Recife Metropolitan Area, officially the Metropolitan Region of Recife (Portuguese: Região Metropolitana do Recife (RMR), or Grande Recife), is a major metropolitan area in Northeast Brazil with a population of 3,7 million as of 2022,[1][2] centered on the state capital of Recife, Pernambuco. In 2017, it was ranked as the 8th largest metropolitan region nationally.[3]
The Metropolitan Region is defined in federal[5] and state[6] legislation as consisting of 14 municipalities. Goiana was formerly a part, but left in March 2020.[7][8] The Immediate Geographic Region (formerly termed microregion) around Recife defined by the IBGE[9] encompasses additional outlying municipalities.
Since 1998, an extension to the Recife Metro is being built. When ready, it will become the second largest in Brazil, after São Paulo.[15]
This system also integrates with several bus lines connected to the bus/metro[16] integration terminals, such as Barro and Joana Bezerra stations. It is possible to ride the metro and the connected bus line by purchasing one ticket only. Since March 2009, Recife Metro has finished one more phase of expansion. The system counts now has 28 stations (11 integrated with buses) and is 39.5 kilometers long. [citation needed]
Bus
Buses transport over 3 million passengers daily[17] through 224 routes and 4,523 stops.[18]