Tacaratu is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE is 26,106 and the area is 1264.5 km<sup>2</sup>.
The indigenous Pankararú people live in Brejo dos Padres and other villages of Tacaratu.
The municipality contains part of the Serra Negra Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1982.
The main economic activities in Tacaratu are based in general industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, goats and sheep; and plantations of mangoes and beans.
Economy by Sector 2006