Timeline of Recife
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.
Prior to 20th century
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- 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).[citation needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
- 1866 - Provincial Assembly palace built.[1]
- 1872 - Population: 116,671.[6]
- 1875 - Mercado de São José built.
20th century
- 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.
21st century
- 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.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Britannica 1910.
- ^ Joseph Smith (2013). "Chronology of Main Events". A History of Brazil. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-89021-8.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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
- ^ Europa Publications (2003). "Brazil". Political Chronology of the Americas. Routledge. p. 32+. ISBN 978-1-135-35653-8.
- ^ "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 262–321.
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- This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia and Dutch Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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in English
- "Recife", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Brazil: Pernambuco (Recife)", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
in Portuguese
- 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).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Recife.
- "Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil". Heritage of Portuguese Influence (in English and Portuguese). Lisbon: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
- Map of Recife, 1985
- Items related to Recife, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
