Brejo da Madre de Deus

Brejo da Madre de Deus
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Aerial view of Brejo da Madre de Deus
Aerial view of Brejo da Madre de Deus
Flag of Brejo da Madre de Deus
Flag
Coat of arms of Brejo da Madre de Deus
Coat of arms
Location of Brejo da Madre de Deus in Pernambuco
Location of Brejo da Madre de Deus in Pernambuco
Brejo da Madre de Deus is located in Brazil
Brejo da Madre de Deus
Brejo da Madre de Deus
Location within Brazil
Brejo da Madre de Deus is located in South America
Brejo da Madre de Deus
Brejo da Madre de Deus
Location within South America
Coordinates: 8°8′45″S 36°22′15″W / 8.14583°S 36.37083°W / -8.14583; -36.37083
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded4 February 1879[1]
Government
 • MayorRoberto Abraham Abrahamian Asfora (PP) (2025-2028)[2][3]
 • Vice MayorRubieno Marques de Melo (PSDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
 • Total
761.824 km2 (294.142 sq mi)
Elevation
636 m (2,087 ft)
Population
 (2022 Census)[4]
 • Total
48,648
 • Estimate 
(2025)[5]
51,308
 • Density63.81/km2 (165.3/sq mi)
DemonymBrejense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
55170-000, 55171-000, 55172-000, 55173-000, 55174-000, 55175-000, 55178-000[6]
HDI (2010)0.562 – medium[4]
Websitebrejomdeus.pe.gov.br

Brejo da Madre de Deus (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾɛʒu ˈdɐ ˈmɐdɾi ˈdi ˈdeus]) (Swamp of the Mother of God) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 202 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 51,225 inhabitants.[7] It is nationally famous for hosting every easter a large open air theater show designated passion of Christ in New Jerusalem.

Geography

Cangaceiro statue, in the park of sculptures

Tourism

In Fazenda Nova, which means New Farm, a district of Brejo da Madre de Deus is located the Park of Sculptures and the famous New Jerusalem theater.

Roman Forum - stage 6

The theater city hosts every year in the Easter an outdoor theater show designated Passion of Christ which tell us the history of death and resurrection of Jesus. It is considered the largest open-air theater in the world[8] due to its 100,000 m2 (1.1 million ft2), surrounded by 3500 meters of walls and 70 towers.

Economy

The main economic activities in Brejo da Madre de Deus are based in tourism, commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes; and livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[9] GDP x(1000 R$).[10] GDP pc (R$) PE
42.250 125.475 3.116 0.21%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
8.98% 9.87% 81.15%

Health indicators

[11]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.579 2 57 13.7

See also

References

  1. ↑ "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Roberto Asfora (PP) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Brejo Da Madre De Deus-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Prefeito de Brejo da Madre de Deus (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Brejo da Madre de Deus". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  6. ↑ "CEP Brejo da Madre de Deus/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  7. ↑ IBGE 2020
  8. ↑ "Paixão de Cristo". Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  9. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Brejo da Madre de Deus, page 32
  10. ↑ Brejo da Madre de Deus 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile
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