The following is a timeline of the

history History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

of the city of

Recife Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North Region, Brazil, North and the Northeast R ...

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 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...

, Brazil.

Prior to 20th century

* 1535 -

Olinda Olinda () is a historic city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It is located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in the Recife metropolitan area, Metropolitan Region of Recife, the state ca ...

settlement established by

Duarte Coelho Duarte Coelho Pereira ( – ) was a nobleman, military leader, and colonial administrator in the Portuguese colony of Brazil. He was the first Donatario (Lord Proprietor) of the captaincy of Pernambuco and founder of Olinda. Early life The bir ...

. * 1595 - Capture of Recife by English privateer

James Lancaster Sir James Lancaster (c. 1554 – 6 June 1618) was an English privateer and trader of the Elizabethan era. Life and work Lancaster came from Basingstoke in Hampshire. Lancaster was brought up in Portugal as a merchant and soldier, but retu ...

. * 1630 - Siege of Recife by Dutch forces. * 1637 -

Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue The Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue (; ; ) was a former Judaism, Jewish synagogue, located at 197 Rua do Bom Jesus (Rua dos Judeus), in the Recife Antigo, old city of Recife, in the state of Pernambuco, in northeastern Brazil. The synagogue was esta ...

built. * 1649 - Second Battle of Guararapes * 1654 - Recapture of Recife by Portuguese forces. * 1667 - (church) established (approximate date). * 1710 - War of the Mascates begins.C. R. Boxer, The Golden Age of Brazil: 1695-1750, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1962. Ch. V * 1720 - (church) built. * 1767 -

Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Recife The Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo (), also called as Basilica of Recife, is a Catholic architectural complex, belonging to the Our Lady of Mount Carmel, that is in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. History The first Carmelite f ...

(church) built. * 1817 - Pernambucan revolt. * 1824 -

Confederation of the Equator The Confederation of the Equator () was a short-lived rebellion that occurred in the northeastern region of the Empire of Brazil in 1824, in the early years of the country's independence from Portugal. The secessionist movement was led by libera ...

* 1825 -

Diário de Pernambuco ''Diário de Pernambuco'' (''Pernambuco Daily'') is a newspaper published in Recife, Brazil. The newspaper began publication on 7 November 1825. It is the oldest continuously circulating daily in Latin America and the oldest continuously circ ...

newspaper begins publication. * 1848 - Praieira revolt. * 1850 - Santa Isabel Theater opens. * 1855 -

Malakoff Tower Malakoff Tower () is a tower located in Recife Antigo, Recife Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban a ...

built. * 1861 - completed. * 1862 - founded. * 1866 - Provincial Assembly palace built. * 1872 -

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: 116,671. * 1875 - Mercado de São José built.

20th century

* 1901 -

Clube Náutico Capibaribe Clube Náutico Capibaribe (), or simply Náutico, is a Football in Brazil, Brazilian Sports club, multi-sport club based in Recife, Pernambuco. The club is most notable for its association football team, that plays in the Campeonato Brasile ...

(sports club) formed. * 1904 - Population: 186,000. * 1905 -

Sport Club do Recife Sport Club do Recife (), commonly known as Sport Recife or simply Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in Recife, Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of football i ...

formed. * 1909 - Federal Institute of Pernambuco founded. * 1914 -

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Recife, Pernambuco, that competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, and in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top flight of the Pernambuco stat ...

formed. * 1917 - Labor strike. * 1919 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1920 - Population: 238,843. * 1929 - Museum of the State of Pernambuco opens. * 1938 - Marco Zero (milestone) installed in . * 1939 ** Jardim Zoobotânico de Dois Irmãos (zoo) established. ** Estádio dos Aflitos (stadium) opens. * 1940 - Population: 348,424. * 1946 -

Federal University of Pernambuco Federal University of Pernambuco (, UFPE) is a public university in Recife, Brazil, established in 1946. UFPE has 70 undergraduate courses and 175 postgraduate courses. , UFPE had 35,000 students and 2,000 professors. The university has three c ...

established. * 1950 - Population: 512,370. * 1958 - founded. * 1960 - Population: 788,336. * 1966 - University of Pernambuco established. * 1970 - Population: 1,046,454. * 1972 - Estádio do Arruda (stadium) opens. * 1978 - Galo da Madrugada (parade) begins. * 1985 -

Recife Metro The Recife Metro ( Portuguese: ''Metrô do Recife'', Metrorec) is a rapid transit system serving the Metropolitan Region of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It is operated by the federally-owned ''Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU)'' and ...

begins operating. * 1986 -

Jarbas Vasconcelos Jarbas Vasconcelos (born 23 August 1942) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented Pernambuco in the Federal Senate from 2007 to 2015 and for a second term from 2019 to September 2023, when he officially resigned from office and retire ...

becomes mayor. * 1991 -

: 1,296,995. * 1993 - Population: 1,314,857 (estimate). * 1997 - Recife Cinema Festival begins. * 2000 - Population: 1,422,905.

21st century

* 2001 - becomes mayor. * 2002 -

Ricardo Brennand Institute The Ricardo Brennand Institute (, 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 businessma ...

established. * 2004 -

Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre is the airport serving Recife, Brazil. Since December 27, 2001 it is named after the Recife-born Anthropologist and Sociologist Gilberto de Mello Freyre (1900–1987). Some of its ...

terminal built. * 2008 - established. * 2009 - becomes mayor. * 2010 - Population: 1,546,516. * 2011 - 13 July: Airplane crash in Boa Viagem. * 2012 - 7 October: held. * 2013 ** 1 January: Geraldo Júlio becomes mayor. ** 22 May: Arena Pernambuco opens in nearby São Lourenço da Mata. * 2014 - begins broadcasting. * 2016 - 2 October: held. * 2021 - 1 January:

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 201 ...

becomes mayor. * 2022 -

: 1,488,920.

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