Face value: Missionary man Sep 2, 2009
His band of missionaries rented a house in Recife that was next to a slum and started trying to convert the people who lived there ... Mr Neeleman and his wife recently returned to the church where he was a missionary in Recife. (The Economist)
See Carnaval 2010!Brazil singles holiday Aug 28, 2009
On this tour we'll take you to Buenos Aires, Salvador, Recife and top it all off in Rio de Janeiro during the world famous Rio Carnival. Plus for those interested we can also offer post tours (subject to availability) if you want to extend your trip to other places in South America. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Brazil, air/10 nights, from $1,719 Aug 15, 2009
The Real Deal: Round-trip multicity airfare on American Airlines (arriving in Rio de Janeiro and departing from Recife), a local flight on TAM Airlines between Rio and Recife, three nights at the in Rio, two nights at the in Bzios, three nights at the in Recife, two nights at the in Porto de Galinhas, breakfast daily, all transfers, fuel surcharges, and hotel taxes, from $1,719 per personplus taxes of at least $107 ... Why it's a deal: According to a recent search on Kayak, the lowest... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Flamengo comes from behind to tie Botafogo 2-2 Jul 20, 2009
On the same day, Botafogo will travel to Recife to play Nautico in the 13th round of play of the 2000 Brazilian Championship. Editor: Wang Guanqun. (Xinhuanet, China)
GOL and American Airlines Announce Frequent Flyer Program and Codeshare Agreements Jul 9, 2009
Beginning 4Q09, American will add its code to GOL flights from Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador and Recife, offering passengers seamless connections ... Under the agreement, American will add its code to GOL flights from Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador and Recife, offering passengers seamless connections ... The carrier offers daily flights from Dallas, Miami and New York to five Brazilian cities -- Belo Horizonte (Confins), Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador... (PR Newswire)
Air France search ends Jun 27, 2009
The bodies were handed over to federal police experts in Recife for identification. "What we have today in the sea is negligible," Munhoz added, speaking in the northeastern city of Recife. (iAfrica.com)
Search ends for Air France crash dead Jun 27, 2009
The operation, which also had the help of French vessels and French, Spanish and US aircraft, recovered 51 bodies of the 228 people who were on board the Air France plane, which came down on June 1, air force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Henry Munoz told reporters in Recife. 00004000. (India Times, India)
AF447: bodies identified Jun 23, 2009
The officials, part of a task force that also includes Brazilian police and forensic specialists conducting autoposies in the city of Recife, did not give further details about those identified ... A special morgue in Recife has received 49 of the 50 bodies recovered from the crash site 1,000 kilometers off Brazil's northeast coast. (iAfrica.com)
Air France 447: Broken Bodies' Clues Jun 19, 2009
The Brazilian Navy picks a piece of debris from Air France flight AF447 out of the Atlantic Ocean, some 745 miles (1,200 km) northeast of Recife, in this handout photo distributed by the Navy in Recife, northeastern Brazil June 9, 2009 ... From there they are being transported to the mainland town of Recife for further analysis ... The tail stabilizer of the plane, a huge piece of evidence, arrived in Recife June 14. (ABC News)
• French: Search for Flight 447 to continue Jun 17, 2009
Workers unload debris, belonging to crashed Air France flight 447, from the Brazilian Navy's Constitution Frigate in the port of Recife, northeast of Brazil, Sunday, June 14, 2009. A burst of last-minute automatic messages sent by Air France Flight 447 includes one about a problem with a rudder safety device but that does not explain what sent the jet plunging into the Atlantic Ocean, an aviation expert said. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Air France crash: More bodies found Jun 17, 2009
Brazilian navy and civil aviation authorities said Tuesday that the bodies would later be taken to Recife, on the Brazilian mainland, for identification ... Most of the recovered bodies had already been taken to Recife for identification. (India Times, India)
Sub joins jet search Jun 6, 2009
A group of 10 Brazilian relatives were flown from Rio to the main search operations center in the Brazilian city of Recife on Friday to speak to a pilot involved in the search for the plane. They left without speaking to media, and returned to Rio where another service was held in memory of the Air France passengers and crew. (iAfrica.com)
No wreckage found from Air France plane Jun 6, 2009
RECIFE, Brazil - Days after Air France Flight 447 vanished, an intensive international effort has failed to recover any confirmed wreckage and concern grew Friday about whether searchers were even looking in the right place ... Brazil's Air Force was flying relatives of victims to the search command post in the northeastern city of Recife on Friday to tour the operation and ask questions ... Recife has a large air force base where debris and any human remains would be brought. (MSNBC -- International)
Was speed to blame? Jun 6, 2009
Brazil's air force has invited Brazilian relatives to its centre of operations in the northeastern city of Recife to observe developments ... Recife, on the Brazilian mainland, has prepared a morgue and debris inspection area for anything found. (iAfrica.com)
'Trash, not debris' found Jun 5, 2009
"Up to now, no material from the plane has been recovered," Brigadier Ramon Cardoso, director of Brazilian air traffic control, told reporters in the northeastern city of Recife late on Thursday ... Brazil's air force late on Thursday invited the Brazilian relatives to its center of operations in the northeastern city of Recife to observer developments ... "There is no need to go to Fernando de Noronha because all the same information is available in Recife," a spokesperson for the air force-run... (iAfrica.com)
No Air France jet debris found: Brazil Jun 5, 2009
"Up to now, no material from the plane has been recovered," Brigadier Ramon Cardoso, director of Brazilian air traffic control, told reporters in the northeastern city of Recife. He said items pulled from the ocean Thursday and originally thought to come from downed Air France flight AF 477 actually came from another source, likely a ship. (India Times, India)
Menchov prevails in Giro despite fall Jun 1, 2009
World Cup cities set: FIFA's executive committee has chosen the 12 Brazilian cities to host matches for the 2014 World Cup: Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, Cuiaba, Manaus, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, Brasilia, Salvador and Bela Horizonte. Ancelotti quits Milan: Carlo Ancelotti has quit as coach of AC Milan, seemingly paving the way for him to take over at Premier League club Chelsea. (News & Observer -- Sports)
TAM Viagens Updates Its Line of Products and Services May 13, 2009
During peak tourist season, the company also offers charter flights to Bariloche, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, Maceio, Salvador, Una and Porto Seguro, with differentiating factors such as hot meals on board, exclusive check-in and daytime and direct flights. Customers can also take advantage of the 24-hour Help Center using the phone numbers 00800-7708826 or (11) 3068-7990 (call collect). (PR Newswire)
Libertadores: Boca Jrs, Cuenca in last 16 field May 1, 2009
Pre-tournament favorite Boca will travel to Uruguay to face Defensor Sporting, while Brazilian hopefuls Palmeiras and Sport Recife, who have already played each other twice in the group stage, will meet again for a place in the quarterfinals. The swine flu outbreak means confusion surrounds the two fixtures due to be played in Mexico. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Ralph Nader fondly recalls his days at the Monitor Mar 27, 2009
The heavily populated, desperately poor region around Recife was seen as explosive territory for a revolutionary Marxist-Soviet upheaval. But the , as I wrote in my , was quite different. (Christian Science Monitor)
Right name, wrong place Feb 13, 2009
"Usually it doesn't happen because someone will see the mistake beforehand. I remember a journalist who was trying to get to Recife in Brazil, rather than Arrecife in the Canary Islands - but he noticed the error and his travel plans were rectified.". Ms Lazzaris is definitely not alone. (BBC News -- UK)
Tim VickeryINSIDE SOCCER Feb 8, 2009
Grmio and Cruzeiro should be strong, with Brazilian Cup winners Sport of Recife as interesting outsiders. There is a powerful Brazilian contingent in the '09 Libertadores. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
