is the largest city in Pernambuco state, and the fourth-largest urban area in all of Brazil; the metro population of the city of Recife was 3,726,974 in
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF) is the airport serving Recife, Brazil. Since December 27, 2001 it is named after the Recife-born
colonization of the Americas. The main cities of the colony were the capital Mauritsstad (today part of Recife), Frederikstadt (João Pessoa), Nieuw Amsterdam
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 Region