Recife
Americannoun
noun
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In a second division match, Cassiano produced the rare feat of scoring an own goal for Sport Recife without their opponents Novorizontino even touching the ball.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Mendonca Filho spoke with AFP from Recife, his hometown in northeastern Brazil, where he received the news of the Oscar nominations.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
His theater engagement overlapped with the fall festivals he attended to present “The Secret Agent,” a Brazilian thriller set in the city of Recife during the 1970s, when the country was under a military dictatorship.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
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 • Nov. 27, 2025
In 1709 the Portuguese government made Recife a separate city—a step which was bitterly resented by the Brazilians and especially by the close corporation of native families who controlled the Olinda municipal government.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
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