Editing Recife (section)

=== 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.