Recife
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Recife (population 1.3 million, 3.5 million in the metropolitan area) is a city in the Northeastern Region of Brazil. It is the capital of the Pernambuco state and is a port on the Atlantic Ocean.
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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.
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Atelier de Francisco Brennand |
Torre Malakoff, Recife Antigo |
Assembléia Legislativa |
Prédios no Marco Zero, Recife Antigo |
Geography
Within its metropolitan area are the cities of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Olinda, Paulista, Abreu e Lima, Igarassu, Camaragibe, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, and São Lourenço da Mata.
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Its main tourist atractions are:
- Churches and historical monuments
- Francisco Brennand's atelier of ceramic art
- Ancient Recife buildings
- Boa Viagem Beach (the main city beach)
- Olinda - a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Casa da Cultura: souvenir shops
- The Carnival at Recife Antigo
There are many wonderful beaches surrounding Recife, such as:
- Porto de galinhas, Ipojuca, Pernambuco (60 km to the south)
- Tamandaré, Barreiros, Pernambuco (110 km to the south)
- Itamaracá, Pernambuco (40 km to the north)
- Maragoji, Alagoas (150 km to the south)
- Praia de Pipa, Rio Grande do Norte (280 km to the north)
- Tambaba, Conde, Paraíba (115 km to the north)
- Serrambi, Ipojuca, Pernambuco
Music
- Frevo
- Maracatu
- Forró
- Manguebeat
- Baião
- Xaxado
Neighborhoods
- Boa Viagem
- Boa Vista
- Bongi
- Brasília Teimosa
- Cidade Universitária
- Cordeiro
- Espinheiro
- Graças
- Ibura
- Ilha do Leite
- Ilha do Retiro
- Iputinga
- Pina
- Recife Antigo
- Santo Amaro
- Santo Antônio
- Setúbal
- Várzea
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