Editing Recife (section)

==Government and politics==
{{further|List of mayors of Recife}}
{{see also|:pt:Câmara Municipal do Recife}}
[[File:Prefeitura do Recife(2).jpg|thumb|Town hall of Recife. A mural by [[Eduardo Kobra]] depicts [[Luiz Gonzaga]].]]
Recife's municipal government is divided into an executive branch called the ''Prefeitura'', led by a mayor ({{Langx|pt-BR|Prefeito}}''/Prefeita'') and a legislative branch called the ''Câmara Municipal'', consisting of 39 councillors. Elections are held every four years, with the most recent being held in [[2020 Brazilian municipal elections|2020]]. The current mayor is [[João Henrique Campos|João Campos]] of the [[Brazilian Socialist Party]] (PSB), son of former governor of Pernambuco, [[Eduardo Campos]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 29, 2020|title=João Campos derrota Marília Arraes e mantém PSB na prefeitura de Recife|url=https://congressoemfoco.uol.com.br/eleicoes/joao-campos-eleito-prefeito/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Congresso em Foco|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

The city is the capital of the [[Pernambuco|state of Pernambuco]], and hosts administrative buildings of the [[Governor of Pernambuco|state governor]], [[Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco|legislative assembly]], and judiciary.{{expand section|date=September 2018}}