18. Recife • Brazil

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A Cultural Melting Pot

Close to the Equator, the coastal city of Recife enjoys a year-round warm climate and gentle trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean. As well as being the commercial centre of north-eastern Brazil, Recife is also a prime tourist destination, thanks to its pleasant weather and 187 kilometres of white beaches.

The citys past as one of the first Portuguese colonies in Brazil and a main port for the slave trade has left an indelible mark on Recife. Nowadays it is a cultural melting pot with an ethnic mix of Indians, Europeans and Africans. African culture is particularly visible in the local religion, music, dance and cuisine. When the Dutch took control of Recife from 1630 to 1654, it also became home to the first Jewish community and synagogue in the Americas. Some of those early Jewish settlers later fled to North America, founding the first Jewish community in New Amsterdam now known as New York.

A line of coral reefs protects the shoreline of Recife and gives the city its name, which is Portuguese for reefs. Water covers the reefs at high tide but at low tide, natural pools form along the shoreline. Inland, Recife is full of waterways due to its location at the point where the rivers Beberibe and Capibaribe converge and flow into the ocean.

Due to its low-lying coasts and dense coastal development, Recife like Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires is highly vulnerable to rising sea levels and extreme weather events such as cyclones and storm surges. Any rise in sea surface temperature, combined with the increasing acidity of the ocean, is likely to damage Recifes natural barriers the coral reefs leaving the city even more exposed to flooding.

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[dysphoricrealm]

HEAVILY influenced by african culture????? CYCLONES ??? STORM SURGES???? Here????? Oh, man, you guys have no idea whotsoever. Since foundation of Recife (1500s d.c.), there´s never been a sigle cyclone here. Storm surges??? We have almost 300 days ob blue sky and bright sun. Come one! Please, you should study a little more about Brazil and Recife. Stop this nonsense!

[jrwagner08]

Recife doesn't even have cyclones or storm surges!

Also, it would be more convincing if you could pronounce the name of the city you are trying to "save." "Ruhcifa" sounds like some British soccer team, douchebag. Puta que pariu!

[marba27]

Ass holes, these people who starts some documentary about everywhere and say a bullshit like that without study!!!!! Never in my own life I heard about cyclones and any shit what this video It says! Thats why you guys so stupid says that capital of Brazil is Buenos Aires, go back to school and try bring something really interesting here and true by the way.

[918273xandy]

nem tem isso seu burra nem mora aki é fala kkkkkkkkkkkk!

[tiagobreed1]

Brasil é o melhor pais

[leonardoyw]

There was never cyclones in Recife or in the hole northesat of Brasil. We have much less foods now then in the 60´s, as the big water dams was built in the 70´s and 80´s.

[seattlehawkins]

@fsenna80 Vasco Is a tranny. ;)

[fsenna80]

@seattlehawkins Suck dick you fucking redneck fag!!!!

[bichodomato5]

@dodobrazil É uma previsão apenas. Futuramente haverá. Leia a descrição do vídeo antes de escrever.

[emmanuelsurf]

Recife is heavily influenced by duch culture and not african culture, there were never been any ciclone or storm surge there. The coral reefs are intact. The city is growing economically more than any other city in North/Northeast Brazil and the town is booming. This documentary makes no sense!

[virgiliotneto]

HEAVILY influenced by african culture?! WTF! so many other cultures influenced Recife to the same extent, if not higher! Recife problably has one of the most interesting and peculiar histories in Brazil! This video does not take into account the richness of Recife's culture.