Ipojuca

Ipojuca is a municipality in Pernambuco in eastern Brazil, about 57 kilometres from the state capital Recife, famous for beaches such as Porto de Galinhas, which has been chosen several times as one of the best beaches in the country. Settlement began in 1560 after the Caeté people were driven from the southern coast, and the land proved well suited to sugar cane. Residents helped resist the Dutch, who were defeated at Ipojuca in July 1645. The name comes from the Tupi-Guarani Iapajuque, dark water. The municipality covers 527.32 square kilometres and has two harbours, Suape and Porto de Galinhas. The 2022 census counted 98,932 residents, up from 80,637 in 2010 and 59,281 in 2000.