Sebastian Liste—NOOR for TIME A health worker sprays insecticide in the Nova Descoberta neighborhood of Recife, Brazil, Feb. 1, 2016. Recife became Ground Zero for the outbreak of Zika cases.

Recife, Brazil’s fourth largest metropolis with a population of some 1.55 million, was ranked this year as the world’s 22nd most violent city. It has a murder rate 18 times higher than New ...

RECIFE, Brazil — In this oceanside metropolis in Brazil’s northeast, the schools are buying bigger desks, the hospitals are purchasing larger beds and M.R.I. machines and the historic theater ...

RECIFE, BRAZIL — Ines Maria da Silva stares blankly outside her shack as she tells how she lost all five of her sons to the violence that makes Recife the deadliest major city in Brazil. The ...

From Recife, Brazil, 3 Rhythms Get The Carnival Party Started The descendants of the coastal Brazilian city have a long, mixed history, making for quite the vibrant display and musical celebration.

Isabel Albuquerque and her son in the waiting room of Associacao de Assistencia a Crianca Deficiente, a rehabilitation center for disabled children, in Recife, Brazil, Feb. 1, 2016.

The Cannes Film Festival is no stranger to dramatic spotlights, surprise wins, and tearful speeches. But during this year’s ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed in Recife in the past year – up to 12 murders a day - making it Brazil's murder capital. Incredibly many of those who are doing the killing are the police.

Gleyse Kelly da Silva, 27, holds her daughter Maria Giovanna, who was born with microcephaly, outside their house in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Felipe Dana/AP ...

A couple dance during the opening of the carnival in the Historic Center of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. A carnival with local cultural features kicked off in Recife on Friday.

The trial will be conducted at the Suape II power station in Recife, Brazil, marking an important step in exploring biofuels as sustainable energy sources. World’s first ethanol power plant.

At least eight people succumbed to traumatic injuries after they were crushed under the rubble of an unfortunate building that collapsed in Recife, Brazil, rescuers said Saturday.