Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Northeast Region, Brazil

🇧🇷 Serra Talhada is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

History It used to be known as "Villa Bella" or "Beautiful Village". The name Serra Talhada means Chopped Hill; the city has a big hill that looks as if it had been chopped in half. The inhabitants of Serra Talhada have a dance called xaxado which used to be a dance performed by the Cangaceiros.

Geography • State - Pernambuco; • Region - Sertão of Pernambuco; • Boundaries - Floresta (S); Calumbi, Betânia and Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde (E); Mirandiba and São José do Belmonte (W); Paraiba state(N); • Area - 2980 km²; • Elevation - 429 m; • Hydrography - Pajeú River; • Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila; • Climate - Hot semi-desertic; • Annual average temperature - 25.2 c; • Distance to Recife - 410.7 km.

The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.

Sports There are two main football clubs in Serra Talhada, Ferroviário Esporte Clube and Serrano Futebol Clube. These two teams are rivals, playing the Serra Talhada derby.

The city's football stadium is the Estádio Nildo Pereira de Menezes, usually known by its nickname Pereirão, and it has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.

Economy The main economic activities in Serra Talhada are general commerce and primary sector (employs 34%) especially corn and beans.