<!-- Infobox begins -->{{Infobox settlement | name = Grande Recife | settlement_type = Metro Area | image_map = Pernambuco RM Recife.svg | mapsize = 280px | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}} | subdivision_name1 = Pernambuco | subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Pernambuco}} | established_title = Metropolitan Area established | established_date = June 8, 1973 | established_title1 = Recife as Capital | established_date1 = 1827 | area_metro_km2 = 2764.26 | area_metro_sq_mi = 1067.29 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_note = | timezone = BRT | utc_offset = −3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | blank_name = '''HDI''' (2000) | blank_info = 0,734 – <span style=color:green;>high</span> | image_skyline = ISS Recife, Brazil.jpg | map_caption = The Metropolitan Region in Pernambuco (including the former member of Goiana) | pushpin_map = | official_name = Metropolitan Region of Recife | native_name = Região Metropolitana do Recife (RMR) | native_name_lang = pt-br | image_caption = The RMR seen from the International Space Station | population_total = 3726974 | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = }}
'''Recife Metropolitan Area''', officially the '''Metropolitan Region of Recife''' ({{Langx|pt-BR|Região Metropolitana do Recife (RMR)}}, or ''Grande Recife''), is a major metropolitan area in Northeast Brazil with a population of 3.7 million as of 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Predator |date=2023-12-21 |title=Censo 2022: população reduz no núcleo metropolitano litorâneo e cresce nos polos de desenvolvimento da RM Recife |url=https://www.observatoriodasmetropoles.net.br/censo-2022-populacao-reduz-no-nucleo-metropolitano-litoraneo-e-cresce-nos-polos-de-desenvolvimento-da-rm-recife/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Observatório das Metrópoles |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name=:0>{{Cite web|title=Population Estimates {{!}} IBGE|url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/statistics/social/population/18448-estimates-of-resident-population-for-municipalities-and-federation-units.html?=&t=o-que-e|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-01|website=www.ibge.gov.br|publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|archive-date=2022-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802064300/https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/statistics/social/population/18448-estimates-of-resident-population-for-municipalities-and-federation-units.html?=&t=o-que-e}}</ref> centered on the state capital of Recife, Pernambuco. In 2017, it was ranked as the 8th largest metropolitan region nationally.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Tabela 4: POPULAÇÃO DAS REGIÕES METROPOLITANAS, REGIÕES INTEGRADAS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO E AGLOMERAÇÕES URBANAS COM MAIS DE UM MILHÃO DE HABITANTES"|url=https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/media/com_mediaibge/arquivos/c0019d67f9d6ec8982c6dbce473b6782.xlsx|url-status=live|website=IBGE|publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|access-date=2021-04-01|archive-date=2019-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203050321/https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/media/com_mediaibge/arquivos/c0019d67f9d6ec8982c6dbce473b6782.xlsx}}</ref>
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) defines the region as a "metropolis" in its ''Area of Influence'' surveys, in terms of economic and social importance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Areas of Influence of Cities {{!}} IBGE|url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/territorial-organization/geographic-networks-and-flows/19332-areas-of-influence-of-cities.html?=&t=o-que-e|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-01|website=www.ibge.gov.br|publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|archive-date=2022-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802064300/https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/territorial-organization/geographic-networks-and-flows/19332-areas-of-influence-of-cities.html?=&t=o-que-e}}</ref> The region's area of influence covers a large part of Northeast Brazil, including the entire states of Alagoas, Paraíba, and Pernambuco, in addition to portions of Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, and Sergipe. Within this area of influence are the smaller cities of Natal, João Pessoa, Maceió, and Aracaju.
== Municipalities == The Metropolitan Region is defined in federal<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lei Complementar Federal do Brasil 14 de 1973 - Wikisource|url=https://pt.wikisource.org/wiki/Lei_Complementar_Federal_do_Brasil_14_de_1973|access-date=2021-04-01|website=pt.wikisource.org|language=pt|archive-date=2021-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801111658/https://pt.wikisource.org/wiki/Lei_Complementar_Federal_do_Brasil_14_de_1973|url-status=live}}</ref> and state<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alepe Legis - Portal da Legislação Estadual de Pernambuco|url=http://legis.alepe.pe.gov.br/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-01|website=Alepe Legis - Portal da Legislação Estadual (Legislative Assembly of the State of Pernambuco)|language=pt-br|archive-date=2019-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502201230/http://legis.alepe.pe.gov.br/}}</ref> legislation as consisting of 14 municipalities. Goiana was formerly a part, but left in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saída de Goiana da RMR é aprovada pela Alepe|url=https://www.folhape.com.br/colunistas/blogdafolha/saida-de-goiana-da-rmr-e-aprovada-pela-alepe/14339/|access-date=2021-04-01|website=www.folhape.com.br|language=pt-br|archive-date=2022-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802064257/https://www.folhape.com.br/colunistas/blogdafolha/saida-de-goiana-da-rmr-e-aprovada-pela-alepe/14339/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IBGE reintegra município de Goiana à Zona da Mata de Pernambuco|url=https://g1.globo.com/pe/pernambuco/noticia/2020/11/17/ibge-reintegra-municipio-de-goiana-a-zona-da-mata-de-pernambuco.ghtml|access-date=2021-04-01|website=G1|language=pt-br|archive-date=2020-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117172745/https://g1.globo.com/pe/pernambuco/noticia/2020/11/17/ibge-reintegra-municipio-de-goiana-a-zona-da-mata-de-pernambuco.ghtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The Immediate Geographic Region (formerly termed microregion) around Recife defined by the IBGE<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regiões Geográficas|url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/apps/regioes_geograficas/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-01|website=www.ibge.gov.br|publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|at=Geographic Regions in the State of Pernambuco|archive-date=2021-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608234911/https://www.ibge.gov.br/apps/regioes_geograficas/}}</ref> encompasses additional outlying municipalities. {{srn}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders static-row-numbers" style=text-align:right |-class="nowrap static-row-header" ! scope=col | Municipality ! scope=col | Area<br>{{nobold|(2020, km²)}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Territorial Areas {{!}} IBGE|url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/territorial-organization/territorial-organization/18092-territorial-areas.html?=&t=sobre|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-01|website=www.ibge.gov.br|publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|archive-date=2022-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802064300/https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/territorial-organization/territorial-organization/18092-territorial-areas.html?=&t=sobre}}</ref> ! scope=col | Population<br>{{nobold|(2010, census)}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Population Census {{!}} IBGE|url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/statistics/social/population/18391-2010-population-census.html?edicao=19720&t=resultados|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-01|website=www.ibge.gov.br|publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|at=Table 3.1|archive-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424210902/https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/statistics/social/population/18391-2010-population-census.html?edicao=19720&t=resultados}}</ref> ! scope=col | Population<br>{{nobold|(2020, estimate)}}<ref name=:0 /> ! scope=col | GDP<br>{{nobold|(2017, '000 BRL)}}<ref name=:1>{{Cite web|title=Gross Domestic Product of Municipalities {{!}} IBGE|url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/statistics/economic/national-accounts/19567-gross-domestic-product-of-municipalities.html?=&t=resultados|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-01|website=www.ibge.gov.br|publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|at=2010-2018 base|archive-date=2022-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802064301/https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/statistics/economic/national-accounts/19567-gross-domestic-product-of-municipalities.html?=&t=resultados}}</ref> ! scope=col | GDP per capita<br>{{nobold|(2017, BRL)}}<ref name=:1 /> |- ! scope=row | Abreu e Lima | 126,384 || 94,429 || 100,346 || 2,003,665 || 20,164.90 |- ! scope=row | Araçoiaba | 96,360 || 18,156 || 20,733 || 139,026 || 6,859.40 |- ! scope=row | Cabo de Santo Agostinho | 445,343 || 185,025 || 208,944 || 9,964,401 || 46,689.25 |- ! scope=row | Camaragibe | 51,321 || 144,466 || 158,899 || 1,757,192 || 11,238.05 |- ! scope=row | Igarassu | 306,879 || 102,021 || 118,370 || 2,479,117 || 21,483.19 |- ! scope=row | Ilha de Itamaracá | 66,146 || 21,884 || 26,672 || 239,399 || 9,289.99 |- ! scope=row | Ipojuca | 521,801 || 80,637 || 97,669 || 10,879,739 || 115,089.32 |- ! scope=row | Itapissuma | 73,968 || 23,769 || 26,900 || 1,398,050 || 53,081.09 |- ! scope=row | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 258,724 || 644,620 || 706,867 || 13,545,569 || 19,463.25 |- ! scope=row | Moreno | 196,073 || 56,696 || 63,294 || 682,663 || 10,989.60 |- ! scope=row | Olinda | 41,300 || 377,779 || 393,115 || 5,438,691 || 13,917.85 |- ! scope=row | Paulista | 96,932 || 300,466 || 334,376 || 4,019,150 || 12,240.33 |- ! scope=row | Recife | 218,843 || 1,537,704 || 1,653,461 || 51,859,618 || 31,743.72 |- ! scope=row | São Lourenço da Mata | 264,190 || 102,895 || 114,079 || 1,107,308 || 9,877.95 |-class=static-row-header style=font-weight:bold ! scope=row | '''Total''' | 2,764.260 || 3,690,547 || 4,023,725 || 105,513,588 || {{n/a}} |}
== Transport == === Airport === [[File:Aeroporto do recife.jpg|thumb|Guararapes International Airport (REC).]] Guararapes – Gilberto Freyre International Airport serves the area, and has domestic and international flights.
=== Ports ===
The region is served by Suape and Recife ports.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rafael|title=O que fazer em Recife? Dicas Para Você Aproveitar Recife|url=https://viajandocomvoce.com.br/dicas-de-viagem/o-que-fazer-em-recife/|access-date=2021-04-05|language=pt-PT|archive-date=2022-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802064258/https://viajandocomvoce.com.br/dicas-de-viagem/o-que-fazer-em-recife/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Metrorec - Estação Imbiribeira 2 - Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.jpg|thumb|Recife Metro, the second largest in Brazil, after São Paulo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Qual é o maior metrô do Brasil?|url=https://super.abril.com.br/comportamento/qual-e-o-maior-metro-do-brasil/|date=2016-10-31|access-date=2022-08-02|website=Super|language=pt-BR|archive-date=2021-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507071205/https://super.abril.com.br/comportamento/qual-e-o-maior-metro-do-brasil/|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
=== Metro === Since 1998, an extension to the Recife Metro is being built. When ready, it will become the second largest in Brazil, after São Paulo.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.cbtu.gov.br/acbtu/acompanhia/sistemas/rec/recsist_cont.htm |title=Recife Metro |publisher=Diário de Pernambuco |location=Recife, Brazil |format=PDF |isbn=85-240-3919-1 |accessdate=2007-07-18 |year=2006 |language=Portuguese |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202123837/http://www.cbtu.gov.br/acbtu/acompanhia/sistemas/rec/recsist_cont.htm |archivedate=2008-02-02}}</ref>
This system also integrates with several bus lines connected to the bus/metro<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.cbtu.gov.br/acbtu/acompanhia/sistemas/rec/recsist_cont.htm |title=Recife Metro |publisher=CBTU |location=Recife, Brazil |format=PDF |isbn=85-240-3919-1 |accessdate=2007-07-18 |year=2006 |language=Portuguese |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202123837/http://www.cbtu.gov.br/acbtu/acompanhia/sistemas/rec/recsist_cont.htm |archivedate=2008-02-02}}</ref> integration terminals, such as Barro and Joana Bezerra stations. It is possible to ride the metro and the connected bus line by purchasing one ticket only. Since March 2009, Recife Metro has finished one more phase of expansion. The system counts now has 28 stations (11 integrated with buses) and is 39.5 kilometers long. {{cn|date=September 2015}}
=== Bus === Buses transport over 3 million passengers daily<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reajuste é considerado alto pelos usuários de ônibus do Grande Recife|url=https://www.uol.com.br/comidasebebidas/videos/videos.htm?id=reajuste-e-considerado-alto-pelos-usuarios-de-onibus-do-grande-recife-04020E1A386ECC995326|access-date=2022-08-02|website=www.uol.com.br}}</ref> through 224 routes and 4,523 stops.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grande Recife, Recife e Região – ônibus Horários, Rotas e Atualizações|url=https://moovitapp.com/index/pt-br/transporte_p%25C3%25BAblico-lines-Recife-1662-774895|access-date=2022-08-02|website=moovitapp.com|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
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