[1] The Capibaribe originates in the Serra do Jacarará, in the municipality of Poção, and flows to the Atlantic Ocean at Recife.

[2] The word Capibaribe derives from the Tupi names Caapiuar-y-be or Capibara-ybe, meaning Capybara River.

The Capibaribe River was a significant geographic determinant factor in the history of Pernambuco State and the Northeast of Brazil.

It was in the floodplains of the river that the first sugar cane mills were formed, its black clay soil being suitable for the cultivation of agricultural crops.

Today, ongoing studies about the navigability of the river for urban transportation will assist in developing the region further.