Caruaru

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Clay sculptures. Caruaru (Brazil).
Clay sculptures. Caruaru (Brazil).

Caruaru is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. Caruaru and Recife are the biggest and most important cities in Pernambuco's countryside. As of 2000, Caruaru had a population of 253,634. The city is famous, among other things, for Mestre Virgulino Lampião's clay mini-sculptures. Distances:

[edit] Sports

There are two sports clubs in the city. Clube Atlético do Porto, which plays at Antônio Inácio de Souza Stadium (6,000 capacity) and Central Sport Club, which plays at Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (30,000 capacity).

[edit] Tourism

Caruaru in [Wikitravel].

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Coordinates: 8°17′S, 35°58′W