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Recife
That it may shine on all ( Matthew 5:15) , image_map = Brazil Pernambuco Recife location map.svg , mapsize = 250px , map_caption = Location in the state of Pernambuco , pushpin_map = Brazil#South America , pushpin_map_caption = , pushpin_relief = yes , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Region , subdivision_type2 = State , subdivision_name1 = Northeast , subdivision_name2 = , established_title = Founded , established_date = March 12, 1537 , established_title2 = Incorporated (as village) , established_date2 = 1709 , established_title3 = Incorporated (as city) , established_date3 = 1823 , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = João Henrique Campos ( PSB) , leader_title1 = Vice Mayor , leader_name1 = Isabella de Roldão ( PT) , area_total_km2 = 218 , ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being List of Brazilian states by area, the 19th-largest in area among federative units of the country, it is the sixth-most densely populated with around 89 people per km². Its capital and largest city, Recife, is one of the most important economic and urban hubs in the country. Based on 2019 estimates, the Recife metropolitan area, Recife Metropolitan Region is seventh-most populous in the country, and the second-largest in Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern Brazil. In 2015, the state had 4.6% of the national population and produced 2.8% of the national gross domestic product (GDP). The contemporary state inherits its name from the Captaincy of Pernambuco, establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captaincy Of Pernambuco
The Captaincy of Pernambuco or New Lusitania ( pt, Nova Lusitânia) was a hereditary land grant and administrative subdivision of northern Portuguese Brazil during the colonial period from the early sixteenth century until Brazilian independence. At the time of the Independence of Brazil, it became a province of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. Captaincies were originally horizontal tracts of land (generally) 50 leagues wide extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Tordesillas meridian. During the earliest years of colonial Brazil, the Captaincy of Pernambuco was one of only two prosperous captaincies in Brazil (the other being Captaincy of São Vicente), primarily due to growing sugar cane. As a result of the failure of other captaincies, in part due to the invasion of the Northeast coast of Brazil by the Dutch during the Seventeenth Century, Pernambuco's geographical area grew as failed captaincies were attached. At its height, the Captaincy of Pernambuco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Holland (Brazil)
Dutch Brazil ( nl, Nederlands-Brazilië), also known as New Holland ( nl, Nieuw-Holland), was a colony of the Dutch Republic in the northeastern portion of modern-day Brazil, controlled from 1630 to 1654 during Dutch colonization of the Americas. The main cities of the colony were the capital Mauritsstad (today part of Recife), Frederikstadt ( João Pessoa), Nieuw Amsterdam ( Natal), Saint Louis ( São Luís), São Cristóvão, Fort Schoonenborch (Fortaleza), Sirinhaém, and Olinda. From 1630 onward, the Dutch Republic conquered almost half of Brazil's settled European area at the time, with its capital in Recife. The Dutch West India Company (GWC) set up its headquarters in Recife. The governor, John Maurice of Nassau, invited artists and scientists to the colony to help promote Brazil and increase immigration. However, the tide turned against the Dutch when the Portuguese won a significant victory at the Second Battle of Guararapes in 1649. On 26 January 1654, the Dutch sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Brazil
Dutch Brazil ( nl, Nederlands-Brazilië), also known as New Holland ( nl, Nieuw-Holland), was a colony of the Dutch Republic in the northeastern portion of modern-day Brazil, controlled from 1630 to 1654 during Dutch colonization of the Americas. The main cities of the colony were the capital Mauritsstad (today part of Recife), Frederikstadt ( João Pessoa), Nieuw Amsterdam (Natal), Saint Louis ( São Luís), São Cristóvão, Fort Schoonenborch ( Fortaleza), Sirinhaém, and Olinda. From 1630 onward, the Dutch Republic conquered almost half of Brazil's settled European area at the time, with its capital in Recife. The Dutch West India Company (GWC) set up its headquarters in Recife. The governor, John Maurice of Nassau, invited artists and scientists to the colony to help promote Brazil and increase immigration. However, the tide turned against the Dutch when the Portuguese won a significant victory at the Second Battle of Guararapes in 1649. On 26 January 1654, the Dutch s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Region, Brazil
The Northeast Region of Brazil ( pt, Região Nordeste do Brasil; ) is one of the five official and political regions of the country according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Of Brazil's twenty-six states, it comprises nine: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia, along with the Fernando de Noronha archipelago (formerly a separate territory, now part of Pernambuco). Chiefly known as ''Nordeste'' ("Northeast") in Brazil, this region was the first to be colonized by the Portuguese and other European peoples, playing a crucial role in the country's history. ''Nordestes dialects and rich culture, including its folklore, cuisines, music and literature, became the most easily distinguishable across the country. To this day, ''Nordeste'' is known for its history and culture, as well as for its natural environment and its hot weather. ''Nordeste'' stretches from the Atlantic seaboard in the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boa Viagem, Recife
Boa Viagem is a neighborhood in Recife, Pernambuco in the wealthy southern zone of the municipality. The neighborhood has one of the most visited beaches in Northeastern Brazil, Boa Viagem beach. The neighborhood has a population as of 2010 of 122,922 inhabitants, and an area of . Thousands regularly gather on its wide sandy beaches that stretch for . However, the beach is plagued by tiger shark attacks since Suape port was built in the 1990s, thought to have disrupted the sharks' behavior. Boa Viagem is the longest stretch of urbanized seafront in Brazil; its coastal reef calms the waves and helps keep the water at . Pina, Recife and Piedade, Jaboatão are the neighboring beaches. The district is a center of the city's social life. It hosts one of the biggest shopping centers in Brazil and South America—Shopping Center Recife with 465 stores and nearly of area. Boa Viagem is also home to Shopping Rio Mar, a high-end shopping center located along the coast of the river Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilica And Convent Of Nossa Senhora Do Carmo, Recife
The Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo (), also called as Basilica of Recife. It is a Catholic architectural complex, belonging to the Our Lady of Mount Carmel, that is in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. History The first Carmelite friars arrived in Brazil in 1580, coming from Portugal. In 1584, with the foundation of a convent in Olinda the first one built in Brazil, the first Brazilian festivity was held in honor to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. In 1654 the Our Lady of Mount Carmel was established in Recife. In 1665, Captain Diogo Cavalcanti Vasconcelos began the construction of the basilica and ordered the execution of the main chapel at his own expense, without the royal license which, demanded in 1674, was granted only on March 8, 1687. In that same year the Reduto da Boa Vista, erected by John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, was donated to the Order to be integrated to the complex of the basilica and the convent. The temple was completed almost one hundred yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Brennand Institute
The Ricardo Brennand Institute (in Portuguese language, Portuguese ''Instituto Ricardo Brennand'', IRB) is a cultural institute, institution located in the city of Recife, Brazil. It is a Non-profit organization, not-for-profit private organization, inaugurated in 2002 by the Brazilian collector and businessman Ricardo Brennand. It comprises a museum, an art gallery, a library and a large park. The institute holds a permanent collection of historic and artistic objects of diversified provenience, ranging from Early Middle Ages to 20th century, with strong emphasis in objects, documents and artwork related to Colonial Brazil, Colonial and Dutch Brazil, including the world's largest assemblage of paintings by Frans Post. The institute also houses one of the largest collections of weapons, armory in the world, with 3,000 pieces, the majority of which were produced in Europe and Asia between the 14th and 19th centuries. The library has over 62 thousand volumes, ranging from 16th to 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Henrique Campos
João Henrique de Andrade Lima Campos (born 26 November 1993) is a Brazilian politician who has been the mayor of Recife since 2021. He was first elected as a federal deputy to the Chamber of Deputies for the state of Pernambuco during the 2018 general election as a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). He is the son of former government minister and governor of Pernambuco Eduardo Campos. Early life Campos was born on 26 November 1993 in Recife That it may shine on all ( Matthew 5:15) , image_map = Brazil Pernambuco Recife location map.svg , mapsize = 250px , map_caption = Location in the state of Pernambuco , pushpin_map = Brazil#South A ... to Eduardo Campos and Renata de Andrade Lima, with Renata having established a career as an economist and state auditor. He comes from a politically prominent family in Pernambuco. In addition to his father, his great-grandfather Miguel Arraes was a long established political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Recife
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Recife, Brazil. * , 1891 * Francisco do Rego Barros Lacerda, 1891-1892 * Manuel Pinto Damaso, 1892-1893 * , 1893-1896 * , 1896-1899 * Luiz Cavalcanti de Almeida, 1899 * Esmeraldino Olímpio de Torres Bandeira, 1899 * Manuel dos Santos Moreira, 1899-1905 * Martins de Barros, 1905-1908 * , 1908-1911 * Eudoro Correia, 1911-1915 * Marco Antônio de Morais Rego, 1915-1918 * Lima Castro, 1918-1922 * Antônio Ribeiro Pessoa, 1922 * , 1922-1925, 1931-1934 * Alfredo Osório de Cerqueira, 1925-1926 * , 1926-1928 * Francisco da Costa Maia, 1928-1930 * Lauro Borba, 1930-1931 * João Pereira Borges, 1934-1937 * , 1937-1945 * José dos Anjos, 1945-1946 * , 1946, 1955-1960, 1963-1964 * Clóvis de Castro, 1946-1947 * Antônio Alves Pereira, 1947-1948 * Manuel César de Morais Rego, 1948-1951 * Antônio A. Pereira, 1951-1952 * Jorge Manuel Martins da Silva, 1952-1953 * , 1953-1955 * , 1955 * Miguel Arraes, 1960-1963 * Liberato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritsstad
Mauritsstad (or Mauritius) was the capital of Dutch Brazil, and is now a part of the Brazilian city of Recife. The city was built on the island of Antonio Vaz opposite Recife, and designed by architect Pieter Post Pieter Post in 1651. Portrait by Pieter Nolpe, detail of a larger work Pieter Jansz Post (1 May 1608 – buried 8 May 1669) was a Dutch Golden Age architect, painter and printmaker. Biography Post was baptised in Haarlem, the son of a s .... It was named after Governor Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, who had founded the city and the adjoining palace Vrijburgh. Mauritsstad was the cultural center of the New World, with the first botanical garden and the first zoo in America, and a museum with three hundred stuffed monkeys. The city's Jewish population constructed the first synagogue in the Americas. The city was eventually recaptured by the Portuguese in 1654. Dutch Brazil Historic Jewish communities History of Recife Geography of Pernambuco Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beberibe River
Beberibe River is a river located in Pernambuco, Brazil. The river rises in the city of Camaragibe from the confluence of the rivers Araçá and Pacas, and is 23.7 km long. Its drainage basin measures 81 square kilometers and includes the following cities: Recife ( 65% ), Olinda ( 21% ) and Camaragibe ( 14% ). Today, the main tributaries are the Euclides channel, Malaria channel and Vasco da Gama channel all located in Recife metropolitan area. The Beberibe meets the Capibaribe River near to the end of Aurora street (Recife city center) to flow into the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe .... The name Beberibe means ''where the sugar cane grows''. Also, in Recife Beberibe could be a neighborhood with the eponymous name. References Rivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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