Boa Viagem, Recife | |
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Neighborhood | |
Coordinates: 8°03′14″S 34°52′51″W / 8.05389°S 34.8808°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Pernambuco |
Municipality | Recife |
Area | |
• Total | 7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 122,922 |
• Density | 16,000/km2 (42,000/sq mi) |
Boa Viagem is a neighborhood in Recife, Pernambuco in the wealthy southern zone of the municipality. The neighborhood has one of the most visited beaches in Northeastern Brazil, Boa Viagem beach. The neighborhood has a population as of 2010 of 122,922 inhabitants, and an area of 753 hectares (2.91 sq mi). [1]
Thousands regularly gather on its wide sandy beaches that stretch for 8 km (5.0 mi). However, the beach is plagued by tiger shark attacks since Suape port was built in the 1990s, thought to have disrupted the sharks' behavior. [2] Boa Viagem is the longest stretch of urbanized seafront in Brazil; its coastal reef calms the waves and helps keep the water at 25 °C (77 °F). [3] Pina, Recife and Piedade, Jaboatão are the neighboring beaches.
The district is a center of the city's social life. It hosts one of the biggest shopping centers in Brazil and South America—Shopping Center Recife [4] with 465 stores and nearly 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2) of area. Boa Viagem is also home to Shopping Rio Mar, a high-end shopping center located along the coast of the river Capibaribe. [5] [6]
Boa Viagem had a human development index in 2000 with 0.964, rivalling that of some Scandinavian countries, Japan, and Canada. [7]
The neighborhood is near the Recife International Airport.