Garanhuns

Garanhuns is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Located in the Borborema Plateau, the town is known as the "Suíça Pernambucana" (Pernambucan Switzerland) due to its elevation and relatively cool climate. It is also known as "Cidade das Flores" ("City of Flowers") or "Cidade da Garoa" ("City of Drizzle").

Garanhuns
Municipality
Município de Garanhuns
Municipality of Garanhuns
Top left: Heliopolis area
Top right: Gonçalves Maia Street
Middle left: Floral Clock (Relógio das Flores)
Middle right: Dom Moura Square
Bottom left: Mãe Rainha Sanctuary
Bottom right: Saint Joseph Seminary (Seminário São José)
Flag
Seal
Nicknames: 
"Suíça pernambucana" ("Switzerland in Pernambuco"), "Cidade das flores" ("City of Flowers")
Garanhuns
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°53′25″S 36°29′34″W
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded1879
Government
 • MayorIzaías Régis Neto {PTB}
Area
 • Total472.462 km2 (182.419 sq mi)
Elevation
896 m (2,940 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total130.303
 • Density275.8/km2 (714/sq mi)
Demonym(s)garanhuense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−2 (BRST)
Portico
Location of Garanhuns

Garanhuns is most famous for the Festival de Inverno, or The Winter Festival, which it holds every year in July. During the winter, temperatures in Garanhuns can drop to 7 degrees Celsius (45 degrees Fahrenheit). This is quite cold for a city that is only a few degrees south of the equator.

Garañun (Garanhun) was an extinct, undocumented language once spoken by an indigenous tribe in the Serra dos Garanhuns.[1]

Geography
Garanhuns
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Precipitation totals in mm
Source: The Weather Channel (in Portuguese)

Tourism

It's the weather, cold for the locals and mild for foreigners, and the mountains which attract many tourists to the region during Summer and Winter. Garanhuns, Gravatá and Triunfo are the most visited mountainous (cold) cities of the state. The city is served by Garanhuns Airport.

Tourist attractions

Floral clock
  • Winter musical festival (July)
  • Flowers clock Relógio das flores
  • Celso Galvao Palace
  • Park Euclides Dourado and Park Ruben Van Der Linden
  • João Capão Castle
  • São Bento Monastery
  • Ipiranga Monument
  • The seven Hills.

Economy
Celso Gavao Palace - City Hall

The main economic activities in Garanhuns are based in mountain tourism (winter tourism), general commerce and primary sector especially flowers, tomatoes, manioc, cows, chickens and milk.

Economic indicators
Population [2] GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) PE
131.313 742.593 5.941 1.20%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
3.75% 21.50% 74.75%

Health indicators

[4]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospital beds (2007) Children's Mortality per 1000 (2005)
0.693 5 488 23.1

Notable residents

Garanhuns is notable for being the hometown of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, born in Caetés, which was a district of Garanhuns until 1963. The film Lula, o filho do Brasil, about his life, was shot at the town.

The composer and musician Dominguinhos was also born in the city, as well as the actress Lívia Falcão, well known for her work in both TV and stage.

See also

References
  1. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  2. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Garanhuns, page 33]
  3. Garanhuns 2006 GDP IBGE pág 30 Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. PE State site - City by city profile
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