[ruh-see-fuh] 
| a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil. 1,249,821. |
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m-byoo-koh, -boo-; Port. per-nahm-boo-koo] | 1. | a state in NE Brazil. 6,240,836; 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife. |
| 2. | former name of Recife. |
| Re·ci·fe (rə-sē'fə) A city of northeast Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean south of Natal. First settled in 1535, it was occupied by the Dutch from 1630 to 1654. It is the chief urban center of northeast Brazil and an important transportation hub. Population: 1,500,000. |