Grande Recife
Região Metropolitana do Recife (RMR) | |
|---|---|
Metro Area | |
| Metropolitan Region of Recife | |
 The RMR seen from the International Space Station | |
 The Metropolitan Region in Pernambuco (including the former member of Goiana) | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Metropolitan Area established | June 8, 1973 |
| Recife as Capital | 1827 |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 2,764.26 km2 (1,067.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Metro Area | 3,726,974 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0,734 – high |
Recife Metropolitan Area, officially the Metropolitan Region of Recife (Brazilian Portuguese: 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,[1][2] centered on the state capital of Recife, Pernambuco. In 2017, it was ranked as the 8th largest metropolitan region nationally.[3]
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.[4] 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.
- ^ Redator (2023-12-21). "Censo 2022: população reduz no núcleo metropolitano litorâneo e cresce nos polos de desenvolvimento da RM Recife". Observatório das Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Population Estimates | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ ""Tabela 4: POPULAÇÃO DAS REGIÕES METROPOLITANAS, REGIÕES INTEGRADAS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO E AGLOMERAÇÕES URBANAS COM MAIS DE UM MILHÃO DE HABITANTES"". IBGE. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ "Areas of Influence of Cities | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2021-04-01.