Recife

Summary

Recife is a municipality of Brazil^[1]. Recife ranks in the top 0.14% of municipality_of_brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,814 views/month, #7 of 4,882).^[2]

Key Facts

• Recife is located in Pernambuco^[3].
• Recife is in the country of Brazil^[4].
• Recife is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Recife is on the body of water Beberibe River^[6].
• Recife is on the body of water Capibaribe River^[7].
• Recife is on the body of water Tejipió River^[8].
• Recife is on the body of water Jaboatão River^[9].
• Recife is on the body of water Pirapama River^[10].
• Recife's instance of is recorded as municipality of Brazil^[11].
• Recife's instance of is recorded as city^[12].
• Recife's shares border with is recorded as Jaboatão dos Guararapes^[13].
• Recife's shares border with is recorded as Olinda^[14].
• Recife's shares border with is recorded as Paulista^[15].
• Recife's shares border with is recorded as Camaragibe^[16].
• Recife's shares border with is recorded as São Lourenço da Mata^[17].
• Recife's anthem is recorded as Anthem of Recife^[18].
• Recife's flag is recorded as flag of Recife^[19].
• Recife's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guangzhou^[20].
• Recife's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arrecife^[21].
• Recife's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amsterdam^[22].
• Recife's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nantes^[23].
• Recife's twinned administrative body is recorded as Macau^[24].
• Recife's twinned administrative body is recorded as Porto^[25].
• Recife's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barcelos^[26].
• Recife's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chengdu^[27].

Body

Founding

1537 marks the founding of Recife^[28].

Identity

Recife is part of Recife metropolitan area^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Recife include Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Brazil^[32], founded in 1958^[33].

Why It Matters

Recife ranks in the top 0.14% of municipality_of_brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,814 views/month, #7 of 4,882).^[2] Recife has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Recife is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Recife include Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Brazil^[32], founded in 1958^[33].