![This tree is inside a religious related [kind of] site in the city of Abreu e Lima, Pernambuco.
I was there to shot some Tamarin (Saguim in brazilian portuguese), a family of New World Monkeys... But, because there were a great ammount of people there, it was impossible to find them..](https://prod-images.planyourroadtrips.com/img/city-images/abreu-e-lima-br--79117--349028/4-Jaqueiras_-_Abreu_e_Lima_01.jpg?w=1080&q=80&f=webp)
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Abreu e Lima
Pernambuco, Brazil · South America
About Abreu e Lima
Abreu e Lima is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Paulista, 12km from Olinda.
Abreu e Lima is in Pernambuco, Brazil, with about 100,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Paulista, about 5 km away.
Abreu e Lima (Recifense portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈbɾew i ˈlimɐ]) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It is located in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, also known as Greater Recife. Abreu e Lima covers 126.193 km2 (48.723 mi2), and has a population of 98,462 with a population density of 780Read more
inhabitants per square kilometer (2022 Census). 75% of the area of the municipality is rural, but only 8% of the population lives outside of the urban center.
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.
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Within an hour or so of Abreu e Lima: Olinda (12 km).
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Abreu e Lima is in Pernambuco, Brazil, about 5 km from Paulista.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 103,945
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Timezone
- America/Recife
- Coordinates
- -7.9117, -34.9028
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