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Recife was one of the 12 cities chosen to host games for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, for which Brazil was the host nation. The Metropolitan Recife project consisted of a new Sports City constructed in São Lourenço da Mata in an intersection area near to Recife, Jaboatão dos Guararapes and Camaragibe. The new Sports complex is 19 km (12 mi) west ...
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Recife, Brazil. [1] José Mariano Carneiro da Cunha , 1891; Francisco do Rego Barros Lacerda, 1891–1892; Manuel Pinto Damaso, 1892–1893; José Marcelino da Rosa e Silva , 1893–1896; José de Cupertino Coelho Cintra , 1896–1899; Luiz Cavalcanti de Almeida, 1899
Recife Metropolitan Area, officially the Metropolitan Region of Recife (Portuguese: Região Metropolitana do Recife (RMR), or Grande Recife), is a major metropolitan area in Northeast Brazil with a population of 3,7 million as of 2022, [1] [2] centered on the state capital of Recife, Pernambuco.
João Henrique de Andrade Lima Campos (born 26 November 1993), is a Brazilian politician who has been the mayor of Recife since 2021. He was first elected as a federal deputy to the Chamber of Deputies for the state of Pernambuco during the 2018 general election as a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB).
In the 16th century, a mill was established by Diogo Gonçalves on a piece of land donated by Duarte Coelho, donatário of the Captaincy of Pernambuco. The site had several owners and names over the years, such as Jerônimo Gonçalves, Isabel Gonçalves, Anna Paes, Tourlon, Nassau, de With and, from 1645, Casa Forte.
It is located in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, also known as Greater Recife. Abreu e Lima covers 126.193 km 2 (48.723 sq mi), and has a population of 100,346 with a population density of 780 inhabitants per square kilometer. 75% of the area of the municipality is rural, but only 8% of the population lives outside of the urban center.
The Monument Tortura Nunca Mais is a monument located in Padre Henrique plaza in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It was conceived by the architect Demétrio Albuquerque [ pt ] . It was the first monument built in honor of the dead and disappeared during the military dictatorship.
In Portuguese, the mayor is called the prefeito (if male) or prefeita (if female), while the government itself is termed the prefeitura. The current system of mayor and council (called the Câmara Municipal) dates from the 1930 revolution and the Vargas era, albeit with changes how elections are conducted.