Boa Viagem is a neighborhood in

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in the wealthy southern zone of the municipality. The neighborhood has one of the most visited beaches in

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, 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

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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,

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

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and

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—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 Capibaribe. Boa Viagem had a

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in 2000 with 0.964, rivalling that of some

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n countries,

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, and

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. The neighborhood is near the Recife International Airport.

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