Grande Recife

Grande Recife or Regiao Metropolitana do Recife is a metropolitan region in northeastern Brazil.

Estuary at Itamaracá

Cities

Grande Recife is comprised of the following cities:

  • 🌍 Recife , the capital city of Pernambuco
  • 🌍 Olinda , UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to Brazil's most authentic carnaval
  • Paulista , home to Maria Farinha beach and Veneza Water Park
  • Abreu e Lima
  • 🌍 Igarassu , home to Brazil's oldest church and Latin America's largest collection of baroque paintings
  • Itapissuma , where part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve is located, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • 🌍 Itamaracá Island, home to beautiful beaches, the Ducth Fort Orange, colonial Vila Velha, and Engenho São Joao
  • Araçoiaba
  • 🌍 Camaragibe , for a pleasant, bucolic escape (cooler microclimate)
  • São Lourenço da Mata , home to one of Brazil's largest brazil-wood reserves
  • Moreno , home to Engenho Moreno
  • Jaboatão dos Guararapes , home to Piedade beach and the Monte Guararapes National Historic Park
  • 🌍 Cabo de Santo Agostinho , home to beautiful beaches and colonial fortifications
  • 🌍 Ipojuca , home to acclaimed Porto de Galinhas beach, voted the best beach in Brazil

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Recife's Guararapes International Airport.

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