RECIFE
Recife, is the third largest city in the Northeastern
Region of Brazil and the largest metropolitan area. It
is the 5th largest metropolitan area in Brazil and the
capital of Pernambuco. Recife is also where the Beberibe
River meets the Capibaribe River to flow into the
Atlantic Ocean. It is a major port on the Atlantic Ocean.
It is situated at 8°4'S 34°52'W. 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 resemblance with
the european city, and is considered one of Brazil's
cultural capitals.
Recife is the birthplace of poets and writers Manoel
Bandeira, Carlos Pena Filho, Saulo Moreira, Sebastião
Uchoa Leite, Nelson Rodrigues, Gilberto Freyre, Paulo
Freire and João Cabral de Melo Neto; and of such
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 and footballer Rivaldo,
Juninho Pernambucano were also born in Recife. |