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Recife

Municipality of Pernambuco state, Brazil

Country: Brazil
Located in: Pernambuco
Population: 1,488,920(2022)
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1.ibge.gov.br/estatisticas/sociais/populacao/22827-censo-demografico-2022.html?edicao=37225Retrieved 2023-10-24
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, 1,588,376(July 1, 2025)
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1.ftp.ibge.gov.br/Estimativas_de_Populacao/Estimativas_2025/estimativa_dou_2025.odsRetrieved 2025-08-29
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, 1,587,707(July 1, 2024)
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1.ftp.ibge.gov.br/Estimativas_de_Populacao/Estimativas_2024/estimativa_dou_2024.odsRetrieved 2025-08-29
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Area: 218.843 km²
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1.Stated in Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística“Recife (PE) | Cidades e Estados”ibge.gov.br/cidades-e-estados/pe/recife.htmlRetrieved 2021-08-16
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Elevation: 6 m
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1.it-ch.topographic-map.com/map-h9mggt/Recife/?zoom=19&center=-8.05428%2C-34.87241&popup=-8.05405%2C-34.87249
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Founded: 1537
Postal code: 50000-000
Website: conecta.recife.pe.gov.br

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Recife is the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area in both the North and the Northeast Region of Brazil. It is the largest city in Pernambuco state, and the fourth-largest urban area in all of Brazil; the metro population of the city of Recife was 3,726,974 in 2022. Recife was founded in 1537, serving as the main harbor of the Captaincy of Pernambuco—known for its large-scale production of sugar cane. At one point, it was known as Mauritsstad, when it served as the capital city of the 17th century colony of New Holland of Dutch Brazil. Situated at the confluence of the Beberibe and Capibaribe rivers, before they drain into the South Atlantic Ocean, Recife is a major seaport along the Brazilian Atlantic coast. Its name is an allusion to the stone reefs that are present offshore. Together with the urban presence of the Beberibe and Capibaribe rivers and their tributaries, the many additional unique, small islands—and more than 50 bridges linking them throughout the city—create a distinct maritime or "riviera" atmosphere, leading to Recife being known as the "Venice of Brazil".

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Twinned administrative body: Guangzhou
Arrecife
Amsterdam
Nantes
Macau
Porto
Barcelos
Chengdu(since 2016)
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1.gochengdu.cn/news/our-sister-cities/sister-cities-of-chengdu/recife-a2869.html?xcSID=04j06l2e0bo8q3o2mh7ud63pm2
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Flag: flag of Recife
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Recife
Capital of: Pernambuco
Native label: Recife
Human Development Index: 0.772
Shares border with: Jaboatão dos Guararapes
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Olinda
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Paulista
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Camaragibe
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São Lourenço da Mata
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Demonym: recifense
Récifien applies to part: masculine singular
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1.cnig.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CNT-PVM_r%C3%A9vis%C3%A9_2020-01-27-1.pdf
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Récifienne applies to part: feminine singular
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1.cnig.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CNT-PVM_r%C3%A9vis%C3%A9_2020-01-27-1.pdf
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recifenc
recifense applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
Office held by the head of government: Mayor of Recife
Legislative body: Municipal Chamber of Recife
Local dialing code: 81
Significant event: Recapture of Recife
Siege of Recife
Economy of topic: economy of Recife
Social media followers: 325,655(February 5, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 75342150
314,562(February 25, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 75342150
300,981(January 1, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 75342150
IPA transcription: ʁeˈsifi language: Brazilian Portuguese
Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean
Beberibe River
Capibaribe River
Tejipió River
Jaboatão River
Pirapama River
Anthem: Anthem of Recife
Electorate: 1,187,497(March 2022)
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1.Stated in Open Data Portal of TSE
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Official name: Recife pronunciation audio: Br-Recife.ogg
Executive body: municipal prefecture of Recife
Part of: Recife metropolitan area

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67 identifiers linking Recife across the web's reference databases

-8.0539, -34.8808OpenStreetMap ↗

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