The City of Recife
Recife, or Reef in Portuguese, is the third largest city in northeast Brazil and the eighth largest (fifth in metropolitan area) city in Brazil. Recife is the capital of the state Pernambuco. It is a major center of trade through its seaport, and the principal industries are in sugar refining, cotton milling, ironworking, pineapple canning and tomato processing, and the manufacturing of cement, asbestos, paper, roofing and leather goods.

Recife is divided by many waterways into separate districts. The governmental district is on the island of Antônio Vaz. Located in the city are the University of Recife (1946), the Catholic University of Pernambuco (1951), and the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (1954). Because of these many waterways, Recife is often called the 'Venice of Brazil', and sometimes the 'Venice of America', due to its fluvial resemblance to the Italian city. Recife is the birthplace of writer Gilberto Freyre, the composer Lenine, and the Canadian hockey player Robyn Regehr.

Notable attractions in Recife include many ancient buildings; historical monuments; Boa Viagem Beach (and many other great beaches), Olinda, a neighboring city and designated UNESCO World
Heritage Site; Casa da Cultura; souvenir shops; the ancient prision building; and the Recife Antigo carnival.

Recife Guararapes International Airport (REC/SBRF)
The airport is named after the city, Jaboatão dos Guararapes, in the metropolitan area of Recife. The airport is also known by the name Gilberto Freyre, after the author/professor/congress representative.

The new airport terminal opened in 2004 to replace the old terminal. The new terminal caters for all international and domestic aircraft operations. The airport is the largest in north and north-east Brazil. Since 2000, Guararapes has had the longest runway in north-east Brazil, allowing 747-sized aircraft to operate on it. The apron was also expanded to allow a greater number of aircraft to park on it.

Location: 08° 07' 58" S 34° 55' 37" W
Elevation: 33 ft.
Runway: 18/36: 9865 x 148 ft.
Standard Time Zone: GMT-3

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SimAirline.net Flights to/from Recife
Varig: Brasilia, Campina Grande, Campinas, Fernando de Noronha,
Fortaleza, Joao Pessoa, Juazeiro de Norte, Lisbon, Miami, Natal, Paulo Alfonso, Petrolina, Rio De Janeiro Galeao, Salvador, Sao Paulo Guarulhos