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, home to roughly 4,054,866 people including the adjacent suburbs; the metro population of the city of Recife was 1,653,461 in 2020. Recife was founded by the colonial Portuguese Empire 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 colony of New Holland of Dutch Brazil. Situated at the confluence of the Rivers Beberibe and Capibaribe, before they drain into the South Atlantic Ocean, Recife is a major seaport along the Brazilian Atlantic coast. Its name is an allusion to the stone reefs that are present offshore. Together with the urban presence of the Beberibe and Capibaribe Rivers and their tributaries, the many additional unique, small islands—and more than 50 bridges linking them throughout the city—create a distinct maritime or "riviera" atmosphere, leading to Recife being known as the "Venice of Brazil".
Banda Calypso was a Brazilian brega pop band, with influences of regional rhythms of the state of Pará. The band was formed in Belém, the state capital, in 1999 by singer/dancer Joelma da Silva Mendes and guitarist/producer Cledivan Almeida Farias, better known as Mestre Ximbinha. Early exposure of their work was restricted to only the North and Northeast regions of Brazil. The band now enjoys success throughout Brazil and has begun to establish its career abroad with tours to the United States, Europe and Angola.
Arena Pernambuco, officially named Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos, is a multi-use stadium with a capacity of 45,440 spectators located in the western suburbs of the Recife metropolitan area, in São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil. It is mostly used for football matches and was notably used to host some matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Nilo de Oliveira Pereira was a Brazilian journalist and teacher.
Emerson Gomes de Moura, known simply as Memo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and center-back.
Justiça is a Brazilian television series created by Manuela Dias. Its first season aired on Rede Globo from 22 August to 23 September 2016 at 11 pm. It was written by Manuela Dias, co-written by Mariana Mesquita, Lucas Paraizo and Roberto Vitorino, and it was directed by Isabella Teixeira, Luísa Lima, Marcus Figueiredo and Walter Carvalho, with general and artistic direction by José Luiz Villamarim.
The 2017 Campeonato Pernambucano was the 103rd edition of the state championship of Pernambuco. The championship began on January 4 and ended on June 28. Twelve teams were competing, ten returning from the 2016 and two promoted from the 2016 Pernambucano A2 Championship .
Santa Cruz were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Salgueiro in the semi-finals.
Sport defeated Salgueiro 2–1 on aggregate to win their 41st Campeonato Pernambucano title.
Canibália was a concert tour by the Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury, beginning on August 7, on Citibank Hall, São Paulo. Eight days after, where she made another concert at Citibank Hall, she went to Rio de Janeiro and then took the tour to Portugal, where she performed in five cities, right after, back to the Latin American, European and North American. The tour counts with the participation of dancers, who danced the choreographies developed by Jorge Silva, recognized choreographer from Bahia. Gringo Cardia, the developer of the five covers of the album Canibália, was responsible for the elaboration of the scenario of the tour. On March 10, 2011, Mercury began her new tour Canibália: Ritmos do Brasil Tour to promote her new album of de same name recorded live in Copacabana Beach, in Rio de Janeiro.
The 2018 Campeonato Pernambucano was the 104th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 17 January and ended on 8 April. Sport were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Central in the semi-finals.
The 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano was the 105th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 19 January and ended on 21 April.
Priscila Senna, known as simply Priscila, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter of the brega and música sertaneja genres.
Marília Valença Rocha Arraes de Alencar is a Brazilian politician, member of Solidariedade (SD) since 2022. She was a federal deputy for Pernambuco for one term (2019-23).
The 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano was the 108th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 22 January and ended on 30 April 2022.
John Donovan Maia, more commonly known as Johnny Hooker, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor and screenwriter. He won the Prêmio da Música Brasileira for Best Singer in the Pop Music category.
The 2022 Pernambuco state elections took place in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil on 2 October 2022. Voters elected a governor, vice governor, one senator, 25 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies, and 49 Legislative Assembly members. Paulo Câmara, the incumbent governor of Pernambuco, was reelected in the first round in 2018 Pernambuco gubernatorial election, with 1,918,219 votes, the equivalent to 50.70% of the valid votes. He wasn't eligible for a new term, since he ran for governor in 2014 and 2018. In a crowded field, former mayor of Caruaru Raquel Lyra (PSDB) defeated Federal Deputy Marília Arraes (Solidarity) by close to 20 points in the second round. She was inaugurated on 1 January 2023.
Floods and mudslides occurred in the Northeast region of Brazil in 2022. Its cause was the rains that hit mainly the state of Pernambuco, but also Sergipe, Alagoas, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte. Precipitation volumes surpassed the historical monthly average in several cities in just three days.
TV Globo Pernambuco is a television station located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It is licensed to broadcast TV Globo programming and is owned-and-operated by Grupo Globo. The station serves as the main broadcaster of TV Globo content in most of the state of Pernambuco. Its coverage area includes 54 municipalities, providing programming to viewers of TV Asa Branca and TV Grande Rio, as well as having a repeater in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago.
João Vitor Romania Balbino, known professionally as Jão, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.
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.
The 2018 season was Sport Recife's 114th season in the club's history. Sport competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Série A and Copa do Brasil. The club chose not to compete in the regional cup, Copa do Nordeste.
