Actually not a neighborhood, but a specific area in downtown Recife. Meaning reef in Portuguese; Recife, population 1. ...

Recife Antigo is the area near the Recife harbor, located in the Recife island. This area is a historic area and has been recently recovered and now holds several clubs, bars and a high tech center called Porto Digital. Porto Digital is a business environment for IT companies in the downtown old port area of Recife. ...

Recife Antigo

Recife Antigo comprehends the initial portuguese settlement in 16th century around the port. Through Recife's port the sugar cane production from Pernambuco was delivered to Portugal. While Recife had portuaru functions, Olinda was the Capitaincy capital. In 1630 the Dutch invaded Pernambuco, set fire to Olinda and Recife became the seat of the Dutch government. Earl Mauricío de Nassau became governor and build a new town on a neighbor island. This city was named Mauritzstadt and over its ruins nowadays is the Palacio do Campo das Princesas, seat of the State of Pernambuco government. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 106 KB)Recife Antigo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 106 KB)Recife Antigo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

After the expulsion of the Dutchs in 1654, a city with a good infrastructure was left. The Dutch built many canals, improved the port and the defenses of the city. A flourishing jewish community lived in Recife under the Dutch, but they had to left the city because of the Portuguese religious intolerance. A group of 24 jews left Recife and went to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, origin of the present city of New York. The first Synagogue built in America, the Kahal zur Israel, is located in Recife Antigo, on Rua do Bom Jesus (Good Jesus street), ancient Rua dos Judeus (Jews Street).