History
In 1740 a family of farmers settled in what is now the town of Bezerros. The first two inhabitants of the private estate were two brothers Terciano and Zebóbio Torres who developed farms. Other brothers José and Grancisco Bezerra settled soon after, and all worked in farming.
The son of one of the Bezerra brothers disappeared and was given up as lost, but his father made a promise to Saint José that if his son were found he would build a chapel. The child was eventually found on the ground beneath a leafy tree. Upon the site of the tree the Matriz Church (Igreja Matriz) was built.
One theory suggests that the city was named after the brothers Bezerra (meaning Calf), the other theory suggests that it is named as such due to the importance of cattle farming in the area. Today the town still hosts live stock auctions each Saturday morning. Here visitors can see traders in typical countryside dress, similar to that that several generations of their families have no doubt also worn.