Ponta Verde

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Ponta Verde is also a village in the island of Brava, Cape Verde, see Ponta Verde, Cape Verde

Ponta Verde (Portuguese meaning "green point") is a beach in Maceió, capital city of Alagoas, state of Brazil^{[citation needed]}.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Climate 1.2 Vegetation 2 Demographics 3 Economy 4 References

[edit] Geography

Ponta Verde is localised in the South Zone.

[edit] Climate

Ponta Verde has a typical tropical climate, with warm to hot temperatures and high relative humidity all throughout the year. However, these conditions are relieved by a near absence of extreme temperatures and pleasant trade winds blowing from the ocean. January is the warmest month, with mean maxima of 31°C and minima of 22°C; July experiences the coolest temperatures, with means of 26°C and 15°C. The absolute maximum and minimum are respectively 33°C and 11,3°C.

[edit] Vegetation

Ponta Verde has a Tropical forest. Rainforests are characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 2,000 mm (about 78 inches or 2 meters) and 1700 mm (about 67 inches). The soil can be poor because high rainfall tends to leach out soluble nutrients. There are several common characteristics of tropical rainforest trees. Tropical rainforest species frequently possess one or more of the following attributes not commonly seen in trees of higher latitudes or trees in drier conditions on the same latitude.

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2006 census, the majority of the district was white, with black people and African Americans being the minority. People of Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, French, American and English descent form the largest ethnic groups in the city.

[edit] Economy

Ponta Verde has more Hotels and Pousadas(Little hotel). Tourism is the most important segment in the district, because Ponta Verde district has beautifuls beaches in your coral coast.

[edit] References