Abreu e Lima, Pernambuco, Northeast Region, Brazil

Geography | Economy | Religion | Education

🇧🇷 Abreu e Lima is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It is located in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, also known as Greater Recife. 75% of the area of the municipality is rural, but only 8% of the population lives outside of the urban centre.

The city was named in honor of José Inácio de Abreu e Lima (1794-1869), also known as "Inácio Pernambucano". Abreu e Lima participated in battles in Pernambuco and fought alongside Simón Bolivar in the wars of independence of Venezuela and Colombia.

Folklore is one of Abreu e Lima's main attractions. Visitors can enjoy the energetic drum rhythms of Maracatu dance performance, as well as Ciranda dance groups such as the one led by Dona Odete do Coco. The city's main festival is the Emancipation Festival, every May 14. Over 70 percent of Abreu e Lima's territory is covered by unspoilt Atlantic Forest and environmental reserves, such as those of São Bento and Caetés.

On March 31, 1983, the city held the first public event of Diretas Já, a popular movement against the military dictatorship.

Geography

• Boundaries - Igarassu and Araçoiaba (N); Paulista (S and E), Paudalho (W) • Area - 126.193 km² (48.723 sq mi) • Elevation - 19 km (12 mi) • Hydrography - Small coast rivers • Vegetation - Atlantic forest, Capoeirinha, sugarcane plantation and mangrove

• Main roads - BR 101 • Distance to Recife - 22 km (14 mi).

Economy The main economic activities in Abreu e Lima are commerce and general industry, especially chemicals and metallurgic. The primary sector also plays an important role.

Religion[edit] Abreu e Lima has the highest percentage (35%) of Evangelical Christians of any municipality in Brazil according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) census of 2010, just below the percentage of Roman Catholics.[11] In accordance with Municipal Law 632 of 2008, October 31 is a public holiday in Abreu e Lima, Evangelical Awareness Day (Dia da Consciência Evangélica).[12]

Education[edit] Abreu e Lima is served by 33 schools: 22 in the urban area of the municipality, and 11 in the rural area.[13]

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil 
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Abreu e Lima has a population of over 100,346 people. Abreu e Lima also forms part of the wider Recife Metropolitan Region which has a population of over 4,078,000 people.

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Antipodal to Abreu e Lima is: 145.096,7.91

Locations Near: Abreu e Lima -34.9036,-7.91014

🇧🇷 Paulista -34.867,-7.933 d: 4.8  

🇧🇷 Igarassu -34.908,-7.839 d: 7.9  

🇧🇷 Olinda -34.855,-7.991 d: 10.5  

🇧🇷 Camaragibe -34.986,-7.994 d: 13  

🇧🇷 São Lourenço da Mata -35.017,-8 d: 16  

🇧🇷 Recife -34.872,-8.054 d: 16.4  

🇧🇷 Jaboatão dos Guararapes -35.016,-8.112 d: 25.7  

🇧🇷 Carpina -35.255,-7.846 d: 39.3  

🇧🇷 Cabo de Santo Agostinho -35.028,-8.288 d: 44.2  

🇧🇷 Vitória de Santo Antão -35.292,-8.116 d: 48.5  

Antipodal to: Abreu e Lima 145.096,7.91

🇬🇺 Hagåtña 144.746,13.467 d: 19396  

🇬🇺 Tamuning 144.767,13.483 d: 19394.3  

🇬🇺 Dededo 144.836,13.515 d: 19391.2  

🇲🇵 Saipan 145.753,15.189 d: 19202.6  

🇵🇼 Ngerulmud 134.627,7.487 d: 18860.5  

🇮🇩 Jayapura 140.72,-2.529 d: 18756.9  

🇫🇲 Palikir 158.15,6.917 d: 18571.6  

🇫🇲 Kolonia 158.212,6.952 d: 18565.1  

🇵🇬 Mount Hagen 144.22,-5.865 d: 18480.3  

🇮🇩 Manokwari 134.083,-0.867 d: 18451.9  

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