Eighty-two percent of the unprovoked shark bites in Brazil have happened in a relatively small area of the northeast coast near Recife, making it one of the highest areas of attacks per kilometer ...

Numerous shark attacks have occurred in Brazil at the well-known Recife Beach in the Pernambuco region. Even though residents know to be careful swimming in the waters, tourists nonetheless enjoy ...

And, as it happens, before 1992, Recife had no more shark attacks than any other beach in Brazil. To build the port, estuaries were dredged and long docks extended into the ocean. This disrupted ...