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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 ...
Greater Recife. Recife Metropolitan Area, officially the Metropolitan Region of Recife ( Brazilian 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.
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 of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
16,000/km 2 (42,000/sq mi) Boa Viagem is a neighborhood in Recife, Pernambuco in the wealthy southern zone of the municipality. The neighborhood has one of the most visited beaches in Northeastern Brazil, Boa Viagem beach. The neighborhood has a population as of 2010 of 122,922 inhabitants, and an area of 753 hectares (2.91 sq mi).
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 port of Recife, Pernambuco. Led by the English admiral James Lancaster , it was the only British expedition whose main target was Brazil.
The institute was created by Ricardo Brennand (Cabo de Santo Agostinho, 27 May 1927 — Recife, 25 April 2020), a Brazilian collector and businessman of English ancestry, born in Cabo de Santo Agostinho in 1927. Brennand established several factories in the Northeast Region of the country, acting in the segments of cement, tiles, glass ...