Recife is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Brazil, the city's vast skyline sprawling to the shore, where two rivers empty into the Atlantic. It's also one of the world's most notorious ...

T he city of Recife, Brazil, is at the heart of the global health crisis over Zika, a mosquito-borne virus.Rates of microcephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small ...

Gleyse Kelly da Silva, 27, holds her daughter Maria Giovanna, who was born with microcephaly, outside their house in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Felipe Dana/AP ...

From Recife, Brazil, 3 Rhythms Get The Carnival Party Started The descendants of the coastal Brazilian city have a long, mixed history, making for quite the vibrant display and musical celebration.

A couple dance during the opening of the carnival in the Historic Center of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. A carnival with local cultural features kicked off in Recife on Friday.

Drone footage shows the aftermath of deadly heavy rainfall in north-eastern Brazil, as downpours lash two major cities on the Atlantic coast, leaving at least 35 people dead.