Tacaratu is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
[1] The indigenous Pankararú people live in Brejo dos Padres and other villages of Tacaratu.
[2][3] The municipality contains part of the 625 hectares (1,540 acres) Serra Negra Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1982.
[4] The main economic activities in Tacaratu are based in general industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, goats and sheep; and plantations of mangoes and beans.
Economy by Sector 2006 [6] This Pernambuco, Brazil location article is a stub.