Recife

Recife (population 1.3 million) is a city in northeastern Brazil. It is the capital of the Pernambuco state and is a port on the Atlantic Ocean.

History

The settlement was established by the Portuguese in 1537 and remained Portuguese until the independence of Brazil, with the exception of a brief period of Dutch occupation in the 17th century between 1630 and 1654.

Images

Atelier de Francisco Brennand

Torre Malakoff, Recife Antigo

Assembléia Legislativa

Prédios no Marco Zero, Recife Antigo

Geography

Nearby cities: Olinda, Paulista, Abreu e Lima, Igarassu, Camaragibe, cabo de Santo Agostinho.

Information

Main tourist atractions are:

• Churches and historic monuments
• Francisco Brennand's atelier of ceramic art
• Ancient Recife buildings
• Boa Viagem Beach (the main urban beach)
• Olinda - UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Casa da Cultura: souvenirs shops
• Carnival at Recife Antigo

There are many wonderful beaches surrounding Recife, such as:

• Porto de galinhas, Ipojuca, Pernambuco (60 km south)
• Tamandaré, Barreiros, Pernambuco (110 km south)
• Itamaracá, Pernambuco (40 km north)
• Maragoji, Alagoas (150 km south)
• Praia de Pipa, Rio Grande do Norte (280 km north)
• Tambaba, Conde, Paraíba (115 km north)
• Serrambi, Ipojuca, Pernambuco

Music

• Frevo
• Maracatu
• Forró
• Manguebeat
• Baião
• Xaxado

Neighborhood

• Boa Viagem
• Boa Vista
• Bongi
• Brasília Teimosa
• Cidade Universitária
• Cordeiro
• Espinheiro
• Ibura
• Ilha do Leite
• Ilha do Retiro
• Iputinga
• Pina
• Recife Antigo
• Santo Amaro
• Santo Antônio
• Setúbal
• Várzea

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