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  2. Recife - Wikipedia

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    Recife. Recife (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁeˈsifi] ⓘ) is the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within 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 ...

  3. Timeline of Recife - Wikipedia

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    1535 - Olinda settlement established by Duarte Coelho. [1] 1595 - Capture of Recife by English privateer James Lancaster. [1] 1637 - Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue built. [3] 1654 - Recapture of Recife by Portuguese forces. 1720 - Igreja Madre de Deus (Recife) [pt] (church) built. 1767 - Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Recife ...

  4. History of Pernambuco - Wikipedia

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    e. The history of Pernambuco can be roughly divided into two periods: first, when the region was a colony of Portugal and, second, when it was a component of the nation of Brazil. Not to be overlooked, however, are the established indigenous peoples of the region, numerous revolts and short-lived independence movements, French incursions, and a ...

  5. Dutch invasions of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The English privateer James Lancaster seized the richest treasure in the history of Elizabethan English privateering in Recife with Dutch help during the Anglo-Spanish War. [6] Flag of Dutch Brazil . The Capture of Recife , also known as Lancaster's Pernambucan expedition, was an episode in the Anglo-Spanish War that took place in 1595 in the ...

  6. History of the Jews in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Jews in Brazil begins during the settlement of Europeans in the new world. Although only baptized Christians were subject to the Inquisition, Jews started settling in Brazil when the Inquisition reached Portugal, in the 16th century. They arrived in Brazil during the period of Dutch rule, setting up in Recife the first ...

  7. Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue - Wikipedia

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    Kahal Zur Israel was a Jewish synagogue located at Rua do Bom Jesus (Rua dos Judeus) number 197 in Recife, Brazil.It was established in 1636 by Portuguese and Spanish Sephardic Jews that had taken refuge in Dutch Brazil fleeing forced conversion and were joined by New Christians, who possibly helped to build the structure and were already living in the colony.

  8. Olinda - Wikipedia

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    HDI (2010) 0.735 – high[2] Website. www.olinda.pe.gov.br. Olinda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔˈlĩdɐ]) is a historic city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Northeast Region. It is located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, the state capital. [3] It has a population of 393,115 people ...

  9. Recife Antigo - Wikipedia

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    History. Recife Antigo consists of the initial Portuguese settlement in the 16th century around the port. Sugar cane production from Pernambuco was delivered to Portugal through Recife's port. While Recife had port functions, Olinda was the capital. In 1630, the Dutch invaded Pernambuco, set Olinda partially on fire and Recife became the seat ...