As Carlinhos says, Lages das Aroeiras even had its own fruit derivatives factory, part of a COOPERCUC initiative to spread small processing units in rural areas.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/a-community-led-strategy-to-save-brazils-dry-forests-from-desertification/

It’s an area equivalent to that of Portugal, scattered across patches throughout the biome — the largest chunk is right between southern Pernambuco state and northern Bahia, where Lages das Aroeiras is located.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/a-community-led-strategy-to-save-brazils-dry-forests-from-desertification/