Lagoa dos Gatos is a town and head of municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The municipality has an area of 233 km² and its population was of 16,100 in 2000. Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Brazilian Northeast. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Portuguese explorers first reached the place in the late 18th century, and it is presumed that José Cavalcanti Fragoso was the one to establish the settlement of Peri-Peri, which would later become the town. Lagoa dos Gatos was officially recognised as a populational gathering in 1832 and became a village in 1839. In 1928 it became a town and was renamed Frei Caneca, until 1938, when it changed back to its original name. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Local legends state that the name, which literally means "Cat's Lagoon", was used by its first explorers after sighting a few margays at a small lagoon. Binomial name Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821) The Margay (Leopardus wiedii, or Felis wiedii) is a spotted cat native to Central and South America. ... A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed sandbank, coral reef, or similar feature. ...

In 1832 the mountainous surroundings of Lagoa dos Gatos played an important role at the "Guerra dos Cabanos" (War of Cabanos), one of the many uprisings in Brasil's first years of independence. 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... After its independence from the Portuguese on September 7, 1822, Brazil became a monarchy, the Brazilian Empire, which lasted until the establishment of the Republican government on November 15, 1889. ...

Reference

• Callado, João Pereira - História de Lagoa dos Gatos (1981)
• Enciclopédia dos Municípios Pernambucanos
• Globo Rural nº180 – P. 80-83 – Out/2000 "Gatos Ameaçados"