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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Cities of Northern Brazil No 6 - Recife



Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, it is the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city was 1,536,934 in 2010.
Recife is located where two rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean. They are  the Beberibe River and the Capibaibe Rivers.  It is a major port on the Atlantic Ocean. Its name was given because of the coral reefs that are present close to  the city's shores.It has many rivers, small islands and over 50 bridges. This characterizes its geography and gives ian interesting name the "Brazilian Venice".
 Recife has the main industrial zone of the State of Pernambuco; the most relevant products are those derived from cane(sugar and ethanol), electronics, food, and others.
It´s a beautiful place to visit!!!












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