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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.1 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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3 Geography
Nearby cities: Olinda, Paulista, Abreu e Lima , Igarassu , Camaragibe, cabo de Santo Agostinho .
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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, AlagoasStatistics Capital: Maceio Area: 27 819 km² Ranked 25th Inhabitants:2 822 621 2000 Ranked 16th Pop. density:101. km² Ranked 4th Timezone:GMT-3 ISO 3166-2:BR-AL Governor: Ronaldo Lessa Map Alagoas (AL) is a small state in northeastern Brazil lying between (150 km south)
- Praia de Pipa, Rio Grande do NorteStatistics Capital: Natal Area:53,015 km² Population:2,770,730 2000 Pop. density:52. km² Timezone: GMT -3 ISO 3166-2:BR-RN Governor: Wilma Maria de Faria Map Rio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the count (280 km north)
- TambabaTambaba is a beach in Conde county, Paraiba, Brazil. Tambaba is an official naturism beach. It means that, while elsewhere in Brazil people are generally prohibited to be naked in public places, in Tambaba you must be nude in the family area (the main par, Conde, ParaíbaParaiba is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It contains the easternmost land of the Americas. History In the mid- 1500s, Portuguese settlers from Pernambuco founded Filipeia de Nossa Senh (115 km north)
- Serrambi, Ipojuca, Pernambuco
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6 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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