Timeline of Recife explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Prior to 20th century

• 1535 - Olinda settlement established by Duarte Coelho.
• 1595 - Capture of Recife by English privateer James Lancaster.
• 1630 - Siege of Recife by Dutch forces.^[1]
• 1637 - Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue built.
• 1649 - Second Battle of Guararapes
• 1654 - Recapture of Recife by Portuguese forces.
• 1667 - (church) established (approximate date).
• 1710 - War of the Mascates begins.^{[2] [3]}
• 1720 - (church) built.
• 1767 - Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Recife (church) built.
• 1817 - Pernambucan revolt.^[4]
• 1824 - Confederation of the Equator
• 1825 - Diário de Pernambuco newspaper begins publication.^[5]
• 1848 - Praieira revolt.^[6]
• 1850 - Santa Isabel Theater opens.
• 1855 - Malakoff Tower built.
• 1861 - completed.
• 1862 - founded.
• 1866 - Provincial Assembly palace built.
• 1872 - Population: 116,671.
• 1875 - Mercado de São José built.

20th century

• 1901 - Clube Náutico Capibaribe (sports club) formed.
• 1904 - Population: 186,000.
• 1905 - Sport Club do Recife formed.
• 1909 - Federal Institute of Pernambuco founded.^[7]
• 1914 - Santa Cruz Futebol Clube formed.
• 1917 - Labor strike.^[8]
• 1919 - newspaper begins publication.
• 1920 - Population: 238,843.
• 1929 - Museum of the State of Pernambuco opens.
• 1938 - Marco Zero (milestone) installed in .
• 1939
  • Jardim Zoobotânico de Dois Irmãos (zoo) established.
  • Estádio dos Aflitos (stadium) opens.
• 1940 - Population: 348,424.
• 1946 - Federal University of Pernambuco established.
• 1950 - Population: 512,370.^[9]
• 1958 - founded.
• 1960 - Population: 788,336.
• 1966 - University of Pernambuco established.^[10]
• 1970 - Population: 1,046,454.^[11]
• 1972 - Estádio do Arruda (stadium) opens.
• 1978 - Galo da Madrugada (parade) begins.
• 1985 - Recife Metro begins operating.
• 1986 - Jarbas Vasconcelos becomes mayor.
• 1991 - Population: 1,296,995.
• 1993 - Population: 1,314,857 (estimate).^[12]
• 1997 - Recife Cinema Festival begins.
• 2000 - Population: 1,422,905.

21st century

• 2001 - becomes mayor.
• 2002 - Ricardo Brennand Institute established.
• 2004 - Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport terminal built.
• 2008 - established.
• 2009 - becomes mayor.
• 2010 - Population: 1,546,516.
• 2011 - 13 July: Airplane crash in Boa Viagem.
• 2012 - 7 October: held.
• 2013
  • 1 January: Geraldo Júlio becomes mayor.
  • 22 May: Arena Pernambuco opens in nearby São Lourenço da Mata.
• 2014 - begins broadcasting.
• 2016 - 2 October: held.
• 2021 - 1 January: João Henrique Campos becomes mayor.
• 2022 - Population: 1,488,920.^[13]

See also

• Recife history
  • List of mayors of Recife
• History of Pernambuco

References

This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia and Dutch Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Recife . 22 . 953 - 954 . 1910 . . 1.

in Portuguese

• • Book: Guia Prático, Histórico e Sentimental da Cidade do Recife . 1934 . . pt .

External links

• Web site: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil . en, pt . Heritage of Portuguese Influence . . Lisbon .
• Map of Recife, 1985
• Items related to Recife, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Notes and References

1. Book: Joseph Smith. A History of Brazil. 2013 . Routledge. 978-1-317-89021-8 . Chronology of Main Events . https://books.google.com/books?id=BlBpAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA255 .
2. Book: E. Bradford Burns. A History of Brazil. 1993. Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-07954-9. Chronology of Significant Dates in Brazilian History. https://books.google.com/books?id=8flAq1v1dgIC&pg=PA495. registration.
3. C. R. Boxer, The Golden Age of Brazil: 1695-1750, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1962. Ch. V
4. Web site: Leão . Reinaldo Carneiro . REVOLUÇÃO REPUBLICANA EM PERNAMBUCO DE 1817 BURGUESIA E MAÇONARIA VERSUS ARISTOCRACIA - IHGB - Instituto Histórico Geográfico Brasileiro . 2023-03-09 . www.ihgb.org.br . pt-br.
5. Book: Europa World Year Book 2003. 2003. . 978-1-85743-227-5 . Brazil: Directory . https://books.google.com/books?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&pg=PA856 .
6. Book: Barman, Roderick James . Citizen emperor: Pedro II and the making of Brazil, 1825 - 1891 . 2001 . Stanford Univ. Press . 978-0-8047-4400-3 . repr. . Stanford, Calif . 124.
7. Web site: Portal da Câmara dos Deputados . 2022-07-06 . www2.camara.leg.br . Brazilian Portuguese.
8. Book: Europa Publications. Political Chronology of the Americas. 2003. Routledge. 978-1-135-35653-8 . Brazil . https://books.google.com/books?id=XiOPAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA32 . 32+ .
9. Web site: Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants . Demographic Yearbook 1955 . . New York .
10. Web site: UPE - Universidade de Pernambuco . 9 October 2018 . www.upe.br.
11. Book: Demographic Yearbook 1975 . 1976 . United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office . New York . Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 253–279 .
12. Book: 1995 Demographic Yearbook . 1997 . United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 262–321 .
13. Web site: Censo 2022 - Panorama .