Cabrobó

Cabrobó is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 536 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The city is located just to the north of a section of the São Francisco River that contains many archipelagos.

History
The Truká people had historically occupied the Ilha da Assunção archipelago of the São Francisco River in Cabrobó municipality.

Ponti, an extinct Jê language belonging to the Jeicó group, was once spoken on an island in the São Francisco River near the city of Quebrobó (Cabrobó).

Geography

 * State - Pernambuco
 * Region - Pernambucan San Francisco
 * Boundaries - Terra Nova (N); Bahia state  (S);  Salgueiro and Belém de São Francisco  (E);  Orocó  (W)
 * Area - 1658.08 km2
 * Elevation - 325 m
 * Hydrography - Terra Nova River
 * Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
 * Climate - Semi arid (Sertão) hot and dry
 * Annual average temperature - 26.2 c
 * Distance to Recife - 536 km

Economy
The main economic activities in Cabrobó are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, sheep, cattle, pigs; and plantations of onions, cannabis, water melons and rice.

Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector 2006