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Jaboatão dos Guararapes
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil

Jaboatão dos Guararapes

Jaboatão dos Guararapes is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

It is a part of the Recife metro area. The population was 706,867 according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2020, making it the second most-populous city in the state of Pernambuco and the 27th in Brazil, ahead of major Brazilian state capitals such as Cuiabá and Aracaju. The city is a very important industrial center, hosting companies like Unilever and Coca-Cola. It is bordered by Recife in the north, Cabo de Santo Agostinho on the south, and Mangue forests to the west in Moreno.

How locals move

Getting around Jaboatão dos Guararapes the local way

  • Get inFrom there you can take an intercity bus or shared ride with Blablacar to Recife.
  • Get inHourly from João Pessoa From Maceió from R$80 (April 2021) Especially from Maceió and Natal you can get a better price from the frequent shared rides.

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