Presentation

 History

 Churches

 Museums

 Beaches

 Hotels

 Resort

 Inn

 Typical Food

 Cultural Centers

 Malls

 Sports

 Entertainment Park

 Airlines

 Bars

 Night Clubs

 Airport

 Airline Company

 Bus Terminal

 Tourist Police Station

 Consulates

    The landscapes are really fascinating but the beaches are not the only attractions of Recife and Olinda. Located in Pernambuco only 8 km from each other, the cities have an extremely rich culture, illustrated by the buildings and monuments that help tell the history of Brazil. The two cities retain a considerable part of all their preserved architectonic group without mentioning the churches and secular museums that enchant the tourists.

    Recife, the actual capital of Pernambuco, is known as the "Venice of Brazil". The name Recife comes from the natural wall of stones that surround the city and protect the beaches from the entrance of the sharks. Several watercourse cross the whole extension of the city and has many bridges that were built in the 17^th Century. A law oblige all the buildings to have a sculpture in their free space, which makes Recife the largest open air museum in the world.

    The colonial houses, churches and museums built in the 16^th and 17^th Centuries live pacifically with the modernity, represented principally by the tall buildings on Boa Viagem avenue, that borders the famous beach of the same name. In spite of the marvelous view of the urban beaches, the advice for those who want to bathe in the sea is to extend the walk over to Porto de Galinhas, 70 km from Recife. The Porto de Galinhas beach was elected one of the ten most beautiful beaches in the world and offers an excellent infrastructure for the visitor. Other beaches just as beautiful are the Jaguaribe and Itamaracá, the last one located next to the ecologic reserve.

    Another interesting walk is to visit the reefs, that are the formation of corals that surround Recife, taking a boat on the edge of the beach. The low tide transformed the craters of hte corals walls into delightful natural pools where the tourists can swim in the warm water in the middle of the school of small colored fish. Seen from the reefs, the beauty of the city wins new proportions, framed by the sea of calm clear water.

    Now, Olinda is a monumental city with churches and historical buildings dating back to the beginning of the brazilian colonization. UNESCO named Olinda as a World Heritage Site because of the excellent preservation of this patrimony. These peculiarities attract local artists, the formed a cultural center in the historical section of the city of the city. Olinda is really famous because of the carnival. Thousands of people get together on the streets to have fun to the sound of the "frevo", while they walk along the slopes.

    The people dance to the sound of the "frevo" followed by gigantic dolls that are the largest symbols of the  diversion of the carnival of Olinda. They portray not only the common people but also famous ones who marked the country and the world. Another peculiarity of this carnival is the "Maracatu", a typical folklorical dance where the characters parade through the streets after crowning the king and queen to the sound of the drums. The court is represented by more than 150 dolls, that symbolize the royalty down to the last vassals. This rhythm and this dance were born in Pernambuco and the name means confusion and disorder.

    With so many attractions, Recife and Olinda have become fantastic options for the tourist who want to know not only the natural paradisiacal sceneries found in the brazilian coast, but principally for those who are in search of enrich a little bit more their knowledge about the history and cultural of Brazil.