Recife

//ɹɪˈsiːfi// name

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  1. 1
    A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil.

    "The veranda was shaded by the roof, and from the shade you could see [...] the skyscrapers and the tower blocks of the city of Recife."

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pernambuco

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"I have many friends from Recife."

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”).

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