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Recife Metropolitan Area, officially the Metropolitan Region of Recife (Brazilian Portuguese: Região Metropolitana do Recife (RMR), or Grande Recife), is a major metropolitan area in Northeast Brazil with a population of 3,7 million as of 2022, centered on the state capital of Recife, Pernambuco. In 2017, it was ranked as the 8th largest metropolitan region nationally. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) defines the region as a "metropolis" in its Area of Influence surveys, in terms of economic and social importance. The region's area of influence covers a large part of Northeast Brazil, including the entire states of Alagoas, Paraíba, and Pernambuco, in addition to portions of Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, and Sergipe. Within this area of influence are the smaller cities of Natal, João Pessoa, Maceió, and Aracaju.

Boa Viagem is a neighborhood in Recife, Pernambuco in the wealthy southern zone of the municipality. The neighborhood has one of the most visited beaches in Northeastern Brazil, Boa Viagem beach. The neighborhood has a population as of 2010 of 122,922 inhabitants, and an area of 753 hectares (2.91 sq mi).Thousands regularly gather on its wide sandy beaches that stretch for 8 km (5.0 mi). However, the beach is plagued by tiger shark attacks since Suape port was built in the 1990s, thought to have disrupted the sharks' behavior. Boa Viagem is the longest stretch of urbanized seafront in Brazil; its coastal reef calms the waves and helps keep the water at 25 °C (77 °F). Pina, Recife and Piedade, Jaboatão are the neighboring beaches. The district is a center of the city's social life. It hosts one of the biggest shopping centers in Brazil and South America—Shopping Center Recife with 465 stores and nearly 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2) of area. Boa Viagem is also home to Shopping Rio Mar, a high-end shopping center located along the coast of the river Capibaribe.Boa Viagem had a human development index in 2000 with 0.964, rivalling that of some Scandinavian countries, Japan, and Canada.The neighborhood is near the Recife International Airport.

The Archeological, Historic and Geographic Institute of Pernambuco (Portuguese: Instituto Arqueológico, Histórico e Geográfico Pernambucano, IAHGP) is an organization dedicated to promoting research and preserving the historical, geographic, cultural, and social sciences of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Located in the city of Recife, it was inaugurated on January 28, 1862. It is the oldest regional historical institute in Brazil and the second institution in the country dedicated to history, following the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute. The organization safeguards memories of Pernambuco's past, including significant events such as the early wars in the state, like the Battle of Guararapes. It also preserves the broader historical heritage of Pernambuco. Among its collection is a copy of Preciso, the sole document printed by the rebels of the Pernambucan revolt. This document outlines the actions planned by the newly constituted government, along with the press used to produce it.

The Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco (Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa de Pernambuco, Alepe) is the unicameral legislature of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It has 49 state deputies elected by proportional representation. The most recent election was in 2018, with the Brazilian Socialist Party leading the coalition government.

TV Jornal is a Brazilian terrestrial television station licensed to Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. It operates on PSIP channel 2 (UHF channel 35) and is affiliated to SBT. It is part of the Sistema Jornal do Commercio de Comunicação, a subsidiary of the JCPM Group, owned by businessman João Carlos Paes Mendonça. Founded on June 18, 1960, it is the oldest TV station still in operation in the Northeast Region of Brazil.

The Monument Tortura Nunca Mais is a monument located in Padre Henrique plaza in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It was conceived by the architect Demetrio Albuquerque. It was the first monument built in honor of the dead and disappeared during the military dictatorship.Its construction was the result of a public tendering made by Recife's city hall in 1988, which envisaged not only the construction of a monument which could represent the torture conditions and disrespect to human dignity to which the population was subjected during the Brazilian military government but also the revitalization of Recife since.It was inaugurated on August 27, 1993, and it is, since then, considered to be one of the tourist attractions of Recife.

The University of Pernambuco (Portuguese: Universidade de Pernambuco, UPE; formerly Fundação de Ensino Superior de Pernambuco, FESP) is a public state university located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.Every year almost 4,000 seats of UPE are offered in Brazilian's universities entry exam, the National High School Exam (ENEM). The competition rate is over 12 applicants for each seat, in general.UPE is well positioned in brazilians universities rankings, such as Guia do Estudante and RUF, with most of its courses being between the 50 best of Brazil. In 2021, UPE was classified as the 45th best university of Brazil and the 100th best of Latin America by Times Higher Education University Rankings (THE).

Santa Isabel Theater (Teatro de Santa Isabel in Portuguese) is located in the Brazilian city of Recife, capital of Pernambuco state. It was inaugurated on 18 May 1850, and seats 850 in the audience. It was named in honor of Princess Isabel of Braganza . Important artistic and political figures passed through the theater in the nineteenth century, including Castro Alves, Joaquim Nabuco and Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. The theater is located in Republic Square (Praça da República) in the district of Santo Antônio. It is adjacent to the Princesses Field Palace (residency of Pernambuco state governors) and the Pernambuco Justice Palace. The theater houses the Recife Symphony Orchestra.

The Campo das Princesas Palace is the administrative headquarters of Pernambuco's executive branch, located in Recife, Brazil. Designed in 1786 by Governor José César Meneses, it was built in 1841 by engineer Morais Âncora, at the behest of Governor Francisco do Rego Barros, where the Royal Treasury used to be. It is located in the neighborhood of Santo Antônio (Antônio Vaz Island), in Praça da República, next to the Santa Isabel Theater and the Palace of Justice. In front of it is a centuries-old baobab tree, possibly the source of inspiration for Saint-Exupéry when he wrote The Little Prince.

Santo Amaro is a neighborhood of Recife in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil, was founded in 1681 and incorporated in 1814. In 1814, the Cemitério dos Ingleses was built in the neighborhood, the first of the city, on a land donated by the Provincial Government to the English Consul in March 1869.

Recife Cinema Festival, also known as Recife Audiovisual Festival or Cine-PE, is a competitive film and audiovisual festival hosted in Recife. It is dedicated to the Brazilian and state production of feature and short films, as well as videos and documentaries.

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.