Timeline of Recife

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

Prior to 20th century

1535 - Olinda settlement established.
1595 - Capture of Recife by English privateer James Lancaster.[1]
1630 - Siege of Recife (1630) by Dutch forces.[1][2]
1637 - Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue built.[3]
1649 - Second Battle of Guararapes
1654 - Recapture of Recife by Portuguese forces.
1667 - Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos (Recife) (church) established (approximate date).
1710 - Mascate War begins.[4]
1720 - Igreja Madre de Deus (Recife) (church) built.
1767 - Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Recife (church) built.
1817 - Pernambucan Revolt
1824 - Confederation of the Equator
1825 - Diário de Pernambuco newspaper begins publication.[5]
1848 - Praieira Revolt
1850 - Santa Isabel Theater opens.
1855 - Malakoff Tower built.
1861 - Hospital Pedro II built.[1]
1862 - Instituto Arqueológico, Histórico e Geográfico Pernambucano founded.
1866 - Provincial Assembly palace built.[1]
1872 - Population: 116,671.[6]
1875 - Mercado de São José built.

1901 - Clube Náutico Capibaribe (sports club) formed.
1905 - Sport Club do Recife formed.
1909 - Pernambuco Federal Institute founded.
1914 - Santa Cruz Futebol Clube formed.
1917 - Labor strike.[7]
1919 - Jornal do Commercio (Recife) newspaper begins publication.
1920 - Population: 238,843.
1929 - Museum of the State of Pernambuco opens.
1938 - Marco Zero (milestone) installed in Praça Rio Branco (Recife).
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.[8]
1958 - Recife Symphony founded.
1960 - Population: 788,336.
1966 - Universidade de Pernambuco established.
1970 - Population: 1,046,454.[9]
1972 - Estádio do Arruda (stadium) opens.
1978 - Galo da Madrugada (parade) begins.
1985 - Recife Metro begins operating.
1991 - Population: 1,296,995.[6]
1993 - Population: 1,314,857 (estimate).[10]
1997 - Recife Cinema Festival begins.
2000 - Population: 1,422,905.

2001 - João Paulo Lima e Silva becomes mayor.
2002 - Ricardo Brennand Institute established.
2004 - Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport terminal built.
2008 - Grande Recife Consórcio de Transporte Metropolitano established.
2009 - João da Costa Bezerra Filho becomes mayor.
2010 - Population: 1,546,516.
2011 - 13 July: Airplane crash in Boa Viagem.
2012 - 7 October: Recife 2012 municipal election held.
2013
- Geraldo Júlio becomes mayor.
- Itaipava Arena Pernambuco opens in nearby São Lourenço da Mata.
2014 - Rádio Globo Recife begins broadcasting.
2016 - 2 October: Recife 2016 municipal election held.

Britannica 1910.
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"Ancient Synagogue To Reopen in Recife", New York Times, 2 June 2002
E. Bradford Burns (1993). "Chronology of Significant Dates in Brazilian History". A History of Brazil. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-07954-9.
"Brazil: Directory". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
"Tabela 1.6 - População nos Censos Demográficos, segundo os municípios das capitais - 1872/2010", Sinopse do Censo Demografico 2010 (in Portuguese), Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, retrieved 5 September 2018
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This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia and Dutch Wikipedia.

"Recife", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Brazil: Pernambuco (Recife)", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office

J.C.R. Milliet de Saint-Adolphe (1863), "Recife", Diccionario geographico, historico e descriptivo, do imperio do Brazil (in Portuguese), Paris: J. P. Aillaud – via Hathi Trust
Gilberto Freyre (1934). Guia Prático, Histórico e Sentimental da Cidade do Recife (in Portuguese).

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