Recife (pronunciation (help·info) IPA: [heˈsifi]) is the fifth largest Metropolitan area in Brazil an the capital of Pernambuco. The population was 1,515,052 in 2005, and 3,646,204 in the wider metropolitan Region. Recife is located where the Beberibe River meets the Capibaribe River to flow into the Atlantic Ocean. It is a major port on the Atlantic Ocean. The name means "reef" in Portuguese.