Estuary at Itamaracá

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

Cities

Grande Recife is comprised of the following cities:

• 1 Recife , the capital city of Pernambuco
• 2 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
• 3 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
• 4 Itamaracá Island, home to beautiful beaches, the Ducth Fort Orange, colonial Vila Velha, and Engenho São Joao
• Araçoiaba
• 5 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
• 6 Cabo de Santo Agostinho , home to beautiful beaches and colonial fortifications
• 7 Ipojuca , home to acclaimed Porto de Galinhas beach, voted the best beach in Brazil

Get in

Recife's Guararapes International Airport.

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Article Geo different to Wikidata
Wikivoyage: Latitude -8.19, Longitude -35.04 (Map, Geohack)
Wikidata: Latitude -23.983, Longitude -47.050 (Map, Geohack)
Difference: 2,173.6km