Recanto Família Mesquita
Mesquita Family Nook
The place
Recanto Família Mesquita ("The Mesquita family corner") in the state of Sergipe, Itabaiana/Malhador area (agreste sergipano, Brazilian Nordeste, Brazil), at 178 m elevation, semi-arid caatinga region. New Brazil cluster appearing in batch 331. COUNTRY ANOMALY: Brazil missing from the base country list. Rural family pousada (Mesquita = mosque, a surname of conversos, Jewish/Muslim refugees who settled in Pernambuco in the 16th century), a caatinga area (a biome unique to Brazil, semi-arid, 850,000 km², 27 M inhabitants) and Nordeste of the baiões-forró (popular music, Luiz Gonzaga 1912-89 the "King of Baião," famous for "Asa Branca" 1947).
The setting
Sergipe Itabaiana/Malhador agreste sergipano Nordeste Brazil 178 m semi-arid caatinga, new cluster batch 331, family pousada Mesquita conversos 16th c. Pernambuco, caatinga 850,000 km² 27 M inhabitants, baião-forró Luiz Gonzaga 1912-89 King of Baião Asa Branca 1947, ANOMALY Brazil missing.
