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of the city of

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Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the ...

state,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1535 -

Olinda Olinda () is a historic city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Northeast Region. It is located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, the state capital. It has a population of 393,115 people, covers ...

settlement established by

Duarte Coelho Duarte Coelho Pereira (c. 1485 – c. 1553) 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. Biog ...

. * 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. In his early life, he was a soldier and a trader in Portugal. On 10 April 1 ...

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

Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue Kahal Zur Israel was a Jewish synagogue located at Rua do Bom Jesus (Rua dos Judeus) number 197 in Recife, Brazil. It was established in 1636 by Portuguese and Spanish Sephardic Jews that had taken refuge in the Netherlands fleeing forced con ...

built. * 1649 -

Second Battle of Guararapes The Second Battle of Guararapes was the second and decisive battle in a conflict called the Pernambucana Insurrection, between Dutch and Portuguese forces in February 1649 at Jaboatão dos Guararapes in Pernambuco. The defeat convinced the ...

* 1654 -

Recapture of Recife Dutch Brazil ( nl, Nederlands-Brazilië), also known as New Holland ( nl, Nieuw-Holland), was a colony of the Dutch Republic in the northeastern portion of modern-day Brazil, controlled from 1630 to 1654 during Dutch colonization of the America ...

by Portuguese forces. * 1667 - (church) established (approximate date). * 1710 - Mascate War begins. * 1720 - (church) built. * 1767 - Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Recife (church) built. * 1817 - Pernambucan Revolt * 1824 -

Confederation of the Equator The Confederation of the Equator ( pt, Confederação do Equador) 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 secessioni ...

* 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 circulati ...

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

Malakoff Tower Malakoff Tower ( pt, Torre Malakoff) is a tower located in Recife Antigo, Recife. This monument was built between 1835 and 1855 to be used as an observatory and as the main entrance and gateway for ''Arsenal da Marinha'' (Navy Arsenals) square. ...

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 Brazilian multi-sport club based in Recife, Pernambuco. The club is most notable for its association football team, that plays in the Série C, the third tier of the Brazilian footba ...

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

Sport Club do Recife Sport Club do Recife, (; known as Sport Recife or Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently plays in Série B. In football, the club has w ...

formed. * 1909 - Pernambuco Federal Institute 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, as well as in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top flight of the Pernambuc ...

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 established. * 1950 - Population: 512,370. * 1958 - founded. * 1960 - Population: 788,336. * 1966 -

Universidade de Pernambuco The University of Pernambuco ( pt, Universidade de Pernambuco, UPE; formerly ', FESP) is a public state university located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Every year almost 4,000 seats of UPE are offered in Brazilian's universities entry exam, ...

established. * 1970 - Population: 1,046,454. * 1972 - Estádio do Arruda (stadium) opens. * 1978 -

Galo da Madrugada Galo da Madrugada (in Portuguese: Dawn's Rooster) is a carnival block from Recife, Brazil. The block was created in 1978 by Enéias Freire. Galos parades every Saturday of carnival at neighborhood. The main rhythm is the ''frevo'', but other ...

(parade) begins. * 1985 - Recife Metro begins operating. * 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 established. * 2004 - Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport terminal built. * 2008 - established. * 2009 - becomes mayor. * 2010 - Population: 1,546,516. * 2011 - 13 July:

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in Boa Viagem. * 2012 - 7 October: held. * 2013 ** Geraldo Júlio becomes mayor. **

Itaipava Arena Pernambuco Arena Pernambuco ( Portuguese: ''Arena de Pernambuco''), officially named Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos, is a multi-use stadium with a capacity of 46,154 spectators located in the western suburbs of the Recife metropolitan area, in São ...

opens in nearby

São Lourenço da Mata São Lourenço da Mata is a city located in the greater Recife metropolitan area in the state of Pernambuco, with a population of 114,079 inhabitants (2020 estimate by IBGE). The city was one of the hosts of the 2014 FIFA World Cup together with ...

. * 2014 - begins broadcasting. * 2016 - 2 October: held.

References

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