- Agreste
In
Brazil , the agreste is a narrow zone in the states ofParaíba ,Pernambuco ,Alagoas ,Sergipe andBahia between the coastal "zona da mata" (forest zone) and the semiaridsertão . The agreste actually fades out beforeRio 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.climate chart|Campina Grande
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source= [Wernstadt, Frederick L. ; "World Climatic Data"; published 1972 by Climatic Data Press; p. 99.]
float=leftclimate chart|Guarabira
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source= [Wernstadt, Frederick L. ; "World Climatic Data"; published 1972 by Climatic Data Press; p. 100.]
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ee also
*
Brazil Socio-Geographic Division
*sertão
*Tieta do Agreste , a Brazilian novel and film
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