Stadium: Arena Pernambuco, 42,489 capacity. Games: June 14 (Ivory Coast vs. Japan), June 20 (Italy vs. Costa Rica), June 23 (Croatia vs. Mexico), June 26 (U.S. vs ...

Recife, a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, has some of the most enticing beaches in the country. When it's 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the sun is blazing overhead, nothing is more exciting ...

Reporting from Recife, Brazil — A police crackdown in the northeastern Brazil city of Recife has generated support for protesters occupying land in a historic area to try to stop a high-rise ...

BBC Brazil's Camilla Costa offers an insider's view of the 12 cities hosting matches in this year's Fifa World Cup tournament. The name 'Recife' means reef in Portuguese Recife , externalis one of the ...