26 Facts About Recife

Recife was founded in 1537, during the early Portuguese colonization of Brazil, as the main harbor of the Captaincy of Pernambuco, known for its large scale production of sugar cane.

Metropolitan Region of Recife is the main industrial zone of the State of Pernambuco, major products are those derived from cane, motor vehicles, ships, oil platforms, electronics, software, and others.

Recife stands out as a major tourist attraction of the Northeast, both for its beaches and for its historic sites, dating back to both the Portuguese and the Dutch colonization of the region.

Additionally, Recife hosted the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Recife began as a collection of fishing shacks, inns and warehouses on the delta between the Capibaribe and Beberibe Rivers in the captaincy of Pernambuco, sometime between 1535 and 1537 in the earliest days of Portuguese colonisation of Terra de Santa Cruz, later called Brazil, on the northeast coast of South America.

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Recife has a tropical monsoon climate under the Koppen climate classification, with warm to hot temperatures and high relative humidity throughout the year.

Patroness Saint of Recife is Our Lady of Mount Carmel, dating back one hundred and eight years ago .

Recife is one of Brazil's prime business centers, largely because it has one international airport and two international seaports.

Just south of Recife is the region's main industrial area, where the following industries can be found: shipbuilding, automotive, petroleum refining, petrochemical, electronics, tube manufacturing, brewing and canning, chocolate manufacturing, textiles, etc.

Recife has historically benefited from its central location in the Northeast region.

Shopping Center Recife was inaugurated in 1980 and it was surpassed by Riomar Mall, which gross leasable area is 101.

Metropolitan Region of Recife has the third largest medical pool in Brazil, after Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Recife has a zoo known as the Dois Irmaos Park, consisting of 387 hectares of Atlantic Forest reserve and 14 hectares of botanical gardens.

Recife is home to several higher education institutions, notably several public-owned universities:.

Recife is home to the frevo, a regional dance and music, typical in carnival, and Mangue Beat, a type of Brazilian rock with mixture of Maracatu, Ciranda, Rap and other musical styles.

Recife's Carnival is nationally known, attracting thousands of visitors every year.

Recife was referring to the technical hardship of this kind of music, and stressing the role of conductors who led the 'frevistical' troupes.

Also known as Recife Audiovisual Festival or Cine-PE, Recife Cinema Festival is a competitive film and audiovisual festival.

Recife cuisine is the cuisine of its region, Pernambuco and the Northeast, and the culinary influences of the area can be traced to a dynamic assortment of cultures: the Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, Moors, Africans and Indigenous.

Dessert, Recife offers bolo de rolo, cake Souza Leao, and cartola which consists of fried long bananas with cheese topped with cinnamon and sugar.

Road access to Port of Recife is accomplished, mainly, through the federal highways BR-232 and BR-101 .

Recife Metro is one of the largest metro systems in Brazil.

Recife was one of the 12 cities chosen to host games for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, for which Brazil was the host nation.

In 1950, Recife hosted just one game, between Chile and the United States, at Ilha do Retiro Stadium.

In 2013, Recife had the 38th highest homicide rate in The Americas, after Detroit, New Orleans, Baltimore, San Juan and other cities.

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Recife offered an environment to utilise its rich cultural heritage to develop programs aimed at its most serious issues.