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137:– was created a few years ago and it is already between the five biggest in Brazil. It employs about 3,000 people, and has 3.5% participation in the GDP of the state. In 2007, the Digital Port was distinguished as the best Brazilian technological/innovation Park, between the Innovation prize attributed by the Brazilian National Association of Innovation and entrepreneurship (
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is based on agriculture, animal husbandry and industries. The economy of the state, after stagnating from 1985 and 1995, has been growing rapidly since the end of the twentieth century. In 2000, the GDP per capita was R$ 3.673 ($ 2098), resulting in more than 40% growth in this period, and more than
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and many related and general industries around its 13.5 km of industrial park. Suape has started in the 21st century to be
Pernambuco's motive power toward development. Huge national and international investments are being attracted by its logistic qualities, of which, until 2010, more than US$
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Since the beginning of the
Portuguese domain, the state was basically agriculture based, being one of the biggest sugar cane producers in the country. This is due to the weather and the soil, which is massapê. However, the state is now diversifying its economy; the production of alcohol and sugar
101:, corn, tomato and grape. In the husbandry, the major domesticated types of animals are cattle, swine, goat-antelope and galliformes. An important point to be made is the growth which the region is seeing after the 70's in the irrigated agriculture in the
168:). Suape serves ships 365 days a year without any restriction with regard to tidal schedules. Suape is one of the most important harbour and container terminals in northeast of Brazil playing an important role in the economy of the state of
117:, being second to Bahia. From October 2005 to October 2006, Pernambuco had the second biggest industrial growth in Brazil - 6,3%, which is more than twice the national average in that period (2,3%).
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Between 1997 and 1999, Suape - a big industrial and portuary complex of the southern littoral of
Pernambuco- had a 16,7% growth. The state has the second biggest industrial production in the
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produces 95% of the plaster consumed in the country. The textile sector plays also one important role in cities such as
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Between the major agricultural products cultivated in
Pernambuco we can found cotton, banana, beans, sugar-cane, onion,
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The biggest industries are related to food production, cars, shipbuilding, oil refining, chemistry, pharmaceutical (
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Atlantico Sul
Shipbuilder, the largest one on the South Atlantic Ocean. 1,2B USD$ invested and 5000 direct jobs.
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Since 2005 Pernambuco has received many large and small public and private investments, mainly due to
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71:, which is a fast-growing town in the state, is one of the main temperate flower producers in the
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and responsibly for the economic state euphoria due to the construction of a large
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10% in a year. In 2007, the GDP per capita grew up to R$ 7.337 ($ 4.217).
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231:. Total investments of 2.3B USD$ and 1800 direct jobs upon completion.
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is a
Brazilian international port located among the municipalities of
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Another sector which needs to be mentioned is the mineral extraction.
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refinery, a petrochemical pole, the largest ship builder in
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Petrochemical pole, with 3 integrated companies to produce
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274:. Total investments up to 150M USD$ and 950 direct jobs.
260:.Total investments up to 700M USD$ and 515 direct jobs.
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that has a big capacity for receiving cargo airplanes.
879:"Porto Digital torna Recife um pólo de informática"
250:factory-processor, 850000 tons of annual capacity.
864:"Estado tem 2° melhor desempenho do ano no país"
164:and distant 40 km South of the capital (
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301:List of the 25 largest cities in Pernambuco
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295:Largest Cities of Northeast Region, Brazil
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277:Ecological Resorts in Paiva and Porto (
256:and Hemobrás pharmo-chemical plants in
131:The informatics center in Recife – the
915:"SUAPE - Port and Industrial Complex"
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205:Abreu e Lima Refinery. Owned by
181:10 billion are expected.
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954:GDP City by City 2006 IBGE
862:Folha de Pernambuco/IBGE.
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241:large steel-making plants.
63:due to its international
959:October 3, 2011, at the
808:Recife metropolitan area
578:Santa Cruz do capibaribe
162:Recife metropolitan area
943:http://www.ibge.gov.br/
445:Cabo de Santo Agostinho
350:Jaboatão dos Guararapes
221:Partially Oriented Yarn
158:Cabo de Santo Agostinho
109:Industry and technology
103:Sertão do São Francisco
23:evolution of Pernambuco
502:Vitória de Santo Antão
317:GDP (R$ x1000)(2006).
272:Vitória de Santo Antão
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978:Economy of Pernambuco
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79:Agricultural products
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540:São Lourenço da Mata
264:Sadia & Perdigão
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128:and neighborhoods.
57:São Francisco River
27:The economy of the
314:Population (2009)
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559:Abreu e Lima
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47:), textile (
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815:40,872,963
692:Belo Jardim
338:20,718,107
289:Main cities
983:Pernambuco
972:Categories
925:2010-01-01
896:Anprotec.
850:References
837:62,255,687
827:PERNAMBUCO
812:3,768,902
642:5,354,635
464:Camaragibe
452:2,813,188
433:1,932,517
414:1,993,295
395:1,367,111
376:2,179,183
357:5,578,363
335:1,561,659
293:See also:
281:) beaches.
191:Suape port
170:Pernambuco
150:Suape port
145:Suape Port
33:Pernambuco
832:8,810,256
768:Pesqueira
730:Arcoverde
616:Araripina
483:Garanhuns
426:Petrolina
279:Barreiros
207:Petrobras
199:Northeast
174:Petrobras
122:Araripina
115:Northeast
73:Northeast
61:Petrolina
53:Araripina
31:state of
29:Brazilian
957:Archived
794:233,562
775:236,259
756:200,880
749:Ouricuri
737:290,529
718:351,448
699:504,735
680:457,986
661:306,637
623:255,578
604:434,704
585:332,112
566:567,474
547:310,748
528:734,430
525:100,191
521:Igarassu
509:745,504
506:126,399
490:742,593
487:131,313
471:492,113
468:143,210
449:171,583
430:281,851
411:298,501
392:319,373
388:Paulista
373:397,268
354:687,688
308:Ranking
254:Novartis
139:Anprotec
818:10,845
791:62,604
772:64,454
753:66,978
734:68,000
715:68,070
711:Carpina
696:74,028
677:74,424
658:75,229
654:Gravatá
645:76,418
639:75,512
635:Ipojuca
620:79,877
601:80,294
582:80,330
563:96,266
544:99,945
455:17,244
407:Caruaru
341:13,510
223:(POY),
197:in the
195:capital
154:Ipojuca
126:Caruaru
99:cassava
69:Gravatá
65:airport
49:Caruaru
823:State
797:3,902
787:Escada
778:3,852
759:3,186
740:4,479
721:5,375
702:7,113
683:6,379
673:Goiana
664:4,284
626:3,368
607:5,705
588:4,507
569:6,154
550:3,261
531:7,834
512:6,149
493:5,941
474:3,608
436:7,202
417:6,895
398:4,449
379:5,567
369:Olinda
360:8,384
330:Recife
258:Goiana
235:Gerdau
227:&
213:(40%).
166:Recife
45:Goiana
901:(PDF)
842:7,337
311:City
248:wheat
245:Bunge
211:PDVSA
88:Grape
939:IBGE
270:and
237:and
209:and
156:and
803:RMR
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229:PET
225:PTA
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