See soorce fer Recife

{{Infobox settlement
|name                   = Recife

|settlement_type        = [[Municipalities o Brazil|Municipality]]
|official_name          = The Municipality o Recife
|nickname               = Veneza Brasileira (Brazilian [[Venice]]), Caipital o the Northeast an Mauricéia/Mauritsstad (efter the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] colonization)
|motto                  = {{lang-la|"Ut Luceat Omnibus''"''}}<br>"That it mey shine on aw" ([[Gospel o Matthew|Matthew]] [[Sermon on the Munt|5:15]])
|image_skyline          = Montagem Recife (3).jpg
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|image_caption          = Frae upper left: Auld centre o Recife; Recife an its bridges; Aereal View o Boa Viagem Beach; Boa Viagem Beach; The Crystal Touer; Capibaribe River; The neighborhuid o Boa Viagem; Agamenon Magalhães Avenue; Recife Sunset.
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|image_coa              = Brasaorecife.jpg
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|subdivision_type       = [[Leet o sovereign states|Kintra]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Regions o Brazil|Region]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[States o Brazil|State]]
|subdivision_name       = {{flag|Brazil}}
|subdivision_name1      = [[Northeast Region, Brazil|Northeast]]
|subdivision_name2      = {{flag|Pernambuco}}
|leader_title           = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name            = Geraldo Júlio de Mello Filho ([[Geraldo Júlio]]) ([[Brazilian Socialist Pairty|PSB]])
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|established_title      = Foondit
|established_date       = Mairch 12, 1537
|established_title2     = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporatit]] (as veelage)
|established_date2      = 1709
|established_title3     = Incorporatit (as ceety)
|established_date3      = 1823
|area_magnitude         = 1 E8
|area_total_km2         = 218
|area_total_sq_mi       = 84.17
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|area_metro_km2         = 2,768
|area_metro_sq_mi       = 1,068.7
|population_as_of       = 2012
|population_note        =
|population_total       = 1,555,039 ([[Leet o lairgest ceeties in Brazil|9t]])
|population_density_km2 = 7133.2
|population_density_sq_mi = 18537.9
|population_metro       = 3,743,854([[Leet o lairgest ceeties in Brazil|6t]])
|population_density_metro_km2 = 1,352.5
|population_density_metro_sq_mi = 3,527
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|timezone               = [[UTC-3]]
|utc_offset             = -3
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|elevation_m            = 10
|elevation_ft           = 33
|area_code              = +55 81
|postal_code_type       = Postal Code
|postal_code            = 50000-000
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|website                  = [http://www.recife.pe.gov.br Recife, Pernambuco]
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'''Recife''' ({{IPA-pt|ʁeˈsifi|-|Br-Recife.ogg}}, ''heh-see-fee'') is the fift-lairgest<ref>[http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/presidencia/noticias/noticia_visualiza.php?id_noticia=1246&id_pagina=1 Cities Influence Areas]</ref> [[Recife metropolitan aurie|metropolitan aurie]] in [[Brazil]] wi 3,743,854 indwallers, the lairgest metropolitan aurie o the North/Northeast Regions, the 5t-lairgest metropolitan influence aurie in Brazil, an the caipital an lairgest ceety o the state o [[Pernambuco]]. The population o the ceety proper wis 1,555,039 in 2012.<ref>[http://g1.globo.com/pernambuco/noticia/2012/08/regiao-metropolitana-do-recife-e-6-mais-populosa-do-brasil-diz-ibge.html IBGE 2012 Census Population]</ref>

Recife is locatit whaur the [[Beberibe River]] meets the [[Capibaribe River]] tae flaw intae the Atlantic Ocean. It is a major port on the Atlantic Ocean. Its name is an allusion tae the coral [[reef]]s that are present bi the ceety's shores. The mony rivers, smaa islands an ower 50 brigs foond in Recife ceety centre characterize its geografie an gies it the moniker o the "Brazilian [[Venice]]."

The [[Recife metropolitan aurie|Metropolitan Region o Recife]] is the main industrial zone o the [[Pernambuco|State o Pernambuco]]; maist relevant products are those derived frae [[Succarcane|cane]] (succar an [[Ethanol fuel in Brazil|ethanol]]), electronics, fuid, an ithers; thanks tae the fiscal incentives o govrenment, mony industrial enterprises wur stairtit in the 1970s an 1980s. Recife haes a tradeetion o bein the maist important [[commerce|commercial centre]] o the North/Northeastern region o Brazil wi mair nor 52,500 business enterprises in Recife itself plus 32,500 in the Metro Aurie which tots mair nor 85,000.<ref>[http://www.condepefidem.pe.gov.br Recife Municipal Profile]</ref>

A combination o a lairge supply o [[workforce|labor]] an signeeficant private investments turned Recife intae Brazil's seicont lairgest medical centre (seicont anly tae [[São Paulo]]);<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.uol.com.br/JC/_1999/0509/ec0509i.htm |title=Recife Medical Pool |access-date=2013-05-16 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212020/http://www2.uol.com.br/JC/_1999/0509/ec0509i.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> modren hospitals wi state-o-the-airt equipment receive patients frae several neighborin States.<ref>[http://www.pe-az.com.br/saude/polo_medico_recife.htm Pernambuco A-Z]</ref><ref>[http://www.pernambuco.com/diario/2003/08/06/info1_0.html Pernambuco Daily] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715065415/http://www.pernambuco.com/diario/2003/08/06/info1_0.html |date=2011-07-15 }}</ref> Lik aw ither ceeties in the [[Northeast Region, Brazil|Northeast]], Recife is developin its [[tourism|tourist sector]]. The beach o [[Porto de Galinhas]], {{convert|60|km|mi|sp=us}} sooth o the ceety, haes been repeatitly awairdit the title o baist beach in Brazil an haes drawn mony tourists.<ref>[http://gwmroot.gt.com.br/portodegalinhas/matler.asp?newsId=890 Porto de Galinhas Beach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301081247/http://gwmroot.gt.com.br/portodegalinhas/matler.asp?newsId=890 |date=2009-03-01 }}</ref> Recife's infrastructur is amang the maist developed in Brazil for travellers an business fowk, tho thare is wide room for improvement.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130209065208/www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2002/01/49649 Business in Recife]</ref>

The ceety is an aa a renowned eddicational centre, an home tae the [[Federal Varsity o Pernambuco]], the lairgest varsity in Pernambuco. Several Brazilian historical figures, sic as the poet an abolitionist [[Castro Alves]], moved tae Recife tae attain thair eddication.

Thegither wi [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]] thir are the anly Brazilian ceeties wi direct flichts tae the islands o [[Fernando de Noronha]], Warld Heritage Steid syne 2001.<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1000 Unesco - Fernando de Noronha Islands]</ref>

==Geografie==

Due tae the ceety's proximity tae the [[equator]], Recife wather is generally warm. Recife haes a nummer o islands, rivers, watterwyes an brigs that crisscross the ceety.
Recife is locatit amidst [[tropical forest]]s which are distinguished bi heich rainfaw levels resultin in poor soil quality as the rainfall washes away the nutrients.
Thare is an absence o extreme temperatures an a cuil breeze due tae the tred winds frae the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>[http://www.recife.info/recife-weather.html Weather of Recife] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915120054/http://www.recife.info/recife-weather.html |date=2008-09-15 }}</ref>

[[File:ISS Recife, Brazil.jpg|left|thumb|Recife, seen frae the [[Internaitional Space Station]]]]
=== Vegetation ===
Recife haes a tropical forest. Rainforests are characterized bi heich rainfall, wi definitions settin minimum normal annual rainfaw atween {{convert|2000|mm|in}} an {{convert|1700|mm|in}}. The soil can be poor acause heich rainfall tends tae leach oot soluble nutrients. Thare are several common characteristics o tropical [[rainforest]] trees. The ceety o Recife is fairmed bi three islands (Recife, Santo Antônio, an Boa Vista).<ref>[http://www.nassauturismo.com.br/nac_pacotes_recife.htm Islands of Recife]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Atween the islands are the rivers Beberibe an Capibaribe.<ref>[http://www.unicap.br/eneal/html/turismo.html Rivers of the city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330014650/http://www.unicap.br/eneal/html/turismo.html |date=2009-03-30 }}</ref>
[[File:A Cidade e o Rio.jpg|thumb|[[Capibaribe River]].]]

===Hydrography===
'''Rivers'''
* [[Capibaribe River|Capibaribe]], [[Beberibe]], Jiquiá,  Tejipió, Jordão an Pina.

'''Beaches'''
* [[Boa Viagem, Recife|Boa Viagem]],  Pina an Brasília Teimosa

'''Lochs'''
* Araçá

'''Lairge watter supplier ([[Dam]]s)'''
* Prata do Meio an Apipucos

===Climate===
Recife haes a year-roond [[tropical climate]], wi warm tae het temperaturs an heich relative humidity throughout the year. Houever, thir conditions are relieved bi pleasant tred winds blowin in frae the ocean.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cdsid.org.br/gdn2012/recife.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-16 |archive-date=2012-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426052010/http://www.cdsid.org.br/gdn2012/recife.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Unner the [[Köppen climate classification]], the ceety featurs a [[tropical monsoon climate]]. Januar is the warmest month, wi mean temperatures rangin frae {{convert|31|C|F}} tae {{convert|22|C|F}}, wi sun; Julie experiences the cuilest temperatures, wi mean temperatures rangin frae {{convert|27|C|F}} tae {{convert|20|C|F}}, wi rain. Juin is the wettest month an the seicont-cloudiest, receivin an average o {{convert|390|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} o precipitation, an surpassed in cloudiness anly bi August. Indeed, August is incredibly cloudy in Recife, wi a mere daily average o 3.5 oors o sunshine throughoot the month. The driest an sunniest month is November, whan maximum temperatures hover aroond 30&nbsp;°C an an average o {{convert|48|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} o precipitation is recordit. November is an aa Recife's anly true [[dry saison]] month, as aw ither months in the ceety are [[wet saison]] months.<ref>[http://www.blurbwire.com/topics/Recife::sub::Geography    ]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Recife, Brazil
|collapsed = y
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 37
|Feb record high C = 38
|Mar record high C = 37
|Apr record high C = 35
|May record high C = 37
|Jun record high C = 37
|Jul record high C = 32
|Aug record high C = 33
|Sep record high C = 37
|Oct record high C = 37
|Nov record high C = 38
|Dec record high C = 38
|year record high C = 38
|Jan high C = 30.2
|Feb high C = 30.2
|Mar high C = 30.0
|Apr high C = 29.7
|May high C = 28.9
|Jun high C = 28.8
|Jul high C = 27.3
|Aug high C = 27.5
|Sep high C = 28.1
|Oct high C = 29.0
|Nov high C = 30.1
|Dec high C = 30.2
|Jan mean C = 26.6
|Feb mean C = 26.6
|Mar mean C = 26.5
|Apr mean C = 25.9
|May mean C = 25.2
|Jun mean C = 24.5
|Jul mean C = 24.0
|Aug mean C = 23.9
|Sep mean C = 24.6
|Oct mean C = 25.5
|Nov mean C = 25.9
|Dec mean C = 26.3
|Jan low C = 22.4
|Feb low C = 22.6
|Mar low C = 22.7
|Apr low C = 22.6
|May low C = 21.9
|Jun low C = 21.6
|Jul low C = 21.1
|Aug low C = 20.6
|Sep low C = 20.7
|Oct low C = 21.4
|Nov low C = 21.9
|Dec low C = 22.2
|Jan record low C = 20
|Feb record low C = 20
|Mar record low C = 21
|Apr record low C = 20
|May record low C = 21
|Jun record low C = 15
|Jul record low C = 18
|Aug record low C = 17
|Sep record low C = 18
|Oct record low C = 17
|Nov record low C = 17
|Dec record low C = 19
|year record low C = 15
|Jan precipitation mm = 103.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 144.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 264.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 326.4
|May precipitation mm = 328.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 389.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 385.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 213.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 122.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 66.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 47.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 65.0
|unit precipitation days= 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 14
|Feb precipitation days = 16
|Mar precipitation days = 19
|Apr precipitation days = 21
|May precipitation days = 23
|Jun precipitation days = 25
|Jul precipitation days = 25
|Aug precipitation days = 23
|Sep precipitation days = 18
|Oct precipitation days = 15
|Nov precipitation days = 12
|Dec precipitation days = 13
|Jan sun = 244.9
|Feb sun = 211.9
|Mar sun = 204.6
|Apr sun = 186.0
|May sun = 186.0
|Jun sun = 168.0
|Jul sun = 170.5
|Aug sun = 108.5
|Sep sun = 216.0
|Oct sun = 248.0
|Nov sun = 267.0
|Dec sun = 254.2
|Jan humidity = 73
|Feb humidity = 77
|Mar humidity = 80
|Apr humidity = 84
|May humidity = 85
|Jun humidity = 85
|Jul humidity = 85
|Aug humidity = 85
|Sep humidity = 78
|Oct humidity = 76
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 75
|year humidity = 80
|source 1 = Warld Meteorological Organization.,<ref name="WMO">[http://worldweather.wmo.int/136/c01078.htm Climate Information for Recife] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522081145/http://worldweather.wmo.int/136/c01078.htm |date=2013-05-22 }}, World Weather Information Service, accessed 05 May 2012.</ref> Hong Kong Observatory (sun only 1961-1990) <ref name="HKO">[http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/s_america/brazil/recife_e.htm Climatological Information for Recife, Brazil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026200705/http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/s_america/brazil/recife_e.htm |date=2013-10-26 }}, Hong Kong Observatory, accessed 05 May 2012.</ref>
|source 2 = Weatherbase (record highs, lows and humidity) <ref name="Weatherbase">{{cite web
  |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=99828&refer=&units=metric
  |title=Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Recife
  |accessdate=
  |date=July 2011
  |archive-date=2021-05-02
  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502043016/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=99828&refer=&units=metric
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

==Notable fowk==
*[[Junior Assuncao]], mixed martial airtist.
*[[Jaqueline Carvalho]], Professional Volleybaw Player.
*[[Manuel Bandeira]], poet an writer.
*[[Guilherme Berenguer]], actor.
*[[Francisco Brennand]], sculptor, painter an ceramist.
*[[Romero Britto]], Sculptor an painter.
*[[Josué de Castro]], humanist an writer.
*[[Nelson Ferreira]], componer an muisicker.
*[[Paulo Freire]], eddicator, poet an writer.
*[[Gilberto Freyre]], sociologist, poet an writer.
*[[Bruno Garcia]], actor.
*[[Lenine (muisicker)|Lenine]], componer.
*[[José Leite Lopes]], pheesicist.
*[[Antônio Maria]], componer.
*[[Joaquim Nabuco]], writer, jurnalist an diplomat.
*[[Marco Nanini]], actor.
*[[João Cabral de Melo Neto]], poet an writer.
*[[Otto]], composer.
*[[Juninho Pernambucano]], fitbawer.
*[[Fred Zero Quatro]], componer.
*[[Robyn Regehr]], ice hockey player.
*[[Rivaldo]], fitbawer.
*[[Nelson Rodrigues]], poet an writer.
*[[Mário Schenberg]], electrical engineer, pheesicist, airt critic an writer.
*[[Chico Science]], componer.
*[[Bezerra da Silva]], componer.
*[[Alceu Valença]], componer.
*[[Naná Vasconcelos]], componer.
*[[Vavá]], fitbawer.
*[[Walter Wanderley]], organist an pianist.

==Sister ceeties==
Recife's [[sister ceeties]] are:<ref name="sister">{{cite web |url=http://www.recife.pe.gov.br/2007/07/03/mat_144821.php |title=Mayor's International Council Sister Cities Program |publisher=Recife, Pernambuco |accessdate=2008-08-18}}</ref>

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Freemit airtins==
{{Sister project links|Recife|voy=Recife}}

'''Offeecial'''
* {{pt icon}} [http://www.recife.pe.gov.br/ Official homepage]

'''Tourism'''

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