Varzea Alegre

Varzea Alegre is a municipality inside the kingdom of Ceara in the Northeast area of Brazil. Its region is 835.706 km2, consisting of the Calabaca, Canindezinho, Ibicatu, Naraniu and Lagoa Verde districts. There is little statistics at the early agreement of Várzea Alegre. Pioneer explorers of the region noticed the valley on the harmful stroll closer to Cariri and named it Varzea Alegre after the floodplain or lowland where the metropolis is located. It is one of the few cities in Ceara that has by no means changed its name. The municipality became created by means of Provincial Law No. 1.329, on October 10, 1870.

Varzea Alegre turned into separated from Lavras da Mangabeira, previously a part of Cedro, in November 1863. The metropolis's belongings consisted of a patch of land, donated by way of Major Joaquim Alves Bezerra, his wife and others, on October 19. The local parish turned into set up on November 30, 1863. According to tradition, the church of Sao Raimundo Nonato became constructed by using the sons of Raimundo Bezerra, known as "Father Raymond". Varzea Alegre is known as the "Land of Contrasts". Those contrasts have inspired songs like Luiz Gonzaga's "Contrastes de Várzea Alegre", with lyrics by using the composer Jose Clementino.