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The city of Recife, Brazil originally started out as a village with a port in the fifteen hundreds. It is the capital city of the state of Pernambuco, and it is located in the Northeastern part of Brazil. The city of Recife is full of rivers, bridges, and waterways. The city was named Recife, which is Portuguese for the word reefs, because of the line of natural reefs that help to protect the city. The population of Recife, Brazil, is around one and a half million people.

Recife, Brazil is a popular tourist vacation because of the beautiful beaches and great weather most of the year. The sand is white and the warm green waters make for a tropical paradise. There are main zones of the Boa Viagem beach in Recife, and these are Piedade beach, Praca de Boa Viagem, Pina beach, and Setubal. Boa Viagem beach in Recife, Brazil stretches about seven kilometers long.

The Boa Viagem beach in Recife, Brazil is the most popular of all the beaches in Recife. This beach has become famous in songs, television, and movies. This beach in Recife has hotels, bars, restaurants, and other tourist amenities situated close. This area of Recife is where most rich locals, and some of the higher middle classes as well, reside and play. This is also where most of the tourists come to vacation and stay. The strip of sand in this area is wider, and more suitable for games like football and volleyball, as well as a path for joggers to use. This area of Recife also has the best police presence and protection of the whole city.

Swimming is allowed on the beaches of Recife, Brazil only behind the natural reefs. Surfing is prohibited in Boa Viagem. There have been shark attacks in this area from aggressive bull sharks, and the reef acts as a barrier to keep the sharks away from the beach. There are numerous signs posted, to warn locals and visitors both of the danger in swimming or surfing past the reefs.

The number of restaurants and businesses in the Boa Viagem beach area of Recife are numerous. Because this area is such a popular tourist attraction, there is never a shortage of new businesses that are opening. Depending on which stretch of beach you are on in Recife, prices can be very low or very high. In the most popular areas of beach there is going to be a higher price for amenities. If the beach is away from the main tourist area, the prices will be less, but so will the quality.