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  2. Recife - Wikipedia

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    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, home to roughly ...

  3. Pernambuco - Wikipedia

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    Pernambuco (Brazilian Portuguese: [pɛʁnɐ̃ˈbuku] ⓘ) is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9 million people as of 2022, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,067.877 km 2, being the 19th-largest in area among federative units of the country, it is the sixth-most densely populated with around 89 ...

  4. History of Pernambuco - Wikipedia

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    History of Brazil. The history of Pernambuco can be roughly divided into two periods: first, when the region was a colony of Portugal and, second, when it was a component of the nation of Brazil. Not to be overlooked, however, are the established indigenous peoples of the region, numerous revolts and short-lived independence movements, French ...

  5. Pernambuco coastal forests - Wikipedia

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    The Pernambuco coastal forests occupy an 80 km-wide strip along the Atlantic coast of northeastern Brazil in the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas. The forests extend from near sea level to 600–800 metres (2,000–2,600 ft) in elevation, on the windward slopes of the Borborema Plateau . The Goiana River of Pernambuco marks the forests ...

  6. Olinda - Wikipedia

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    Olinda. /  8.00889°S 34.85500°W  / -8.00889; -34.85500. Olinda ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔˈlĩndɐ]) is a historic city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Northeast Region. It is located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, the state capital. [3] It has a population of 393,115 people ...

  7. Abreu e Lima, Pernambuco - Wikipedia

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    Website. abreuelima .pe .gov .br. General Abreu e Lima. Abreu e Lima is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It is located in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, also known as Greater Recife. Abreu e Lima covers 126.193 km 2 (48.723 sq mi), and has a population of 100,346 with a population density of 780 inhabitants per square ...

  8. Federal Institute of Pernambuco - Wikipedia

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    The Pernambuco Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology ( Portuguese: Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco, IFPE) is a Brazilian institution of higher education located in Pernambuco State, Brazil. Its rectory is headquartered in Recife, Pernambuco . The IFPE is one of the oldest and most ...

  9. Politics of Pernambuco - Wikipedia

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    The politics of Pernambuco is the direction of Pernambuco's territory and the determination of the powers that make up its government structure. It is governed by three branches, the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary, and its current constitution was enacted on October 5, 1989; the first constitution was enacted in 1891 and after that there were three others.