The origin of the name is indigenous, of the tupi "tab-moi-inda-ré" that means the repopulator. Tamandaré is a municipality located on the southern coast of the state of Pernambuco, more than 100 km from the capital of Pernambuco. One of the entrances that give access to the municipality is the Reserva Biológica do Saltinho, an area covered by vegetation native to the Atlantic Forest.

The municipality is prominent in the production of sugar cane and tourism. Its shore is formed by the beaches: Tamandaré, Barra, Pontal do Lira, Campas and dos Carneiros. Carneiros Beach is among the 15 most beautiful beaches in the world.

Another tourist point is the Fort of Saint Ignatius located near the beach of Tamandaré, built in the seventeenth century.