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