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Recife ( , ) is the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North and the Northeast Region of Brazil. It is the largest city in Pernambuco state, and the fourth-largest urban area in all of Brazil; the metro population of the city of Recife was 3,726,974 in 2022. Recife was founded in 1537, serving as the main harbor of the Captaincy of Pernambuco—known for its large-scale production of sugar cane. At one point, it was known as Mauritsstad, when it served as the capital city of the 17th century colon

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Recife is the capital of Pernambuco state in northeastern Brazil and the fourth-largest urban area in the country, with a metropolitan population of nearly 3.7 million people as of 2022. Founded in 1537 as a major port for sugar cane production, it has developed into a significant urban and economic center for Brazil's North and Northeast regions.

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Settlement.name: Recife
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Recife
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira_de_Recife.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Recife.svg
Settlement.nicknames: Veneza Brasileira (Brazilian Venice), Capital of the Northeast and Mauricéia/Mauritsstad (after the Dutch colonisation)
Settlement.motto: That it may shine on all (Matthew 5:15)
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil#South America
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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northeast
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Pernambuco
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_title2: Incorporated (as village)
Settlement.established_title3: Incorporated (as city)