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Abreu e Lima, Pernambuco

Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil

Field	Value
name	Abreu e Lima
native_name	Município de Abreu e Lima
native_name_lang
settlement_type	Municipality
image_flag	Abreu e Lima Flag.svg
image_seal	Coat of arms of Abreu e Lima.svg
image_map	Mapa de Abreu e Lima (2).png
map_caption	Location of Abreu e Lima in Pernambuco
pushpin_map	Brazil
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Abreu e Lima in Brazil
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_name1	Northeast
subdivision_name2	[[File:Bandeira de Pernambuco.svg	border	22px]] Pernambuco
established_title	Founded
established_date	May 14, 1982
leader_party	o
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Marcos José da Silva (PT, 2013-2016)
leader_title1
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	126.193
elevation_m	19
population_as_of	2020
population_total	100,346
population_density_km2	auto
population_demonym	Abreu-limense
timezone1	BRT
utc_offset1	−3
website

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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. Abreu e Lima covers 126.193 km2, and has a population of 100,346 with a population density of 780 inhabitants per square kilometer. 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.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - RMR (Recife)
Boundaries - Igarassu and Araçoiaba (N); Paulista (S and E), Paudalho (W)
Area - 126.193 km2
Elevation - 19 km
Hydrography - Small coast rivers
Vegetation - Atlantic forest, Capoeirinha, sugarcane plantation and mangrove
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 25.2 C-change
Main roads - BR 101
Distance to Recife - 22 km

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.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x (1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE (%)	RMR (%)
96.266	567.474	6.154	0.92	1.42

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
4.25%	35.35%	60.40%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.73	2	115	16.9

Religion

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. 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).

Education

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

References

[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/abreu-e-lima/panorama IBGE 2020]
http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. IBGE]] Population 2009 Abreu e Lima, page 31]
[http://www.ibge.com.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2003_2007/tab01.pdf Abreu e Lima 2007 GDP IBGE pág 29] {{webarchive. link. (March 4, 2016)
[http://www2.condepefidem.pe.gov.br/web/condepefidem PE State site - City by city profile]
(2014). "HISTÓRIA". Prefeitura de Abreu e Lima.
(2015). "Dia da Consciência Evangélica". Prefeitura de Abreu e Lima.
"Há 30 anos, grupo de vereadores protagonizaram o primeiro ato pela redemocratização | Política: Diário de Pernambuco".
(2015). "Escolas Municipais". Prefeitura de Abreu e Lima.
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BR/30/Abreu_e_Lima.html Information on Abreu e Lima geology
(2015). "Abreu e Lima". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatstica.
http://www.maplandia.com/brazil/pernambuco/paulista/abreu-e-lima/ Map of Abreu e Lima
"Pernambuco » Abreu e Lima » censo demográfico 2010: resultados da amostra - religião". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatstica.
http://www.recifeguide.com/pernambuco/abreu-e-lima.html Article on Abreu e Lima

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