Places / South America / Brazil
Recife
Visited in February 2016
At a glance
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- —
- Population
- 1.5 million
- Type
- Municipality of Pernambuco state, Brazil
- Coordinates
- 8.06°S, 34.93°W
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Overview
Recife is the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area in 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 population of the city of Recife was 3,726,974 in 2022.
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