Official Name: | Bezerros |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | 8.2353°N -35.7528°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pernambuco |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 491 |
Population Total: | 70,000 |
Population As Of: | 2024[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | HDI |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Bezerros (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, near the city of Gravatá. Its population was 70.000 (2024) and its area is 491 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.
The main activities based in Bezerros are tourism, commerce and agribusiness. Especially, plantations of tomatoes and creations of cattle'