Recife

Meaning "reef" in Portuguese; Recife, population 1.3 million, 3.5 million in the metropolitan area, is the second largest city in the Northeastern Region of Brazil and the largest metropolitan area. It is the 5th largest metropolitan area in Brazil. It is the capital of the Pernambuco state and the city where the Beberibe River meets Capibaribe River to flow into the Atlantic Ocean. It is a major port on the Atlantic Ocean.

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Brazil - Pernambuco - Beberibe River - Capibaribe River - Atlantic Ocean - Port

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It is situated at {{coor dm|8|4|S|34|52|W|region:BR-PE_type:city(1,300,000)}}. Surrounded by rivers and crossed by bridges, Recife is full of islands and mangroves that magnify its geography. It is known as the American Venice, thanks to its fluvial similarity with the european city, and is considered one of Brazil's cultural capitals.

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River - Bridge - Island - Mangrove - Geography - Venice - Fluvial - European

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Recife is the birthplace of poets and writers Manoel Bandeira, Carlos Pena Filho, Sebastião Uchoa Leite, Nelson Rodrigues, Gilberto Freyre, Paulo Freire and João Cabral de Melo Neto; and of several composers as Lenine, Fred Zero Quatro, Otto, Pochyua Andrade, Don Tronxo, Valença Brothers, Antônio Nóbrega, Naná Vasconcelos, Jorge du Peixe, Paulo Diniz, Fernando Lobo, Antônio Maria and Chico Science. Canadian ice hockey player Robyn Regehr was also born in Recife.

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Poets - Writers - Manoel Bandeira - Carlos Pena Filho - Sebastião Uchoa Leite - Nelson Rodrigues - Gilberto Freyre - Paulo Freire - João Cabral de Melo Neto - Lenine - Fred Zero Quatro - Otto - Pochyua Andrade - Don Tronxo - Valença Brothers - Antônio Nóbrega - Naná Vasconcelos - Jorge du Peixe - Paulo Diniz - Fernando Lobo - Antônio Maria - Chico Science - Ice hockey - Robyn Regehr

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