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Brazil - Recife Pernambuco capital

beach Recife , the capital of Pernambuco in Brazil , was born at the mouths of rivers Capibaribe and Beberibe. It has numerous canals and bridges, and for this reason is known as the " Venice of Brazil ".

Recife alia the areas of modern architecture with a historical center with colonial houses of the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. This city is also famous for its beaches, has also known the Beach of Good Trip, one of the most beautiful urban beaches in Brazil , where there are several natural pools, besides being the starting point for many other destinations with a beach of the State of Pernambuco.

You can not miss the Golden Chapel, on the streets of the Emperor, District of St. Anthony, is one of the most representative of Brazilian baroque. The Market St. Joseph is also a reference station in the Square D. Vital - structure pioneer iron prefabricated in France , opened in 1875.

Recife Antigo is the oldest neighborhoods of the city's main attractions are the colonial mansions and historic monuments like the Cathedral of the Mother of God (1709) and Malakoff Tower (formerly the meteorological observatory), built in 1855. It is worth visiting the Fort of Brum, the seventeenth century, the most important fort of Recife, now a military museum and Courtyard S. Peter R. on S. Peter, and meet the colonial mansion of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries around the cathedral of S. Peter of Clerics. This area concentrates a major nightlife area with bars, restaurants, leisure facilities and the holding of various events.

Nearby, the natural beauty is a registered trademark. For the North or South, within a radius of one hundred kilometers, destinations such as Cape St. Augustine, Port of Chickens and Maria Farinha invite tours that can be done in one day. In Maracaípe Beach, near Porto de Galinhas the Villa of All Saints is a street of bars and restaurants just very excited.

Olinda is perched on the hills 8 km north of Recife, is a coastal city, bathed by the Atlantic, and founded by the Portuguese. Consecrated by UNESCO as World Cultural Heritage, was the first state capital and the cradle of Brazilian culture.

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