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How do you use Recife in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like pernambuco or city, plus the exact meaning.

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Recife in a sentence

Recife meaning

A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Synonyms of Recife

pernambuco city metropolis urban center port

Related words

Other words often associated with Recife or its synonyms:

municipality transfer starboard porthole left side land interface larboard opening

Using Recife

  • The main meaning on this page is: A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil.
  • Useful related words include: pernambuco, city, metropolis, urban center.
  • In the example corpus, recife often appears in combinations such as: in recife, of recife, the recife.

Context around Recife

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

day 1× away 1×

Often after:

pernambuco 1× building 1× waterfront 1× reported 1× helder 1×

Sentence patterns with Recife

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

archbishop of recife helder camara 1× city of recife 1× collapse in recife pernambuco state 1× far away recife only hosted 1× frankfurt and recife in brazil 1× in the recife building corte 1× influx from recife to manhattan 1× of the recife waterfront by 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he also says 1× in 1630 the 1× photo of the 1× rescue workers look 1× the estádio sete 1× the late cardinal 1×

Common sentence endings:

city of recife 1× colonialism there too 1× creative commons license 1× god s work 1× hosted one match 1× in recife reported 1×

Words around Recife

Just before it in the word index:

recieving 7 recieves 6 recievers 2 reciever 3 recieved 24 recieve 14

Just after it in the word index:

recio 3 recipe 1.397 recipes 1.065 recipient 1.048 recipients 1.075 reciprocal 239

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abdulwahab 13

Corpus analysis for Recife

  • In this selection, "recife" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, day, away, pernambuco, building and waterfront stand out and add context to how "recife" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include archbishop of recife helder camara and city of recife. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "recife" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with recife

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Photo of the Recife waterfront by used under a Creative Commons license. (12 words)

There was also an influx from Recife to Manhattan, serving to buttress colonialism there too. (15 words)

In 1630, the colony of New Holland (capital Mauritsstad, present-day Recife ) was founded, taking over Portuguese possessions in Brazil. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The Estádio Sete de Setembro in Belo Horizonte hosted three matches, the Durival de Britto stadium in Curitiba and the Eucaliptos stadium in Porto Alegre each hosted two matches, and the Ilha do Retiro stadium in far-away Recife only hosted one match. (43 words)

Much of this poignant, formally lively and intellectually bracing documentary from Mendonça Filho, a Brazilian film critic turned filmmaker, takes place in and around the apartment he lived in as a kid in the coastal city of Recife. (38 words)

The late Cardinal Archbishop of Recife, Helder Camara said it all: When I feed the poor, the politicians say I am doing God’s work. (25 words)

Example sentences (10)

Rescue workers look for victims among the debris of a building collapse in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil on July 7, 2023.

Much of this poignant, formally lively and intellectually bracing documentary from Mendonça Filho, a Brazilian film critic turned filmmaker, takes place in and around the apartment he lived in as a kid in the coastal city of Recife.

He also says that in the Recife building, Corte’s son, who recently turned 6, is allowed to use the elevator alone.

Photo of the Recife waterfront by used under a Creative Commons license.

The Police State agents targeted Bivar’s house in Jaboatão dos Guararapes and Bolsonaro’s Social Liberal Party offices in Recife, reported.

The late Cardinal Archbishop of Recife, Helder Camara said it all: When I feed the poor, the politicians say I am doing God’s work.

There was also an influx from Recife to Manhattan, serving to buttress colonialism there too.

In 1630, the colony of New Holland (capital Mauritsstad, present-day Recife ) was founded, taking over Portuguese possessions in Brazil.

The Estádio Sete de Setembro in Belo Horizonte hosted three matches, the Durival de Britto stadium in Curitiba and the Eucaliptos stadium in Porto Alegre each hosted two matches, and the Ilha do Retiro stadium in far-away Recife only hosted one match.

The Zeppelin company continued to operate the Graf Zeppelin on passenger service between Frankfurt and Recife in Brazil, taking 68 hours.

Common combinations with recife

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "recife" in a sentence?
An example: "Rescue workers look for victims among the debris of a building collapse in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil on July 7, 2023." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "recife" from authentic English texts.
What does "recife" mean?
Recife means: A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil.
What are synonyms of "recife"?
Common synonyms of "recife" include: pernambuco, city, metropolis, urban center, port.
How many example sentences with "recife" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "recife", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.