Recife

American  

[ruh-see-fuh] / rəˈsi fə /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.

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Recife British  

/ rɛˈsiːfə /

noun

1. Former name: Pernambuco.  a port at the easternmost point of Brazil on the Atlantic: capital of Pernambuco state; built partly on an island, with many waterways and bridges. Pop: 3 527 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

We continued westward, crossing the Atlantic to Brazil, to a church in Recife that has tripled in size since Covid.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Jaws,” released in America two years earlier, is still playing in the city of Recife, and the use of the toothy fish as a recurring motif suggests all norms are on hold while sharks rule.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The outcome will be the same here as it was in the United States,” said Antonio Lavareda, president of the Institute of Social, Political and Economic Research in the northeastern city of Recife.

From Washington Post

That includes visitors to cities that make Carnival a world-famous bash, especially Rio but also Salvador, Recife and metropolitan Sao Paulo, which has recently emerged as a hotspot.

From Seattle Times

While Ms. Da Silva was still pregnant, she enlisted the help of Viviane Guimarães, a lawyer in her northern Brazilian city of Recife who agreed to take her case.

From New York Times