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Location:
South
America, Brazil, Recife
Category:
Beach
view
Description:
View of
the
beach and sea front at Recife
Location Information:
Recife
is the 5th largest Metropolitan area
in Brazil with 3,768,902
inhabitants, the largest
metropolitan area of the
North/Northeast Regions, the 4th
largest metropolitan influence area
in Brazil, and the capital of the
state of Pernambuco. The population
of the city proper was 1,561,659 in
2009. Recife is located where the
Beberibe River meets the Capibaribe
River to flow into the Atlantic
Ocean. It is a major port on the
Atlantic Ocean. The name Recife
means "reef" in Portuguese, in
allusion to the coral reefs that are
present by the city's shores. The
many rivers, small islands and over
50 bridges found in Recife city
center characterize its geography
and gives it the moniker of the
"Brazilian Venice."
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