Bezerros () is a municipality in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, near the city of Gravatá. Its population estimate was 65.007 (2025) and its area is 497,156 km2. Also known as Papangu city, because a festive tradition in which the people dress masks of all types during the Carnival festivities. During the carnival time, it is one of the most visited cities in the interior of the state. Also, it was a center of coffee production, an activity which is no longer important in the region. It is much visited during Carnival; tourists and locals love to see papangus parading in city streets.
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - Agreste of Pernambuco Boundaries - Cumaru and Passira (N); Agrestina and São Joaquim do Monte (S); Caruaru and Riacho das Almas (W); Gravatá, Camocim de São Félix and Sairé (E) Area - 490.8 km2 Elevation - 470 m Hydrography - Capibaribe, Ipojuca and Una rivers Climate - Hot tropical and humid Main road - BR 232 Distance to Recife - 100 km
Tourist attractions Serra Negra Igreja de São Francisco Xavier, Serra Negra, Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brasil Sítio Pedra Solta, camping area, planning on visiting jungle areas: here is the place, rappel Lula Vassoureiro's Atelier Centro de Artesanato de Pernambuco - Handicraft center J. Borges' atelier, a great woodcut artist and one of the greatest Cordel makers of Brazil. J. Miguel' atelier, a great woodcut artist and also a Cordel maker. Papangu Carnival
Economy
The main activities based in Bezerros are tourism, commerce and agribusiness. Especially, plantations of tomatoes and creations of cattle'
Economic Indicators Populationhttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Bezerros, page 32] GDP x(1000 R$).Bezerros 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 GDP pc (R$) PE 58.354 232.859 4.112 0.38% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 6.22% 16.30% 77.48%
Health Indicators
HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.619 2 170 17.9
References
External links
Site Of Bezerros Brazil Travel