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  2. Sport Club do Recife - Wikipedia

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    Sport Club do Recife (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈspɔʁtʃi ˈklub du ʁeˈsifi]), commonly known as Sport Recife, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently plays in Série B. In football, the club has won six CBD/CBF titles, including three national ...

  3. Recife - Wikipedia

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    Recife. Recife (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁeˈsifi] ⓘ) 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 ...

  4. Greater Recife - Wikipedia

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    Greater Recife. 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, [ 1][ 2] centered on the state capital of Recife, Pernambuco.

  5. List of museums in Pernambuco - Wikipedia

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    The Museum of Pernambuco State (Museu do Estado de Pernambuco or MEPE) Historical and anthropological museum housed in a 19th-century mansion (Lord Beberibe) in Recife, Capital of Pernambuco state, the "Museu do Estado de Pernambuco (MEPE)" dates back to 1929. From Masters who portrayed the Colonial period, as well as the Dutch invasion (1630 ...

  6. Recife Antigo - Wikipedia

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    Recife Antigo consists of the initial Portuguese settlement in the 16th century around the port. Sugar cane production from Pernambuco was delivered to Portugal through Recife's port. While Recife had port functions, Olinda was the capital. In 1630, the Dutch invaded Pernambuco, set Olinda partially on fire and Recife became the seat of the ...

  7. Federação Pernambucana de Futebol - Wikipedia

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    Federação Pernambucana de Futebol. The Federação Pernambucana de Futebol, once named Liga Esportiva Pernambucana, also known by the acronym FPF, organizes and administers the Campeonato Pernambucano, the Copa Pernambuco, the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 and the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A3). It was founded in 1915.

  8. Timeline of Recife - Wikipedia

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    2012 - 7 October: Recife 2012 municipal election held. 2013 1 January: Geraldo Júlio becomes mayor. 22 May: Arena Pernambuco opens in nearby São Lourenço da Mata. 2014 - Rádio Globo Recife begins broadcasting. 2016 - 2 October: Recife 2016 municipal election held. 2021 - 1 January: João Henrique Campos becomes mayor.

  9. Casa Forte - Wikipedia

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    The big house became known as Casa Forte, a name later extended to the neighborhood. The 17 de Agosto Avenue, the main thoroughfare in the area, pays homage to the day of the victory of the people of Pernambuco over the Dutch. In 1810, the mill was acquired by Father José Inácio Ribeiro de Abreu e Lima, who demolished the old big house and ...