Editing Recife (section)

==Transportation==
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=== International airport ===

[[Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport|Guararapes International Airport]], also known as [[Gilberto Freyre]] International Airport, is the airport serving Recife. It has been open in its newest structure since July 2004 and is 52,000 square m in area.

[[Recife Air Force Base|Recife Air Force Base - BARF]], a base of the [[Brazilian Air Force]], is located in Recife.

=== Ports ===

[[Suape port]], is located in the administrative area of the small town of [[Ipojuca]], inside the metropolitan region. Suape serves ships 365 days a year without any restrictions with regard to tidal schedules. The port moves over 8.4&nbsp;million tons of cargo a year. More than 95 companies<ref>[https://archive.today/20130624215355/http://artigos.tutorialonline.pro.br/portal/linguagem-en/Recife Port of Recife] {{in lang|en}}</ref> from almost all industries are already installed in Suape which includes a Petrobras Refinery, the largest shipbuilder in South American and a large petrochemical Company as well as many others.
[[Recife port|Port of Recife]] is located in the city of Recife. Road access to Port of Recife is accomplished, mainly, through the federal highways BR-232 (linking the interior of the state) and BR-101 (linking to other States to the north and the south of the State of Pernambuco). The main producing and consuming centres of the interior of the state and of the rest of the [[Northeast Region, Brazil|Northeast]], are linked to [[Recife port|Port]] by paved highways.

===Metro===
{{Main article|Recife Metro}}
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[[Recife Metro]] is one of the largest metro systems in Brazil. It reaches from Recife central station to Jaboatão, Timbi (Camaragibe) and Cajueiro Seco (Jaboatão dos Guararapes), being complemented by a [[light rail]], with connections at Curado and Cajueiro Seco stations, which links Recife and Jaboatão to [[Cabo de Santo Agostinho]].

This system is also integrated with bus terminals<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.cbtu.gov.br/acbtu/acompanhia/sistemas/rec/recsist_cont.htm |title=Recife Metro |publisher=CBTU |location=Recife, Brazil |isbn=85-240-3919-1 |access-date=2007-07-18 |year=2006 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202123837/http://www.cbtu.gov.br/acbtu/acompanhia/sistemas/rec/recsist_cont.htm |archive-date=February 2, 2008}}</ref> such as at Barro, Joana Bezerra and Tancredo Neves stations. It is possible to ride the metro and the connected bus line by purchasing one ticket only. In March 2009, [[Recife Metro]] completed an additional phase of expansion. The system now has 29 stations (18 integrated with buses), plus 9 light rail stations, and is {{convert|39.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.

===Fleet===
According to [[Vehicle registration plates of Brazil|Detran]]-PE (Transportation State Bureau Administrator) in 2009, the city of Recife had a total fleet of over 464,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.detran.pe.gov.br/download/estatistica/Frota%20registrada%20segundo%20o%20tipo%20-%20Recife.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706155905/http://www.detran.pe.gov.br/download/estatistica/Frota%20registrada%20segundo%20o%20tipo%20-%20Recife.pdf |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[motor vehicle]]s on its streets. 54,335 cargo vehicles, 318,520 passenger vehicles, 72,719 motorbikes, 14,142 others and 4,855 buses (split between private and public). These buses transport almost two million passengers daily<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.diariodepernambuco.com.br/tecnologia/?p=2229 |title=Nothing found for Tecnologia ?p=2229 |access-date=July 17, 2009 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706152117/http://blogs.diariodepernambuco.com.br/tecnologia/?p=2229 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110708150631/http://jc.uol.com.br/2008/06/27/not_172583.php NE10<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in the [[Recife metropolitan area|metropolitan area]], distributed between 17 local bus companies.

===Highways===
[[Recife metropolitan area]] is crossed by 3 main Federal highways:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aondefica.com/p_atlasflash_pe.asp |title=Distancias, Imagens de Satélite, Roteiros, Mapas, Enderecos<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=July 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709234504/http://www.aondefica.com/p_atlasflash_pe.asp |archive-date=July 9, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* BR-101 North – [[Paraíba]] and [[Rio Grande do Norte]];
* BR-101 South – [[Alagoas]], [[Salvador, Bahia|Bahia]], Minas Gerais, [[Rio de Janeiro]], São Paulo, [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]] and [[Rio Grande do Sul]];
* BR-232 West – [[Gravatá]], [[Caruaru]], [[Belo Jardim]], [[Arcoverde]], [[Salgueiro]] and Parnamirim;
* BR-408 NW – [[Carpina]], [[Timbaúba]] and [[Campina Grande]];

===Public transportation statistics===
The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Recife, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 96 min. 34% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 27 min, while 60% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 9&nbsp;km, while 19% travel for over 12&nbsp;km in a single direction.<ref>{{cite web|title=Recife Public Transportation Statistics|publisher=Global Public Transit Index by Moovit|url=https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Brazil_Recife-1662|access-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811060409/https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Brazil_Recife-1662|archive-date=August 11, 2017|url-status=dead}} [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016050101/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |date=October 16, 2017 }}.</ref>