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Map of Recife and Mauritsstad, ca. 1682, Weduwe van Jacob van Meurs (publisher) Recife began as a collection of fishing shacks, inns and warehouses on the delta between the Capibaribe and Beberibe Rivers in the captaincy of Pernambuco, sometime between 1535 and 1537 in the earliest days of Portuguese colonisation of Terra de Santa Cruz, later called Brazil, on the northeast coast of South America.
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.
Pernambuco (Brazilian Portuguese: [pɛʁnɐ̃ˈbuku] ⓘ) is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 13 million people as of 2022, it is the seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,067.877 km 2, it is the 19th-largest in area among federative units of the country. It is ...
Olinda, then the richest city in colonial Brazil, was sacked and destroyed by the Dutch, who chose Recife as the capital of New Holland. Nicolaes Visscher's map shows the siege of Olinda and Recife in 1630. [1] The Dutch invasions in Brazil, ordered by the Dutch West India Company (WIC), occurred during the 17th century. [2]
85,8% (5th) Time zones. UTC−02:00 (FNT) UTC−03:00 (BRT) The Northeast Region of Brazil (Portuguese: Região Nordeste do Brasil [ʁeʒiˈɐ̃w nɔʁˈdɛstʃi du bɾaˈziw]) is one of the five official and political regions of the country according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Of Brazil 's twenty-six states, it ...
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 ...
System length. 39.5 km (24.5 mi) [ 1 ] Track gauge. 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) [ 1 ] System map. Map of the network, including the light rail line. At the time of the map, Cosme e Damião station was still under construction. The Recife Metro (Portuguese: Metrô do Recife, Metrorec) is a rapid transit system serving the Metropolitan Region of Recife ...
Recife Port is located in Recife Antigo in the city of Recife. This international port serves the RMR and has two main operational areas: cruises and cargo. It is located on the eastern island of Recife antigo on the banks of rivers Capibaribe and Beberibe. Differentiates itself from another ports located in the city center the fact that the ...