Abreu e Lima

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Abreu e Lima

Total population

98,462

Founded

1982

Elevation19 m

Land area125.99 km²

Coordinates-7.90°, -34.90°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Abreu e Lima is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It is located in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, also known as Greater Recife. Abreu e Lima covers 126.193 km2 (48.723 mi2), and has a population of 98,462 with a population density of 780 inhabitants per square kilometer. 75% of the area of the municipality is rural, but only 8% of the population lives outside of the urban center.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Keila Costa

athletics competitor

R

Rovérsio Rodrigues de Barros

Brazilian association football player

Iranildo

Brazilian footballer

F

Fábio Francisco Barros da Trindade

Brazilian footballer and manager

H

Heider Dias Sotero

Brazilian footballer

J

Jamesson Andrade de Brito

Brazilian footballer

Spok

Brazilian conductor

Á

Álvaro André Rodrigues da Silva

Brazilian footballer and manager

P

Philco

Brazilian football

J

José Camilo Zito dos Santos Filho

Brazilian politician

R

Ribamar Bandeira

Y

Yves Ribeiro

Brazilian politician

A

André Leonel

Brazilian association football player

T

Tarcisio Lopes da Silva

Brazilian footballer

C

Caetano Estelita Cavalcanti Pessoa

Brazilian magistrate and politician

Antônio Pedro de Figueiredo

Brazilian journalist (1814-1859)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pernambuco

• Guerere
  1.8 mi away
• Itapissuma
  9.2 mi away · pop. 27,749
• Eldorado
  11.2 mi away
• Três Ladeiras
  13.3 mi away
• Araçoiaba
  15.3 mi away · pop. 19,243
• Dois Carneiros
  15.5 mi away
• UR-06
  16.8 mi away
• Tejucopapo
  20.6 mi away
• Itaquitinga
  21.5 mi away · pop. 16,554
• Chã de Alegria
  22.5 mi away · pop. 12,984
• Ponte dos Carvalhos
  23.9 mi away
• Tracunhaém
  24.2 mi away · pop. 13,867

Browse all places in Pernambuco →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Abreu e Lima

Abreu e Lima, general de Bolívar

Vamireh Chacon · 2007

Nossa Senhora dos Guararapes

Bernardino Freire de Figueiredo Abreu e Castro · 1980

Construindo o sindicalismo rural

Maria do Socorro de Abreu e Lima · 2012

O Bispo e o General

Miguel Ignacio Andrade Lima · 1975

Sustentabilidade e Responsabilidade Social em Foco – Volume 2

2017

Os sertões

Encontro Os Sertões : Espaços, Tempos, Movimentos (2006 Recife, Brazil?) · 2010

Sete histórias, inúmeros a(u)tores

Andréa Bandeira · 2005

Brasil

Leonardo Dantas Silva · 1997

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Ginger-leaf Morning-glory

Ipomoea asarifolia

Seen 2026-09-17

Peters' Lava Lizard

Tropidurus hispidus

Seen 2026-09-17

European house sparrow

Passer domesticus domesticus

Seen 2026-09-17

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-17

castor bean

Ricinus communis

Seen 2026-09-16

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-09-16

coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Seen 2026-09-15

Acrocomia intumescens

Acrocomia intumescens

Seen 2026-09-15

Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers