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Recife

Brazil

Watercolour of Recife, Brazil. Centered around Recife Antigo with colorful colonial townhouses on Praça Rio Branco, Capibaribe River bridges, and coastal coral reefs. Featuring Praça Rio Branco and Maurício de Nassau and Santa Isabel.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Praça Rio Branco; Maurício de Nassau and Santa Isabel; Torre Malakoff; Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue; Atlantic; tropical northeastern Brazilian flora; Dutch and Portuguese
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Recife, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in coconut palms along beaches, royal palms, and lush mangroves along the Capibaribe River.
Population1,653,461Wikidata: 1,422,905
Coordinates8.05°S, 34.88°W
Elevation6 m
Area219 km²
Time zoneAmerica/RecifeUTC−3
Solar noon11:20clock runs 0.7 h behind the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Recife and you surface nearest to Faraulep, Federated States of Micronesia — 90 km from the exact antipodal point.

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