Location: Recife
State of Pernambuco (PE), Brazil
Country: Brazil
Region: Northeast
State: Pernambuco
Founded: March 12, 1537
Incorporated (as village): 1709
Incorporated (as city): 1823
Government• Mayor: Geraldo Júlio de Mello Filho (Geraldo Júlio) (PSB)
Area• Municipality: 218 km (84.17 sq mi)
• Metro: 2,768 km (1,068.7 sq mi)
Elevation: 10 m (33 ft)
Population (2012)• Municipality: 1,555,039 (9th)
• Density: 7,133.2/km (18,537.9/sq mi)
• Metro: 3,743,854(6th)
• Metro density: 1,352.5/km (3,527/sq mi)
Demonym(s): Recifense
Time zone: UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Postal Code: 50000-000
Area code(s): +55 81
GDP: BR$50.688 billion 2014
GDP per capita: BR$31 513.07
Website: www.recife.pe.gov.br (in Portuguese)
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Top 10 History Museums in Recife, State of Pernambuco (PE)
March 9, 2022 Matilde Konrad
Recife (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁeˈsifi] ( listen)) is the fourth-largest urban agglomeration in Brazil with 3,995,949 inhabitants, the largest urban agglomeration of the North/Northeast Regions, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco in the northeast corner of South America. The population of the city proper was 1,625,583 in 2016.
Restaurants in Recife
1. Dom Helder Camara Memorial
Rua Henrique Dias, s/n Igreja das Fronteiras Boa Vista, Recife, State of Pernambuco 50070-140 Brazil [email protected]
Excellent
50%
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38%
Satisfactory
13%
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Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
2. Palacio Joaquim Nabuco Museum
Rua da Aurora 631 Boa Vista, Recife, State of Pernambuco 50050-145 Brazil +55 81 3183-2367 [email protected] http://museus.cultura.gov.br/espaco/8505/
Excellent
50%
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45%
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5%
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
3. Museu da Cidade do Recife - Forte das Cinco Pontas
Praca das Cinco Pontas s/n Bairro de Sao Jose, Recife, State of Pernambuco 50020-500 Brazil 081 3355-9540 [email protected] http://museudacidadedorecife.org/
Excellent
38%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
3%
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1%
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 336 reviews
4. Museu da Abolicao
Rua Benfica 1150, Recife, State of Pernambuco 50720-001 Brazil +55 81 3228 3248 [email protected] http://museudaabolicao.museus.gov.br/
Excellent
27%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
32%
Poor
5%
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4%
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 37 reviews
5. Memorial da Impressa de Pernambuco
6. Justice Memorial
Avenida Alfredo Lisboa s/n Brum, Recife, State of Pernambuco 50030-150 Brazil [email protected]
Excellent
26%
Good
63%
Satisfactory
11%
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0%
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4.0 based on 19 reviews
7. Luiz Gonzaga Memorial
Patio de Sao Pedro Casa 35 Sao Jose, Recife, State of Pernambuco 50020-220 Brazil [email protected] http://www.recife.pe.gov.br/mlg/gui/Memorial.php
Excellent
37%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
21%
Poor
2%
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0%
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 52 reviews
8. Memorial da Medicina de Pernambuco
Rua Amauri de Medeiros 206 Derby, Recife, State of Pernambuco 52010-120 Brazil 3423-6539 [email protected] https://www.ufpe.br/proexc/memorial-da-medicina
Excellent
33%
Good
56%
Satisfactory
11%
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0%
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
