Recife City

Recife... welcome to the Venice of Brazil!
Recife is a mixture of past and present, a city of harmonious contrast between old monuments and modern constructions.
Recife Antico - at present refurbished and packed with bars, restaurants and plenty of nightlife - is a good example of its colonial past, with buildings from 17th. and 18th. centuries reflecting both Portuguese and Dutch legacy.
Visit Patio de São Pedro around the Cathedral, or the Old prison, converted into a Cultural Center.
Or perhaps the Bem Jesus street and the first synagogue of the Americas.
In fact, the list of attractions in huge....

Churches:

* Golden Chapel
* Our Lady of Carmo Basilica and Convent
* Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black Men
* Saint Anthony Mother Church
* Saint Peter of Clerics Cathedral

Museums:

* Ricardo Brennand Institute
* Francisco Brennand Ceramic Shop
* Recife City Museum
* Northeastern Man Museum
* Gilberto Freyre Foundation
Surrounded by the Capirabibe, Beberibe and Jordão rivers - with 39 bridges in the center of the city alone, with canals and small one-way streets - Recife is called the Venice of Brazil.
A truly enchanting place.
Its name means reef (Recife in Portuguese), as the city is positioned behind a long coastal reef.
Boa Viagem beach is a good example of this, a 7 km. stretch that goes from Pina (in the north) to Piedade (in the south), with white sand and emerald-green waters.
Porto do Galinhas - about 60 km. to the south - is the most famous destination in the whole Pernambuco State and ranked among the ten best beaches in Brazil.
It runs for about 18 km. with a chain of reefs lining all along. during low tide, water gets trapped by the reefs forming piscinas naturais (natural pools).
The name Porto do Galhinas means Port of Chickens.
In the 18th. century, when traffic of slaves was forbidden, chicken was the code name to refer to slaves.

Recife is also a favorite destination for scuba diving lovers, with a shipwreck yard full of sunken boats...

* Pirapama
* Vapor 48
* San Martin Arreiro
* Alfama de Lisboa
* Lupus
* Guararapes
* B18
* Vapor Bahia
* Marte
* Servemar X

And of course, the city is the main gateway to Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, and extraordinary heaven for diving and snorkelling about 550 km. away.
But is through its Carnival celebration that Recife -and nearby town of Olinda- are really famous for.
People dancing to the music of Frevo and Maracatu bands...

Recife no maps ??? nao to vendo o mapa de recife pernambuco brazil