Map of Recife, Brazil

Recife is the administrative centre of Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of about 1,653,461. It lies at 8.0539°S, 34.8811°W. Recife is about 1,658 km (1,030 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Olinda, 6 km to the northeast.

Recife at a glance

Where is Recife?

• The 9th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Pernambuco on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 39 min on the shortest day to 12 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Recife

• Olinda — 6 km northeast
• Paulista — 13 km north
• Abreu e Lima — 16 km north
• Jaboatão dos Guararapes — 16 km southwest
• São Lourenço da Mata — 16 km west
• Jaboatão — 19 km southwest
• Moreno — 24 km west
• Igarassu — 25 km north
• Cabo — 31 km southwest
• Ipojuca — 43 km southwest

Largest cities in Pernambuco

• Jaboatão dos Guararapes — 644,037
• Petrolina — 418,444
• Caruaru — 402,290
• Olinda — 364,717
• Paulista — 342,167
• Cabo — 216,969
• Garanhuns — 151,803
• Vitória de Santo Antão — 134,084
• Igarassu — 123,017
• São Lourenço da Mata — 118,258

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Goiânia — 1,536,097
• Belém — 1,499,641

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.