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| | Recife - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Recife (The "R" is pronounced as an "H") (Portuguese for reef), 2005 population 1,501,000 (3,599,181 in the metropolitan area) is the third largest city in the Northeastern Region of Brazil, the largest metropolitan area and the most important cultural, economical, political and scientifical city in this Region. |
 | | There are several soccer clubs based in Recife, such as Sport (1987 national soccer champion and 35 times state champion), Santa Cruz FC (23 times state champion), and Náutico (21 times state champion). |
 | | Its metropolitan area has a rate of 69.4 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, which is bigger than in much larger Brazilian cities, such as Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, and more than twice the national average. |
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