Recife (population 1.3 million) is a city in northeastern Brazil. It is the capital of the Pernambuco state and is a port on the Atlantic Ocean.

Table of contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Information
4 Music
5 neighborhood

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.

Geography

Nearby cities: Olinda, Paulista, Abreu e Lima, Igarassu, Camaragibe, cabo de Santo Agostinho.

Information

Main tourist atractions are: There are many wonderful beaches surrounding Recife, such as:
  • Porto de galinhas, Ipojuca, Pernambuco (60 km south)
  • Tamandaré, Barreiros, Pernambuco (110 km south)
  • Itamaracá, Pernambuco (40 km north)
  • Maragoji, Alagoas (150 km south)
  • Praia de Pipa, Rio Grande do Norte (280 km north)
  • Tambaba, Conde, Paraíba (115 km north)

Music

  • Frevo
  • Manguebeat

neighborhood

  • Boa Viagem
  • Boa Vista
  • Bongi
  • Brasília Teimosa
  • Cidade Universitária
  • Cordeiro
  • Ibura
  • Ilha do Leite
  • Ilha do Retiro
  • Iputinga
  • Pina
  • Recife Antigo
  • Santo Amaro
  • Santo Antônio
  • Setúbal
  • Várzea