Ribeirão is a city located in the state of Pernambuco

Pernambuco

Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. Located at 87 km away from Recife

Recife

Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...

, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009

IBGE

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...

) population of 39.317 inhabitants.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
  Pernambuco
  Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
  
  
• Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
  Zona da Mata (coastal)
  The Zona da Mata is the narrow coastal plain between the Atlantic Ocean and the dry agreste and sertão regions in the northeastern Brazilian states of Maranhão, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia....
  
  
• Boundaries - Amaraji
  Amaraji
  Amaraji is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.Has an estimated population of 20.509 inhabitants.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana...
  
  , Escada
  Escada, Pernambuco
  Escada is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, with 62.604 inhabitants according with IBge 2009.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana...
  
   and Primavera
  Primavera, Pernambuco
  Primavera is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 81.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population of 12.364 inhabitants...
  
    (N); Gameleira
  Gameleira
  Gameleira is a City in Pernambuco, Brazil. The name Gameleira is derived from the large number of Gameleira trees that exited in the region. The city is located 99 km away from Recife, the capital city of Pernambuco...
  
    (S); Sirinhaém
  Sirinhaém
  Sirinhaém is a municipality in Pernambuco with 38,122 inhabitants. The town was founded in 1614 making it among the oldest in the state. The Prefeito is Fernando Urquiza of the Brazilian Labour Party.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...
  
    (E); Joaquim Nabuco
  Joaquim Nabuco, Pernambuco
  Joaquim Nabuco is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, with an estimated population of 16,498 inhabitants as of 2009, according with IBGE. Has a total area of 121,88 km²...
  
  , Água Preta
  Água Preta
  Água Preta is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana...
  
   and Cortês
  Cortês
  Cortês is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 149 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population of 11.712 inhabitants.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...
  
    (W)
• Area - 287.98 km²
• Elevation - 97 m
• Hidrography - Sirinhaém River
  Sirinhaém River
  -References:*...
  
  
• Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
• Clima - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 25.1 c
• Distance to Recife
  Recife
  Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
  
   - 87 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Ribeirão are based in the metallurgy

Metallurgy

Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. It is also the technology of metals: the way in which science is applied to their practical use...

 industry, commerce and agribusiness

Agribusiness

In agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term for the various businesses involved in food production, including farming and contract farming, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesale and distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales....

, especially sugarcane

Sugarcane

Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...

, banana

Banana

Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....

s, manioc; and livestock

Livestock

Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...

 such as cattle

Cattle

Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...

, buffalo

American Bison

The American bison , also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds...

s, goats and sheeps.

Economic indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE Pernambuco Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
39.317	145.061	3.743	0.25 %

Economy by Sector
2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
11.11 %	18.72 %	70.17 %

Health indicators

HDI Human Development Index The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries... (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.658	2	118	26.9