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Recife

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Country: Brazil

Population:1,478,118

Time Zone:UTC-3

Recife’s stone reefs give the city its name and help shape its character as a major Atlantic seaport. Founded in 1537 as the main harbor of Pernambuco’s sugar-producing captaincy, it later served as Mauritsstad, the capital of Dutch Brazil’s New Holland. Rivers, small islands, and more than 50 bridges weave through Brazil’s fourth-largest urban area, creating the maritime feel behind its nickname, the “Venice of Brazil.”