Buíque (Portuguese: [buˈiki]) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, mesoregion of Agreste.
At age 18, Graciliano wrote to this mother: "This is as the devil likes it: one wakes up at five in the morning and spends the day reading, smoking, eating and praying; one sleeps at nine in the evening.
"[citation needed] It is located at latitude 08º37'23" south and longitude 37º09'21" west, 798 meters above sea level, and 278 km from Pernambuco's state capital, Recife.
The Brazilian federal government has listed the valley as a Unit of Integral Conservation and Preservation.
The main economic activities in Buique are based in general commerce, some eco-tourism and agribusiness, especially plantations of cashew nuts, manioc, and beans, and the farming of cattle, sheep and goats.