RECIFE
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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.
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. |
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Geography
Nearby cities: Olinda, Paulista, Abreu e Lima, Igarassu, Camaragibe,
cabo de Santo Agostinho.
Information
Main tourist atractions are:
Churches and historic monuments
Francisco Brennand's atelier of ceramic art
Ancient Recife buildings
Boa Viagem Beach (the main urban beach)
Olinda - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Casa da Cultura: souvenirs shops
Carnival at Recife Antigo
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)
Serrambi, Ipojuca, Pernambuco
Music
Frevo
Maracatu
Forró
Manguebeat
Baião
Xaxado
Neighborhood
Boa Viagem
Boa Vista
Bongi
Brasília Teimosa
Cidade Universitária
Cordeiro
Espinheiro
Ibura
Ilha do Leite
Ilha do Retiro
Iputinga
Pina
Recife Antigo
Santo Amaro
Santo Antônio
Setúbal
Várzea |
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