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Recife

South America

Recife is the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,588,376 1
Area (sq km)
218 1
Infobox area figure is for the municipality.
Founding Year
1537 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
10 1
Latitude
8.05 degrees south 1
Longitude
34.9 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Coastal
Yes 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Brazil, Countries
Source Recife (Wikipedia)
Pernambuco, States or Territories

Recife is the state capital of Pernambuco.

Source Recife (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Pernambuco, States or Territories

Recife is the state capital of Pernambuco.

Source Recife (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Recife (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Recife ( riss-EE-fee, -⁠fə; Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁeˈsifi] ) is the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America.
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,588,376 (9th)
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2025
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    218
  • Infobox, Elevation
    10 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    8.050S 34.900W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    8.050S 34.900W
  • Article text
    The first documented reference to the settlement with its "arrecife dos navios" (reef of the ships) was in the royal Charter Act of March 12, 1537, establishing Olinda, 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) to the north, as a village, with its port where the Beberibe River meets the sea.
  • Lead section, capital-of claim
    Recife is the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil.
  • Lead
    on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America
  • Associated With: Brazil, Infobox, Country
    Brazil
  • Associated With: Pernambuco, Infobox, State field
    Pernambuco
  • Capital Of: Pernambuco, Infobox, State field (capital-of support)
    Pernambuco
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Recife - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3390760
    -8.05389 -34.88111 P PPLA BR 30 2611606 1653461 8 America/Recife
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 8 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -8.25, -34.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -8.25, -34.75
-8.25 -34.75 Am
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Wikidata: Recife
Wikidata Q48344, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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