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In [[Brazil]], the '''agreste''' is a narrow zone in the states of [[Paraíba]], [[Pernambuco]], [[Alagoas]], [[Sergipe]] and [[Bahia]] between the coastal ''zona da mata'' |
In [[Brazil]], the '''agreste''' ({{IPA-pt|aˈɡɾɛʃtʃi}}) is a narrow zone in the [[states of Brazil|state]]s of [[Paraíba]], [[Pernambuco]], [[Alagoas]], [[Sergipe]] and [[Bahia]] between the coastal forest ''[[Zona da Mata (coastal)|zona da mata]]'' and the semiarid ''[[sertão]]''. The agreste actually fades out before [[Rio Grande do Norte]] is reached owing to the breakdown of the mountain chain that gives the coastal [[Zona da Mata (coastal)|Atlantic forest zone]] high rainfall. |
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Most of the agreste is hilly, with the hills becoming higher in the south, except near the narrow valley of the São Francisco River. Land use is predominantly mixed farming, with fruits such as melons especially important. Like the sertão, the agreste is frequently affected by [[drought]], though generally the effects are less severe. |
Most of the agreste is hilly, with the hills becoming higher in the south, except near the narrow valley of the São Francisco River. Land use is predominantly mixed farming, with fruits such as melons especially important. Like the sertão, the agreste is frequently affected by [[drought]], though generally the effects are less severe. |
Revision as of 01:51, 18 December 2010
In Brazil, the agreste (Portuguese pronunciation: [aˈɡɾɛʃtʃi]) is a narrow zone in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest zona da mata and the semiarid sertão. The agreste actually fades out before Rio Grande do Norte is reached owing to the breakdown of the mountain chain that gives the coastal Atlantic forest zone high rainfall.
Most of the agreste is hilly, with the hills becoming higher in the south, except near the narrow valley of the São Francisco River. Land use is predominantly mixed farming, with fruits such as melons especially important. Like the sertão, the agreste is frequently affected by drought, though generally the effects are less severe.
Climate
The climate is hot and sub-humid, with rainfall in the area's principal city of Campina Grande averaging about 700 millimetres per year - ranging from less that 10 millimetres in October and November to about 120 millimetres in May and June.
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Notes
See also
- Brazil Socio-Geographic Division
- Sertão
- Tieta do Agreste, a Brazilian novel and film