Recife
geographical name
Re·ci·fe ri-ˈsē-fē 
variants or formerly Pernambuco
ˌpər-nəm-ˈbü-(ˌ)kō
-ˈbyü-;
ˌper-nəm-ˈbü-(ˌ)kü
city and port at the mouth of a river in northeastern Brazil; capital of Pernambuco state population 1,537,704