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Recife was built as a port city along tropical, white, sandy beaches lined with palm trees. It is the capital of the northeastern state of Pernambuco. Recife is a fast-growing urban area that has been called the "Venice of Brazil" because of the numerous waterways that cross it and its many bridges. The city got its name from the coral reefs that line the coast. Local fishermen go out into the high seas in "jangadas", crude log rafts with beautiful sails, unique to the region, that require expert navigational skills to maneuver. Recife exports great quantities of products from the inland areas, such as sugar, cotton and coffee. Its population is approximately 3,000,000 inhabitants. (Source: Brazilian Embassy, Washington , DC).