Buíque

Brazil / Pernambuco / Buique /
 city, municipality

Buíque is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco.

The municipality of Buíque was settled in 1752, and was originally known as Campos de Buíque. The name "Buíque" comes from Tupi and means "Place of Snakes". Buíque became a village in 1854 and a city in 1874.

The famous Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos grew up in Buíque. 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. The life of an angel."
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Coordinates:   8°37'14"S   37°9'35"W
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