Editing Recife (section)

===Shark attacks===
[[File:Signs warning of shark attacks at Boa Viagem Beach in Recife, Brazil.jpg|thumb|280px|Signs warning of shark attacks at Boa Viagem Beach.]]
[[File:Praia_de_Boa_Viagem_,_Pernambuco.jpg|thumb|280px|Natural pools – Boa Viagem Beach.]]
[[Shark attacks]] are a recurrent problem in [[Recife metropolitan area]]. They were addressed in the [[National Geographic Channel]] series ''[[Hunter Hunted (TV series)|Hunter Hunted]]'' in the episode "Shark Invasion." [[Surfing]] has been outlawed since 1995 on the urban beaches (Pina, [[Boa Viagem, Recife|Boa Viagem]], Piedade, and Candeias) because of the risk the sport poses to its practitioners due to shark attacks. It is strongly recommended that bathers not climb over and swim beyond the reefs because of strong, unpredictable currents and the possible presence of [[bull sharks]]. Several beaches have messages alerting people to the danger of [[shark]]s.

Before the 1990s there had been virtually no attacks reported here. As of June 28, 1992,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sharkattackdata.com/gsaf/place/brazil |title=Shark Attack Data Brazil |publisher=Shark Attack Data |access-date=December 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605181749/http://www.sharkattackdata.com/gsaf/place/brazil |archive-date=June 5, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Recife began officially registering shark attacks on its beaches (mainly on the beach of Boa Viagem), and between 1992 and 2021 there were 64 shark attacks along a {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} stretch of coast, 26 of them being fatal.<ref name="name">{{cite web |url=https://www.folhape.com.br/noticias/maioria-dos-incidentes-com-tubarao-em-pernambuco-ocorreu-no-mes-de/191672/ |title=Maioria dos incidentes com tubarão em Pernambuco ocorreu no mês de julho; |publisher=Folha de Pernambuco|date=July 27, 2021 |access-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109190632/https://www.folhape.com.br/noticias/maioria-dos-incidentes-com-tubarao-em-pernambuco-ocorreu-no-mes-de/191672/ |archive-date=November 9, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The last deadly attack occurred on July 10, 2021.<ref name="name"/><ref name="nome">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-19720455 |title=The beautiful Brazilian beaches plagued by shark attacks |publisher=BBC |date=September 27, 2012 |access-date=December 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801231739/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-19720455 |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Other facts contribute to the appearance of sharks in the area of Boa Viagem Beach: the marine currents direct the animals for that stretch of 20 kilometers. A sand bank extends into the sea about a thousand meters from Recife's beaches. Between this long strip, with depth between 1 and 3 meters, and the beach a deep channel is formed (between 5 and 8 meters),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/vida-urbana/2017/11/21/interna_vidaurbana,731668/ataques-de-tubarao-25-anos-de-medo-nas-praias.shtml |title=Ataques de tubarão: 25 anos de medo nas praias |publisher=Diário de Pernambuco |date=November 21, 2017 |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223220622/http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/vida-urbana/2017/11/21/interna_vidaurbana,731668/ataques-de-tubarao-25-anos-de-medo-nas-praias.shtml |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> which becomes a kind of refectory for sharks, since it attracts several species of rays, one of the prey of sharks. The presence of so many prey in that area makes the sharks stay closer to the beaches for longer and when the shark enters these channels, there is a great risk of contact with people.{{cn|date=December 2022}} The Council for Shark Hazard Monitoring (Cemit), recommends the following precautions to prevent the attack of sharks on beaches in Recife: Avoid bathing between sunset and sunrise. It is in this period that sharks are most active. Do not enter the sea when the tide is full. Hungry sharks get across the reef if there is enough water flowing over them. Avoid swimming alone and when the water is cloudy. Do not enter the water above the waist and do not swim in the open sea.<ref name="name" />
	
In 1995, the Pernambuco government prohibited the practice of water sports on 32&nbsp;km of coastline in the Metropolitan Region of Recife. This ban resulted in the reduction of incidents with sharks thereafter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/vida-urbana/2015/03/31/interna_vidaurbana,568984/vinte-anos-apos-a-proibicao-de-esportes-nauticos-governo-desiste-de-instalar-tela-de-protecao.shtml |title=Vinte anos após a proibição de esportes náuticos, governo desiste de instalar tela de proteção |publisher=Diário de Pernambuco |date=March 31, 2015 |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224102042/http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/vida-urbana/2015/03/31/interna_vidaurbana,568984/vinte-anos-apos-a-proibicao-de-esportes-nauticos-governo-desiste-de-instalar-tela-de-protecao.shtml |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The state-funded investigation has focused on the long-term ecological [[Result|effect]]s of the new port of Suape. Based on its findings, local [[Human rights in Brazil|human rights]] lawyers are considering a symbolic legal challenge to the [[Pernambuco|State of Pernambuco]], with the aim of securing compensation for the victims of attacks.