Editing Recife (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Recife, Brasil.jpg|thumb|Recife has one of the greatest rainfall averages in Brazil.]]

It has often been called "The Venice of Brazil".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.recife.info/recife-weather.html |title=Weather of Recife |access-date=November 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915120054/http://www.recife.info/recife-weather.html |archive-date=September 15, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Recife has a tropical forest. Rainforests are characterised by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between {{convert|2000|mm|in}} and {{convert|1700|mm|in}}. The soil can be poor because high rainfall tends to leach out soluble nutrients. There are several common characteristics of tropical [[rainforest]] trees.

The city of Recife is formed by three islands (Recife, Santo Antônio, and Boa Vista).<ref>[http://www.nassauturismo.com.br/nac_pacotes_recife.htm Islands of Recife]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Between the islands are the rivers [[Beberibe River|Beberibe]] and [[Capibaribe River|Capibaribe]].<ref>[http://www.unicap.br/eneal/html/turismo.html Rivers of the city] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330014650/http://www.unicap.br/eneal/html/turismo.html |date=March 30, 2009 }}</ref> Other rivers are the Jiquiá, Tejipió, Jordão and Pina.

===Climate===
Recife has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] (''Am'') under the [[Köppen climate classification]], with warm to hot temperatures and high relative humidity throughout the year. However, these conditions are relieved by pleasant westwardly [[trade wind]]s blowing in from the ocean.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cdsid.org.br/gdn2012/recife.php |title=GDN 2012<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=December 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426052010/http://www.cdsid.org.br/gdn2012/recife.php |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> January and February are the warmest months, with mean temperatures ranging from {{convert|31|C|F}} to {{convert|22|C|F}}, with sun. July is the second cloudiest month and experiences the coolest temperatures, with mean temperatures ranging from {{convert|28|C|F}} to {{convert|21|C|F}}. The wettest month is June, receiving an average of {{convert|390|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} of rain. Recife features a short [[dry season]] which lasts from October to December. The driest and sunniest month is November, when maximum temperatures hover around {{convert|30|°C|0}} and an average of {{convert|39|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} of rain is recorded.<ref name="NCB-INMET"/>
{{Weather Box
|location = Recife (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)<!-- Curado -->
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|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 34.7 |Jan record low C = 16.8 
|Feb record high C = 34.3 |Feb record low C = 17.8 
|Mar record high C = 35.1 |Mar record low C = 17.9 
|Apr record high C = 33.5 |Apr record low C = 17.1 
|May record high C = 33.2 |May record low C = 16.9 
|Jun record high C = 31.9 |Jun record low C = 17.1 
|Jul record high C = 33.1 |Jul record low C =  16.0
|Aug record high C = 32.2 |Aug record low C =  15.0
|Sep record high C = 32.7 |Sep record low C =  15.0
|Oct record high C = 33.2 |Oct record low C =  16.0
|Nov record high C = 33.2 |Nov record low C = 16.7 
|Dec record high C = 34.5 |Dec record low C = 16.4

|Jan mean C = 27.1
|Feb mean C = 27.3
|Mar mean C = 27.2
|Apr mean C = 26.6
|May mean C = 25.8
|Jun mean C = 24.8
|Jul mean C = 24.2
|Aug mean C = 24.2
|Sep mean C = 25.2
|Oct mean C = 26.1
|Nov mean C = 26.7
|Dec mean C = 27.1
|year mean C = 26.0

|Jan high C  = 30.8 |Jan low C  = 23.1 
|Feb high C  = 31.0 |Feb low C  = 23.3 
|Mar high C  = 30.9 |Mar low C  = 23.2 
|Apr high C  = 30.4 |Apr low C  = 22.8 
|May high C  = 29.6 |May low C  = 22.3 
|Jun high C  = 28.5 |Jun low C  = 21.5 
|Jul high C  = 27.9 |Jul low C  = 21.0
|Aug high C  = 27.9 |Aug low C  = 20.7 
|Sep high C  = 28.6 |Sep low C  = 21.5 
|Oct high C  = 29.6 |Oct low C  = 22.4 
|Nov high C  = 30.4 |Nov low C  = 22.8 
|Dec high C  = 30.8 |Dec low C  = 23.0
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|Jan precipitation mm = 106.6 |Jan precipitation days = 11
|Feb precipitation mm = 127.0 |Feb precipitation days = 11
|Mar precipitation mm = 197.2 |Mar precipitation days = 15
|Apr precipitation mm = 268.9 |Apr precipitation days = 17
|May precipitation mm = 317.1 |May precipitation days = 19
|Jun precipitation mm = 390.5 |Jun precipitation days = 22
|Jul precipitation mm = 314.8 |Jul precipitation days = 23
|Aug precipitation mm = 186.7 |Aug precipitation days = 19
|Sep precipitation mm = 93.3  |Sep precipitation days = 12
|Oct precipitation mm = 52.8  |Oct precipitation days = 9
|Nov precipitation mm = 39.0  |Nov precipitation days = 7
|Dec precipitation mm = 61.6  |Dec precipitation days = 8

|Jan humidity = 73.5 |Jan sun = 222.5 
|Feb humidity = 74.3 |Feb sun = 204.4 
|Mar humidity = 76.3 |Mar sun = 220.2 
|Apr humidity = 80.1 |Apr sun = 203.6 
|May humidity = 83.1 |May sun = 189.3 
|Jun humidity = 84.6 |Jun sun = 164.5 
|Jul humidity = 83.9 |Jul sun = 173.6 
|Aug humidity = 81.0  |Aug sun = 195.5 
|Sep humidity = 77.0  |Sep sun = 207.7 
|Oct humidity = 73.7 |Oct sun = 233.2 
|Nov humidity = 71.8 |Nov sun = 243.2 
|Dec humidity = 71.9 |Dec sun = 244.6 
|source 1 = [[Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia]]<ref name=INMETtmax>
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