populous in the country and the second largest in northeastern Brazil 4 In 2015 the state had 4 6 of the national population and produced 2 8 of the national gross domestic product GDP 5 PernambucoStateEstado de PernambucoState of PernambucoFlagCoat of armsAnthem Hino de PernambucoLocation of State of Pernambuco in BrazilCoordinates 8 20 S 37 48 W 8 333 S 37 800 W 8 333 37 800 Coordinates 8 20 S 37 48 W 8 333 S 37 800 W 8 333 37 800Country BrazilCapital and largest cityRecifeGovernment GovernorRaquel Lyra PSDB Vice GovernorPriscila Krause CDN SenatorsFernando Bezerra Coelho MDB Humberto Costa PT Jarbas Vasconcelos MDB Area Total98 311 616 km2 37 958 327 sq mi Rank19thPopulation 2007 1 Total8 796 448 Estimate 2020 9 616 121 Rank7th Density89 km2 230 sq mi Rank6thDemonym s Pernambucan English Pernambucano or Pernambucana Brazilian Portuguese GDP Year2021 estimate TotalR 233 4 billion 10th Per capitaR 20 702 21st HDI Year2017 Category0 727 2 high 17th Time zoneUTC 3 BRT Postal Code50000 000 to 56990 000ISO 3166 codeBR PELicense Plate Letter SequenceKFD to KME NXU to NXW OYL to OYZ PCA to PGZ QYA to QYZ RZE to RZZWebsitepe gov brThe contemporary state inherits its name from the Captaincy of Pernambuco established in 1534 The region was originally inhabited by Tupi Guarani speaking peoples European colonization began in the 16th century under mostly Portuguese rule interrupted by a brief period of Dutch rule followed by Brazilian independence in 1822 Large numbers of slaves were brought from Africa during the colonial era to cultivate sugarcane and a significant portion of the state s population has some amount of African ancestry The state has rich cultural traditions thanks to its varied history and peoples Brazilian Carnivals in Recife and the historic colonial capital of Olinda are renowned the Galo da Madrugada parade in Recife has held world records for its size Historically a center of sugarcane cultivation due to the favorable climate the state has a modern economy dominated by the services sector today though large amounts of sugarcane are still grown The coming of democracy in 1985 has brought the state progress and challenges in turn while economic and health indicators have improved inequality remains high Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 2 1 Regions 2 2 Hydrology 3 History 3 1 Prehistory 3 2 European contact 3 3 Portuguese settlement 3 3 1 Slavery 3 4 Dutch conquest 3 5 Jewish immigration 3 6 Portuguese reconquest 3 7 Three centuries of the sugar cycle 3 7 1 17th century class conflict 3 7 2 18th century mining eclipses sugar 3 7 3 19th century a province then a state 3 7 4 The end of slavery and the beginning of the republic 3 7 5 20th century 3 8 Post dictatorship progress 4 Government and politics 4 1 Local government 4 2 Federal representation 5 Demographics 5 1 Population 5 2 Religion 5 3 Racial Ethnic composition 5 4 Largest cities 5 5 Education 5 5 1 Higher education 6 Economy 6 1 Livestock 6 2 Agriculture 6 3 Ethanol 6 4 Industry 7 Infrastructure 7 1 Airports 7 2 Ports 7 3 Railways 7 4 Roads 8 Festivals 8 1 Carnival 8 2 Saint John s Day 8 3 Winter Festival 9 Tourism and recreation 10 Main cities 11 Sports 12 Gallery 13 ReferencesEtymology EditThe origins of the name Pernambuco are debated though most hypotheses derive the name from the now extinct Tupi language Some scholars claim that the name comes from the combining of the Tupi words para na meaning great river or sea and buka meaning hole Thus pernambuco would mean hole in the sea possibly referring to the Canal de Santa Cruz on the Island of Itamaraca north of Olinda or to an opening in the reefs between Olinda and Recife 6 According to others pernambuco was the name of brazilwood in local indigenous languages at the time of first contact as the tree is found widely in the forests of the future state A third hypothesis also derives from a Tupi word paranabuku meaning long river a possible reference to the Capibaribe River since primitive maps mark such a Pernambuco river north of Cabo de Santo Agostinho south of Recife Another hypothesis suggested by the academic Jacques Ribemboim asserts the origins of the name from the Portuguese language The Canal de Santa Cruz in Recife at the beginning of the 16th century was known as Boca de Fernao named after the explorer Fernao de Noronha The Indians may have pronounced Fernao as Pernao and reversed the order of the words giving Pernao Boca or Pernambuka leading to the contemporary name of Pernambuco 7 The state also has some nicknames such as Lion of the North Land of Frevo and Maracatu and Blessed Land Geography Edit The Fernando de Noronha Islands 354 km from the mainland form a state district of Pernambuco Pernambuco comprises a comparatively narrow coastal zone a high inland plateau and an intermediate zone formed by the terraces and slopes between the two 8 Its surface is much broken by the remains of the ancient plateau which has been worn down by erosion leaving escarpments and ranges of flat topped mountains called chapadas capped in places by horizontal layers of sandstone Ranges of these chapadas form the boundary lines with three states the Serra dos Irmaos and Serra Vermelha with Piaui the Serra do Araripe with Ceara and the Serra dos Cariris Velhos with Paraiba 8 Old Recife Koppen climate types of Pernambuco Regions Edit The coastal area is fertile and was formerly covered by the humid Pernambuco coastal forests the northern extension of the Atlantic Forests Mata Atlantica of eastern Brazil It is now occupied by extensive sugar cane plantations It has a hot humid climate relieved to some extent by the south east trade winds 8 Catimbau Valley the 2nd largest Brazilian archeological site The middle zone called the agreste region has a drier climate and lighter vegetation 8 including the semi deciduous Pernambuco interior forests where many trees lose their leaves in the dry season The inland region called the sertao is high stony and dry and frequently devastated by prolonged droughts secas The climate is characterized by hot days and cool nights There are two clearly defined seasons a rainy season from March to June and a dry season for the remaining months 8 The interior of the state is covered mostly by the dry thorny scrub vegetation called caatinga The Rio Sao Francisco is the main water source for this area Boa Viagem Beach The climate is more mild in the Borborema Plateau Planalto da Borborema popularly known as Serra das Russas or Russians Range Some towns are located more than 1000 meters above sea level and temperatures there can descend to 10 C 50 F and even 5 C 41 F in some cities i e Triunfo during the winter The volcanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha in the Atlantic Ocean 535 km northeast of Recife has been part of Pernambuco since 1988 Hydrology Edit The rivers of the state include a number of small plateau streams flowing southward to the Sao Francisco River and several large streams in the eastern part flowing eastward to the Atlantic The former are the Moxoto Ema Pajeu Terra Nova Brigida Boa Vista and Pontai and are dry channels the greater part of the year 8 The largest of the coastal rivers are the Goiana River which is formed by the confluence of the Tracunhaem and Capibaribe mirim and drains a rich agricultural region in the north east part of the state the Capibaribe which has its source in the Serra de Jacarara and flows eastward to the Atlantic at Recife with a course of nearly 300 miles 480 km the Ipojuca which rises in the Serra de Aldeia Velha and reaches the coast south of Recife the Serinhaen and the Una A large tributary of the Una the Rio Jacuhipe forms part of the boundary line with Alagoas 8 History EditMain article History of Pernambuco Main article Captaincy of Pernambuco Olinda UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistory Edit Prior to discovery and colonization by Portugal Pernambuco was inhabited by numerous tribes of Tupi Guarani speaking indigenous peoples The Tupi peoples were a largely hunter gatherer culture living in long houses who cultivated some indigenous crops most notably manioc Manihot esculenta but lacked any metallic tools Many elements of the Tupi culture were a shock to Europeans among these they bathed frequently they eschewed wealth accumulation practiced nudity and warred frequently primarily to capture enemies for communal ritual cannibalism 9 European contact Edit Main article Fernao de Loronha Modern day Pernambuco includes the islands of Fernando de Noronha which precedes mainland Pernambuco s history since the islands were granted to Fernao de Laronha by King Manoel in 1502 10 Pernambuco was initially valued as a source of Brazilwood Caesalpinia echinata used in Europe for dyes These Amerindians were eager to harvest and exchange brazilwood for axes fishhooks and other goods offered by Europeans 11 The Portuguese crown granted a license to Fernao de Laronha in 1502 12 After the expiration of the license the trade in brazilwood was a driver of the exploration of Brazil Brazilwood was highly valued and other European nations particularly the French soon sent ships to exploit this new dye wood The French under Bertrand d Ornesan tried to establish a French trading post at Pernambuco in 1531 13 This fort was located at the border of Pernambuco and Itamarica to the North The Portuguese King responded by dispatching an armada under the command of Pero Lopes de Sousa Pero Lopes defeated the French destroyed their fort and built a new fort 14 Portuguese settlement Edit Shortly after the success in dislodging the French from Pernambuco s northern border with Itamarica the Portuguese began to settle Brazil King John III of Portugal created the Hereditary Captaincies in 1534 Pernambuco was granted to Duarte Coelho who arrived in Nova Lusitania or New Lusitania in 1535 Duarte directed military actions against the French allied Caetes Indians and upon their defeat in 1537 established a settlement at the site of a former Marin Indian village henceforth known as Olinda as well as another village at Igarassu Under his leadership sugar soon replaced Brazilwood as Pernambuco s most profitable export 15 Due to the cultivation of sugar and cotton Pernambuco was one of the few prosperous captaincies the other notable one being Sao Vicente Slavery Edit Main article Slavery in Brazil In addition to requiring a lot of capital investment refining sugar in the 16th century also required a vast amount of labor Brazilian Indians were very useful to the Portuguese both free Indians and enslaved Indians performed many useful services for the Portuguese settlers This included helping with building Engenhos However Brazilian Indian culture was not well suited to the operation of sugar engenhos Indian culture was not oriented to wealth accumulation Stuart Schwartz expressed it Once a man had enough to eat and a few new tools and weapons why should he want or work for more 16 While the sugar industry relied at first on the labor of indigenous peoples especially the Tupis and Tapuyas high mortality and economic growth led to the importation of enslaved Africans from the late 17th century onward Some of these slaves escaped the sugar producing coastal regions and formed independent inland communities called mocambos including Palmares Dutch conquest Edit Main article Dutch Brazil Dutch invasions in Brazil John Maurice Prince of Nassau Siegen In 1630 Pernambuco as well as many Portuguese possessions in Brazil was occupied by the Dutch until 1654 8 The occupation was strongly resisted and the Dutch conquest was only partially successful it was finally repelled by the Portuguese In the interim thousands of the enslaved Africans had fled to Palmares and soon the mocambos there had grown into two significant states The Dutch Republic which allowed sugar production to remain in Portuguese hands regarded suppression of Palmares as important but was unsuccessful in this Johan Maurits van Nassau Siegen count of Nassau was appointed as ruler of the Nieuw Holland Dutch colonization enterprise in Brazil In the 17th century the Netherlands was experiencing a surge of freedom and progress and wanted to expand their colonies in the American continent An expression of this new economy was the Dutch West India Company modeled after the Dutch East India company which had influence throughout the world and controlled much of the trade between East and West A Board of nineteen members appointed Prince Johan Maurits Count of Nassau Governor of Pernambuco It was an auspicious choice for Northeast because he was a lover of the arts with a deep interest in the New World In 1637 he opened his government guidelines quite different from those of the Portuguese colonists declaring Freedom of Religion and Trade His entourage contained traders artists planners German and Dutch citizens He was accompanied by six painters including Frans Post and Albert Eckhout Nassau also created an environment of Dutch religious tolerance new to Portuguese America and irritating to his Calvinist associates Nassau made efforts to reduce the sugar production monoculture by encouraging the cultivation of other crops particularly foodstuffs 17 source source source source source source Olinda and Recife 1953 Jewish immigration Edit Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue in Mauritsstad Recife the first synagogue in the Americas Under Dutch rule Jewish culture developed in Recife Many Jews having fled the Inquisition in Iberia sought refuge in the Netherlands The Jewish community established themselves in Dutch Brazil and would later migrate elsewhere in the Americas There are records that in 1636 a synagogue was being built in the city A Jewish scholar from Amsterdam Isaac Aboab da Fonseca arrived in Recife in 1642 becoming the first rabbi on Brazilian soil and on the continent In 1643 three years after the Portuguese regained the crown in the metropolis Father Antonio Vieira frowned upon persecuted by the Inquisition and admirer of Aboab recommended the King of Portugal occupy the capital of the New Christian and Jewish immigrants to help the depressed Portuguese finances 18 Portuguese reconquest Edit The Portuguese reconquered Recife in 1654 and Olinda regained its status of political center However Recife remained the commercial port city Nowadays it is credited that many inhabitants of Pernambuco s agreste region have some Dutch ancestry 19 If the Dutch were gone however the threat of the now unified quilombo of Palmares remained In spite of a treaty negotiated in 1678 with its ruler Ganga Zumba a war between the two remained Zumbi who became ruler following the peace treaty and later repudiated it fought the Portuguese government until 1694 when soldiers brought from the south eventually defeated him Three centuries of the sugar cycle Edit Throughout the remainder of the 17th century on to the 20th century much of life in Pernambuco was dominated by the patterns established by monoculture latifundia and slavery until 1888 Sugar and cotton were grown on large plantations and rural society was largely divided into landowning elites and the impoverished poor In addition Pernambuco except for a narrow coastland is subject to periodic droughts The boom and bust economy throughout this period is often exemplified as the sugar cycle when the international market for sugar is good the economy booms when the market is bad it is hard times for all and particularly for the impoverished Sugar has always been the principal example of the boom or bust cycle but there has from time to time been a similar cycle in cotton Cotton was profitable during the U S War of Independence the War of 1812 and the U S Civil War Each time the bust in Pernambuco came when U S growers resumed their exports 20 17th century class conflict Edit A sugar mill engenho requires a large investment both to build and to operate Much of the time the money is borrowed Although there were other sources one source that was a particular irritant to mill owners were the merchants of Recife In 1710 this irritant resulted in the Mascate War This conflict set the mascates from Recife against the establishment planters of Olinda It was led by the Senhores de Engenho owners of the sugar mills It is an example of the continuing tensions between the senhores de engenho the landed elites in colonial Brazil and the merchants of Recife The War there was considerable shooting but little loss of life has elements of class struggle Olinda had before the Dutch always been the municipal seat Recife once merely a port facility for Olinda had formerly consisted of a few modest dwellings warehouses and businesses catering to ships and seamen but under the Dutch had been developed into a thriving center of commerce populated by wealthy more recently arrived merchants to whom most of the landed aristocracy of Pernambuco were heavily indebted After several excesses the king issued a new set of instructions to the governor In 1715 the crown dispatched a new governor and the residents of Pernambuco finally felt the troubles were ended though many families of the colony s elites were ruined 21 18th century mining eclipses sugar Edit The discovery of gold in Minas Gerais late in the Seventeenth Century and the discovery of diamond displaced agriculture In fact for all the disruption caused by gold fever throughout the mining boom the value of sugar exports always exceeded the value of any other export 22 Nevertheless among many other disruptions gold shifted the focus South Pernambuco Bahia and the entire Northeast were eclipsed by the South of Brazil and that shift in focus has never been reversed 23 19th century a province then a state Edit Pernambuco s response to the nationhood of Brazil seems to have been rebellion Pernambuco was the site of some of the most important rebellions and insurrections in Brazilian history especially in the 19th century See Also Rebellions and revolutions in Brazil Pernambucan Revolt Cabanada April Revolt Pernambuco At one point Pernambuco led much of the Northeast region in a very short lived independent Confederation of the Equator The end of slavery and the beginning of the republic Edit In 1888 under the influence of increasingly urban society and with the advocacy of intellectuals such as Pernambucan politician Joaquim Nabuco slavery was abolished 24 However freedom for the slaves did little or nothing to improve life for the underclass Economic downturns were used to cut wages children were paid almost nothing and violence ruled 25 In those days before antibiotics there were major epidemics fourteen between 1849 and 1920 26 20th century Edit Graf Zeppelin over Recife in the 1930s The twentieth century did bring better communication and transportation which would slowly allow development But for the poor employed in the sugar industry as late as the 1960s infant mortality in this labor segment was nearly half of live births 27 Politically the century was dominated by two periods of dictatorship ruled by Getulio Vargas for most of the period from 1930 to 1954 28 and the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985 29 Post dictatorship progress Edit Since the end of military rule there is still an underemployed and under fed underclass However quality of life has improved along with industrial development Pernambuco has also become a major tourist destination Statistics from the turn of the millennium show a sharp and continuing improvement According to estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study the infant mortality rate declined 6 2 percent annually between 1990 and 2015 from 90 4 infant deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 13 4 deaths 1000 live births in 2015 30 The homicide rate in Recife still higher than the average for Brazil declined by about 6 per annum during the period from 2000 to 2012 31 Income inequality remains a problem in 2000 the state had a Gini coefficient of 0 59 32 with wealth and resources being concentrated at the top Government and politics EditThe state government is divided into three branches like all Brazilian states All the branches are located in capital of Recife Executive the Governor currently Paulo Camara of the Brazilian Socialist Party is responsible for administration The vice governor currently Luciana Santos of the Communist Party of Brazil is first in line of succession to the governorship but otherwise has few responsibilities Legislative the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco a unicameral body with 49 state deputies It meets in the Palacio Joaquim Nabuco Judicial the Pernambuco Court of Justice pt Tribunal de Justica de Pernambuco with 52 justices The governor and deputies are elected to four year terms in Brazilian general elections with the most recent being held in 2018 Local government Edit The 185 municipalities that make up the state have similar structures though they lack the judicial branch Each municipality has a chief executive analogous to mayor called a Prefeito Prefeita while the legislative branch is called the Camara Municipal Municipal officials also serve four year terms with the most recent being held in 2020 Fernando de Noronha is a sui generis State District distrito estadual governed directly by a Pernambuco state administrator 33 Federal representation Edit At the federal level Pernambuco is represented by 25 deputies in the Chamber of Deputies and three senators in the Federal Senate Demographics EditPopulation Edit Population density by municipality 2010 0 23 inhabitants per km 23 50 per km 50 100 per km 100 150 per km 150 200 per km 200 300 per km 300 400 per km 400 500 per km gt 500 per km According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics IBGE at the last census in 2010 there were 8 745 000 people residing in the state In 2020 an estimated 9 616 621 people lived in the state 34 The population is concentrated along the coast in the Recife Metropolitan Region Urbanization 77 2006 Population growth 1 2 1991 2000 Houses 2 348 000 2006 35 Religion Edit Religion in Pernambuco 2010 36 37 Catholicism 65 9 Protestantism 20 34 Other Christian 0 88 Spiritism 1 41 Other No reply 1 02 Unaffiliated 10 40 The majority of the state s inhabitants are Catholic while more than 86 of the state is Christian In 2010 5 834 601 inhabitants identified as Roman Catholic 65 95 1 788 973 as Evangelical 20 34 of these 1 102 485 were Pentecostal 12 53 and 376 880 were Evangelical Protestant 4 28 and 309 608 other Evangelical 3 52 123 798 inhabitants identified as spiritists 1 41 43 726 as Jehovah s Witnesses 0 50 26 526 as Brazilian Apostolic Catholics 0 30 and 6 678 as Eastern Orthodox 0 08 914 954 had no religion 10 40 of these 10 284 identified as atheists 0 12 and 5 638 as agnostics 0 06 80 591 followed all other religions not listed above 0 90 and 9 805 did not know or did not declare 0 12 36 37 The former Latin Catholic Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco became the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda amp Recife with these suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province all in Pernambuco Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira Diocese of Caruaru Diocese of Floresta Diocese of Garanhuns Diocese of Nazare Diocese of Palmares Diocese of Pesqueira Diocese of Petrolina and Diocese of Salgueiro Racial Ethnic composition Edit The results of the National Household Sample Survey PNAD conducted in 2008 led to the following estimates of race or skin color 4 799 000 Brown Multiracial people 54 87 3 307 000 White people 37 81 561 000 Black people 6 42 41 000 Indigenous people 0 47 and 31 000 Asian people 0 36 38 Due to the legacy of slavery and the sugarcane plantations it has been observed that those of mixed African and Portuguese ancestry are more common on the coast while Mamelucos those of mixed Amerindian and Portuguese ancestry are more common in the interior Sertao region 39 According to a genetic study from 2013 Pernambucans have 56 8 European 27 9 African and 15 3 Amerindian ancestries 40 Largest cities Edit Largest cities or towns in Pernambuco 2011 census by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics 41 Rank Municipality Pop Rank Municipality Pop Recife Jaboatao dos Guararapes 1 Recife Metropolitana do Recife 1 965 441 11 Sao Lourenco da Mata Metropolitana do Recife 110 784 Olinda Caruaru2 Jaboatao dos Guararapes Metropolitana do Recife 654 727 12 Igarassu Metropolitana do Recife 108 5363 Olinda Metropolitana do Recife 401 537 13 Abreu e Lima Metropolitana do Recife 94 9654 Caruaru Agreste Pernambucano 336 519 14 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe Agreste Pernambucano 90 7725 Paulista Metropolitana do Recife 303 400 15 Ipojuca Metropolitana do Recife 84 2766 Petrolina Sao Francisco Pernambucano 302 757 16 Serra Talhada Sertao Pernambucano 81 8717 Cabo de Santo Agostinho Metropolitana do Recife 187 158 17 Araripina Sertao Pernambucano 81 7948 Camaragibe Metropolitana do Recife 151 676 18 Gravata Agreste Pernambucano 77 3009 Vitoria de Santo Antao Mata Pernambucana 131 923 19 Goiana Mata Pernambucana 76 56510 Garanhuns Agreste Pernambucano 130 303 20 Carpina Mata Pernambucana 75 989 Education Edit School of Law at the Federal University of Pernambuco Portuguese is the official national language and thus the primary language taught in schools But English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum Higher education Edit Local health care training by the Olinda local administration Pernambuco is served by many higher education institutions concentrated in Recife Most universities and colleges were founded in the 19th and 20th century and some are known nationally The oldest is the Faculdade de Direito do Recife lit College of Law of Recife founded on 11 August 1827 in the then state capital of Olinda one of the first higher education institutes in Brazil Castro Alves and Joaquim Nabuco two important Brazilian historical figures are among its alumni Many institutions are composed of several autonomous campuses serving the entire state however Recife remains undeniably the center of education Important institutions include Headquartered in Recife The Federal University of Pernambuco Universidade Federal de Pernambuco UFPE which now contains the historical College of Law of Recife public federally funded The Catholic University of Pernambuco Universidade Catolica de Pernambuco Unicap private non profit The University of Pernambuco Universidade de Pernambuco UPE public funded by Pernambuco state The Federal Rural University of Pernambuco Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco UFRPE public federally funded The Federal Institute of Pernambuco Instituto Federal de Educacao Ciencia e Tecnologia de Pernambuco IFPE public federally fundedLocated elsewhere in the state The Federal University of Vale do Sao Francisco Universidade Federal do Vale do Sao Francisco UNIVASF in Petrolina public federally funded The Federal University of the Agreste of Pernambuco pt Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco UFAPE in Garanhuns public federally fundedEconomy EditMain article Economy of Pernambuco The service sector is the largest component of GDP at 73 2 followed by the industrial sector at 21 6 Agribusiness represents 5 2 of GDP 2006 Pernambuco exports sugar 35 6 fruit and juice 12 6 fish and crustacean 12 3 electric products 11 1 chemicals 7 1 woven 5 6 2002 Economic Sectorial Composition in 2006 BR 42 Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Taxation GDP growth GDP PC R growth2 474 5 2 10 316 21 6 34 872 73 2 7 843 55 505 100 5 1 6 528 10 Economic regions According with IBGE in 2007 Pernambuco has 2 34 share of the Brazilian economy and 17 9 share of the Northeast region economy It s the 10th largest economy of the whole country The GDP for the state was R 104 394 000 000 2011 and the per capita income was R 11 776 Atlantico Sul Shipyard the biggest shipyard in the Southern Hemisphere located in Industrial Port Complex of Suape 43 The economy is based on agriculture sugarcane manioc livestock farming and creations as well as industry shipbuilding automotive chemical metallurgical electronic textile alimentary In the period of October 2005 to October 2006 the industrial growth of the state was the second biggest in Brazil 6 3 more than double the national average in the same period 2 3 Another segment that deserves to be highlighted is mineral extraction The pole gesseiro of Araripina is the supplier from 95 of the plaster consumed in Brazil The pole of data processing of the Recife Digital Port despite having started in 2000 is one of the five biggest in Brazil It employs around three thousand persons and has 3 5 the GDP of the state Livestock Edit According with IBGE 2007 Pernambuco has the 2nd largest livestock portfolio in the Northeast region and the 8th of Brazil Livestock Table 2007 44 Animal or product N of heads NE Ranking amp BR Ranking amp Goats 1595069 2nd 18 48 2nd 16 88 Sheep 1256270 4th 13 53 5th 7 74 Cattle 2219892 4th 7 74 16th 1 11 cow milk 662078000 liters 2nd 19 86 9th 2 54 Pigs 495957 5th 7 35 14th 1 38 Chickens 31916818 1st 24 24 7th 2 83 Chickens eggs 142518000 dozens 1st 30 56 6th 4 81 Quail 605371 1st 43 24 4th 7 98 Quails eggs 9390000 dozens 1st 51 43 4th 7 17 Horses 125976 5th 8 81 15th 2 25 Donkeys 100944 5th 9 50 5th 8 68 Mules 54812 4th 7 97 7th 4 08 Buffalos 19239 2nd 16 04 11th 1 70 Rabbits 2383 2nd 6 45 9th 0 82 Honey 1177000 kg 4th 10 15 9th 3 39 Agriculture Edit Petrolina The largest Brazilian producer of grapes mangoes and guavas also known for goat and sheep ranching Agriculture Table of Pernambuco in 2002 45 Product S Quantity T NE Ranking amp BR Ranking amp Tomatoes 207736 2nd 35 7 5th 5 69 Manioc 483634 4th 5 91 13th 2 1 Water melons 62820 2nd 15 61 7th 4 22 Melons 16686 4th 5 00 4th 4 74 Sugarcane 17626183 2nd 29 51 5th 4 84 Onions 89082 2nd 39 78 5th 7 29 Beans 82245 3rd 9 50 9th 2 69 Rice 17865 7th 1 93 21st 0 17 Sweet potatoes 25727 3rd 16 23 7th 5 17 Pineapples 24028 5th 10 2 12th 1 11 Fava 569 3rd 6 0 4th 5 63 corn 86675 5th 3 93 18th 0 24 Castor beans 319 3rd 0 20 8th 0 19 Cotton 1877 8th 0 32 15th 0 13 Product P Quantity T NE Ranking amp BR Ranking amp Grapes 99978 1st 53 6 3rd 8 70 Guavas 104771 1st 74 41 2nd 32 63 Mangoes 136488 2nd 24 74 3rd 16 20 Coconuts 152266 3rd 10 89 5th 7 90 lemons 2965 4th 4 20 12th 0 30 Passion fruits 5611 6th 2 71 14th 1 17 Tangerines 5264 4th 14 34 11th 0 42 Papayas 5358 6th 0 57 12th 0 34 Cashew nuts 3554 4th 2 20 4th 2 10 Bananas 367481 2nd 16 69 6th 5 72 Oranges 5638 8th 0 34 22nd 0 03 Avocados 1685 2nd 15 49 11th 1 0 Rubber 706 3rd 3 59 12th 0 48 Cotton tree 222 4th 5 41 4th 5 41 S Seasonal P Permanent agriculture Thousands units Ethanol Edit Pernambuco was once the 5th largest producer of sugarcane in Brazil but today it ranks 8th behind Sao Paulo Goias Minas Gerais Mato Grosso do Sul Parana Mato Grosso and Alagoas 46 Brazil is the second largest producer of alcohol fuel in the world typically fermenting ethanol from sugarcane and sugar beets The country produces a total of 18 billion liters annually of which 3 5 billion are exported 2 billion of them to the US Alcohol fueled cars started in the Brazilian market in 1978 and became quite popular because of heavy subsidy but in the 80s prices rose and gasoline regained the leading market share But from 2004 on alcohol rapidly increased its market share once again because of new technologies involving hybrid fuel car engines called Flex by all major car manufacturers Volkswagen General Motors Ford Peugeot Honda Citroen Fiat etc Flex engines work with gasoline alcohol or any mixture of both fuels As of February 2007 approximately 80 of new vehicles sold in Brazil are hybrid fuel powered Because of the Brazilian lead in production and technology many countries became very interested in importing alcohol fuel and adopting the Flex vehicle concept Industry Edit In 2018 Pernambuco had an industrial GDP of R 32 4 billion equivalent to 2 5 of the national industry and employing more than 280 000 workers in the industry The main industrial sectors are Construction 20 Public Utilities Industrial Services such as Electricity and Water 17 Food 14 9 Petroleum derivatives and biofuels 9 3 and Motor vehicles 8 8 These 5 sectors concentrate 70 of the state s industry In only 3 places in the Brazilian Northeast Region there is some relevant industrial production one of them being the surroundings of Recife However the state continues to have little participation in the Brazilian economy with the population largely concentrated on the coast 47 Infrastructure EditAirports Edit Guararapes International Airport in Recife Recife Guararapes Gilberto Freyre International Airport has been open since July 2004 and has 52 thousand square meters of area The largest airport in the North and Northeast regions Guararapes had its capacity expanded from 5 million to 11 million passengers a year Now there are 64 check in counters versus the former terminal s 24 The shopping and leisure area was also totally remodeled within the Aeroshopping concept which transforms an airport into a center for business and retail The commercial spaces will be occupied in steps and the final total will be 142 shops Since 2000 Recife has had the longest runway in the Northeast at 3 305 meters Its extension permits operations with jumbo jets such as the Boeing 747 400 able to fly nonstop to anywhere in South and Central America Africa and parts of Europe the United States and Canada Pernambuco is also served by the Petrolina International Airport which is responsible for the delivery of fresh fruit from the Sao Francisco valley to Europe and the USA The cargo terminal operates with 6 large coolers 48 with 17000 boxes capacity each plus 2 coolers tunnels This airports also has daily direct connections between this region which includes 53 municipalities from the states such as Pernambuco Piaui and Bahia to major capitals as Recife and Salvador Like the Recife airport it is administered by the Brazilian Federal Agency Infraero Other locally administered airports within the state are the Fernando de Noronha Airport and the Caruaru airports Fernando de Noronhha has daily flights between the islands with Recife and Natal and the second airport connects the textile industry region of Caruaru with Sao Paulo and local cities Ports Edit Recife Port Suape port Suape serves ships cargo 365 days a year without any restrictions in regards to tidal schedules To assist in the docking operation of the ships the port offers a monitoring system and laser ship docking system that enables effective secure control and upholds the same technical standards as the most important ports across the globe The port moves over 8 4 million tons of cargo a year 49 has increased 7 times since 1992 The liquid granary petroleum by products chemical products alcohols vegetable oils etc constitutes more than 80 of the movement The port can serve ships of up to 170 000 tpb and operational draft of 14 50 m With 27 km2 10 sq mi of backport the internal and external ports offer the necessary conditions for serving large ships The access canal has 5 000m of extension 300m in width and 16 5m in length Suape has started in the 21st century to be Pernambuco s motive power toward development Huge national and international investments are being attracted by its logistic qualities of which until 2010 more than US 10 billion are expected Recife Port handles cruises and cargo National and international cruises are made in this port mainly of those connecting Fernando de Noronha islands with Brazil Caribbean islands and South America The Brazilian and foreign tourists who come to Recife on a cruise ship will use a new Passengers Terminal 2009 50 with stores food court and information kiosks Also will have an increase in depth from 8 4 m to 11 5 meters deep what originates will no longer be necessary to do transfer between large and small ships as before There are two access channels to the Port both of natural characteristics The main one South Channel has 260 m of width and 3 4 km 2 1 mi of extension approximately with a depth of 10 5 m The other denominated North Channel has little width about 1 00 km 0 62 mi of length and a depth of 6 5 m and it is used only by small size vessels Handles an average of 2 2 million tons 51 of cargo annually and the main loads are sugar wheat corn barley malt fertilizers clinker and kelp Railways Edit Freight trains are operated by Transnordestina Logistica pt formerly the Companhia Ferroviaria do Nordeste CFN and mainly hauls iron ore petroleum and cement The company won a 30 year concession following the privatization of the RFFSA in 1997 and also serves neighboring states of Ceara and Piaui 52 The network is built to metre gauge and is 1 753 kilometres 1 089 mi long 53 The Recife Metro opened in 1985 has five lines and is operated by the federally controlled Compania Brasileira de Trens Urbanos CBTU Roads Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2021 Festivals EditCarnival Edit Carnival in Recife The four day period before Lent leading up to Ash Wednesday is carnival time in Brazil Rich and poor alike forget their cares as they party in the streets Pernambuco has large Carnaval celebrations including the frevo typical Pernambuco music Another carnaval music style from Pernambuco is maracatu The cities of Recife and Olinda hold the most authentic and democratic carnaval celebrations in Brazil The largest carnaval parade in all of Brazil is Galo da Madrugada which takes place in downtown Recife in the Saturday of carnaval Another event is the Noite dos Tambores Silenciosos Recife s joyous Carnaval is nationally known attracting thousands of people every year The party starts a week before the official date with electric trios shaking the Boa Viagem district On Friday people take to the streets to enjoy themselves to the sound of frevo and to dance with maracatu ciranda caboclinhos afoxe reggae and manguebeat cultural movement created in Recife during the 1990s groups There are still many other entertainment centres around the city featuring local and national artists Giant Dolls Olinda Carnival One of the highlights is Saturday when more than one million people follow the Galo da Madrugada group From Sunday to Monday there is the Night of the Silent Drums on the Patio do Terco where Maracatus honor slaves that died in prisons Saint John s Day Edit Festa Junina was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the Portuguese for whom Saint John s day also celebrated as Midsummer Day in several European countries on 24 June is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year Differently of course from what happens on the European Midsummer Day the festivities in Brazil do not take place during the summer solstice but during the tropical winter solstice The festivities traditionally begin after 12 June on the eve of Saint Anthony s day and last until the 29th which is Saint Peter s day During these fifteen days there are bonfires fireworks and folk dancing in the streets Once exclusively a rural festival today in Brazil it is largely a city festival during which people joyfully and theatrically mimic peasant stereotypes and cliches in a spirit of jokes and good times Typical refreshments and dishes are served including canjica and pamonha Like during Carnival these festivities involve costume wearing in this case peasant costumes dancing heavy drinking and visual spectacles fireworks display and folk dancing Like what happens on Midsummer and Saint John s Day in Europe bonfires are a central part of these festivities in Brazil Saint John s Day is celebrated throughout Pernambuco Nonetheless the festivities in Caruaru are by far the largest in the state Saint John s festivals in Gravata and Carpina are also popular citation needed Winter Festival Edit In the hilly areas of the interior mainly in areas with a micro climate of altitude temperatures that can reach 8 C in the winter Every winter when the weather is milder tourists from neighboring states and other parts of Pernambuco visit cities such as Garanhuns Gravata Triunfo Taquaritinga do Norte and Brejo da Madre de Deus The city of Garanhuns holds an annual Winter Festival in the month of July The main attractions are concerts dances rural tourism culinary and the relatively low temperatures for a tropical climate Tourism and recreation EditMain articles Pernambuco Museums and Pernambuco Beaches Praia Sancho beyond this beach a reserve for some 600 spinner dolphins is established in Fernando de Noronha Archipelago Pernambuco Petrolina Cathedral The Pernambuco coastline is 187 km long There are about 187 kilometers 116 mi of beaches including at Porto de Galinhas Carneiros and Calhetas Fernando de Noronha an isolated group of 21 volcanic islands approximately 540 km from Recife The main islands are the visible parts of a range of submerged mountains islets and rocks The Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha hosts ecological sites ideal for exuberant marine animal life due to its geographic location far from the continent and well within the path of the Southern Equatorial Currents as well as the nature of its climate Porto de Galinhas It features warm clear water pools scattered around its coral reefs estuaries mangroves coconut trees and a number of other samples of abundant nature richness make Porto de Galinhas a place not to be missed or forgotten City of Tamandare in the coast of Pernambuco The neighborhood of Boa Viagem in Recife Mascarenhas de Morais Avenue Recife City of Triunfo mountainous serrano tourism City of Garanhuns Boa Viagem Located in the privileged southern Recife metropolitan area Boa Viagem is the most important and frequented beach in town It is protected by a long reef wall and has an extensive coastline Itamaraca island Separated from the mainland by the Canal Santa Cruz it has several highly frequented beaches Among them are Forte Orange Praia do Sossego and Pontal da Ilha The island houses the Marine Manatee Preservation Center Maracaipe a beach with big waves which hosts a phase of the Brazilian Surf Tournament Highly frequented by surfers and neighbor to Porto de Galinhas Maracaipe Tamandare Small waves and fine sand can be found there Calhetas a small bay of difficult access Searched for by many for diving Coroa do Aviao a small island in the middle of the Jaguaribe River delta which can be reached only by boat or raft from Recife or Itamaraca Main cities EditList of the 25 largest cities in Pernambuco as of 2010 54 Ranking City Population 2010 GDP in thousands of Brazilian Reals R 2007 55 GDP per capita R 1 Recife 1 536 934 20 718 107 13 5102 J dos Guararapes 644 699 5 578 363 8 3843 Olinda 375 268 2 179 183 5 5674 Caruaru 314 373 1 367 111 4 4495 Paulista 300 501 1 993 295 6 8956 Petrolina 294 851 1 932 517 7 2027 Cabo de St Agostinho 185 583 2 813 188 17 2448 Camaragibe 144 210 492 113 3 6089 Vitoria de St Antao 130 540 742 593 5 94110 Garanhuns 130 313 745 504 6 14911 S Lourenco da Mata 102 191 734 430 7 83412 Igarassu 101 945 310 748 3 26113 Abreu e Lima 96 266 567 474 6 15414 St Cruz do Capibaribe 87 330 332 112 4 50715 Ipojuca 80 542 434 704 5 70516 Serra Talhada 80 294 255 578 3 36817 Araripina 79 877 5 354 635 76 41818 Gravata 76 229 306 637 4 28419 Goiana 75 424 457 986 6 37920 Carpina 74 028 504 735 7 11321 Belo Jardim 74 070 351 448 5 37522 Arcoverde 70 000 290 529 4 47923 Ouricuri 64 978 200 880 3 18624 Pesqueira 63 604 236 259 3 85225 Escada 63 454 233 562 3 902RMR Recife metropolitan area 3 688 428 40 872 963 10 845State PERNAMBUCO 8 796 032 62 255 687 7 337Sports Edit Arena Pernambuco Football was introduced to Pernambuco in 1902 when English and Dutch sailors disembarked in Recife and played a game of football in the beach The novelty awoke the interest of the people of Pernambuco that soon adhered to the game Recife provides visitors and residents with various sport activities the city has the largest football teams of the state of Pernambuco There are several football clubs based in Recife such as Sport Santa Cruz and Nautico According to the Brazilian Football Confederation in 2008 the Pernambuco Football Federation was ranked sixth nationwide behind Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Sul Minas Gerais and Parana and first in the Northeast region 56 The Pernambuco Football Federation organizes the Campeonato Pernambucano state championship and the state cup The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915 and was won by Sport Club Flamengo a club since defunct In 2011 twelve clubs competed which was won by Santa Cruz In 2012 the state was represented in the highest national level of football Brazilian Serie A by Nautico and Sport Also it was represented in Serie C by Santa Cruz and Salgueiro and in Serie D by Central Recife was one of the 12 Brazilian cities that hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup Gallery Edit A Pernambuco landscape by an unknown naive artist Palacio do Campo das Princesas in Recife headquarters for the state Governor Palacio Joaquim Nabuco meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco in Recife Tribunal de Justica de Pernambuco Court of Justice of Pernambuco in Recife Marco Zero in Recife Quartel do Derby in Recife headquarters of the 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