Camaragibe (population 144,700) is a city in northeastern Brazil. It lays near Recife at 8.00 ° South, 35.04° West. meaning reef in portuguese; population 1. ...
Currently, Camaragibe is run by João Lemos(From the political party PCdoB, The communist party of Brazil) and Denivaldo Freire(The Vice-mayor).
On May 13th of 1982 Camaragibe gained autonomy (it used to be administered by the city of São Lourenço da Mata), becoming a city with own Executive and Legislative powers.
Thanks to the favorable climate, Camaragibe is the biggest producer of tropical flowers in the State of Pernambuco (see photo), which is in turn the biggest producer among all States in Brazil.
It is the region of Aldeia, the area Camaragibe at highest altitude, that attracts the largest number of visitors to the city.