![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Casa_de_Cultura_Palmares.jpg/640px-Casa_de_Cultura_Palmares.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Palmares, Pernambuco
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palmares is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, with 63,500 inhabitants, according with IBGE 2020.[1] Its main activity is the combined field of agriculture and livestock (Portuguese: agropecuária). It received its name from the Portuguese people who named it that due to the number of palm trees in the area where run-away slaves had created approximately 16 quilombos, led by Zumbi.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Casa_de_Cultura_Palmares.jpg/640px-Casa_de_Cultura_Palmares.jpg)