Arcoverde

Arcoverde on the map of Pernambuco

Arcoverde is a small town in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco (PE) and has 61,600 inhabitants (as of 2005, compared to 2003: 63 394 inhabitants). The name means " green sheet ". Arcoverde is located about 250 km west of the city Recife at the junction of the north-eastern Brazilian large landscapes of the coastal vegetation and the central steppe ( Sertão ), which extends as a dry area in the entire northeast of the country and is responsible for the lack of development of the country part.

The city has the coordinates 08 ° 25'08 " south latitude and 37 º 03'14 " west longitude and is situated at an average altitude of 663 m above sea level. NN. About the city also is Arcoverde with the surrounding towns Municipality of the State of Pernambuco, which, however, is one with an area of 353 km ² to the smallest. Arcoverde has the general postal code ( CEP) 56500-000, but stadtviertel dependent subdivisions. The telephone area code is 087 ( from Germany 0055-87 ).

Traffic

Arcoverde is conveniently located on the route BR- 232, which runs through Pernambuco in west-east direction and as a branch of the eastern extension of the Transamazônica (BR -231 ) is understood. The favorable situation is evident in a large volume of traffic in transit traffic that is directed to a bypass road north of the city, numerous bus services (including direct services to Belém (24 hours ), Rio de Janeiro (36 hours) and since 2003 São Paulo (36 h ) ), and a small airfield. The drive from Recife to Arcoverde was on the two-lane, potholed section from Caruaru long time an ordeal. Since the BR- 232 has been further expanded to four lanes to the hinterland in and completely re- paved in large parts of the summer of 2004, this is one way to Arcoverde to the best roads in Pernambuco.

Economy

The city thrives on agriculture, few services and external assistance from the state. There is no industry or tourism; proportion of commuters to nearby towns is high. In the southeast of the city there is a large slum, the " Rua do Lixo " ( garbage road ), which ends at the town dump, which has nurtured until the mid- 80s alone, the inhabitants of the district. Since then there has to continue igonoriert officially, a local self-help organization called Fundação Terra ( Foundation Earth ), which under the leadership of well-known Father Airton Freire de Lima and using mainly German donations and support of children and Missions residents improved living conditions gives.

Media

The city-owned radio station called FM Itapuama and sends nationally ( in Arcoverde on a frequency of 106.6 MHz), a predominant part Brazilian, part international music.

Sons and daughters of the town

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