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The Description of
the City Recife,
Pernambuco, Brazil
- Hotel Pousada Peter
- Art Gallery
Recife is the capital of the Federal State Pernambuco of the country Brazil and
the biggest city in the northeast of Brazil. The distance from the Hotel Pousada Peter to the centre of the city Recife is only 6 kilometers. The next bus stop is 300 meters far from the Hotel Pousada Peter. From there, the bus Amparo leads to the city centre of Recife. Recife is the biggest cultural center of the northeast with services of all kinds, like the health service and the tourism with numerous first-class restaurants. Beside of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro is Recife the thirdbiggest city of Brazil and one of the trade centers of the country Brazil. Due to its geographical location to Africa and Europe Recife
was always one of the entrance portals of South America and Brazil
. In former times there was
a fleet of commercialships of the colonial power Portugal. Still today
there are enormous harbor facilities which shows the importance of Recife as place of transshipment and commercial town.Nowadays for the airlines is Recife the first station from Europe to South America. Recifes International Airport (Aeroporto dos Guararapes), nonstop approached by many capitals of Europe, is one of the most important starting points for the flight over the Atlantic. Hotel Pousada Peter is 27 kilometers distant from the International Airport Recife.
Recife has become their name from shell reefs, which are pre-aged to the coast. Recife extends over 3 islands away. Before occupation by the dutchmen in the year 1627 there was a labyrinth of sumps and lay islands. Everyone of this islands has its special function. Thus the port and the large commercial centres lie on Santo Antônio, while the public administration takes your seat on the island Recife.
Among the dutchmen there was freedom of religion and the
former Street
Rua dos Judeus (Street of the Jews)
from 1636 - 1654 was the first jewish cumunity of
Recife and Pernambuco. Today the name of this street is Rua
do Bom Jesús (Street of the Good Jesus). This formerly Jewish municipality of Recife
established the first Synagogue of the both Americas Kahal
Zur Israel. The Jews were driven out by the
Portuguese and immigrated to North America and settled and founded in New
Amsterdam, the today's New York. In the proximity of the Rua do Bom Jesús the
military tower Torre Malakoff is, established in the year 1855. Not far of the dock before the place
Praça Marco zero
they are boat trips in the evening from thursday to saturday. They lead
to Barra by until the Pina bay, of where one can enjoy a wonderful view of Olinda.In the quarter Bairro Sâo Jose is the restored building of the station Estação do Metrô (Terminalstation of the Subway) with the Museu do Trem (Museum of the Train). The Metrô drives from there to the Estação Rodoviaria, to the central bus station of the city Recife, where are arriving and leaving all of the buses to other Cities and States of Brazil. Oppositely is the restored building Casa de Cultura (House of Culture), a former prison built from 1855 to 1857. In the prison
cells
are numerous shops with beautiful art handicraft of Pernambuco. Recommendable also
is a visit of the Mercado de Sâo José
(Market of Saint Joseph), a building worth seeing of an old iron construction with a very popular market.
In the Fort Cinco Pontes (Fort of Five Points) there is the museum
Museu do Estado de Pernambuco. At the rectangular place
Pátio de São Pedro are the Cathedral
São Pedro (Cathedral Saint Peter) from the year 1782 and restored colonial houses with numerous Restaurants, Bistros and Bars. Each Tuesday takes place
for free at 20 hours p. m. the Terça Negra (The
Black Tuesday), meetings of African culture with lifemusik and dances
of Pernambuco.
It is very popular and worth to participate this events, because it is
a pure culture of Pernambuco mixed with African Culture. And nothing
is commercialized. Nowadays, the place Pátio de São Pedro is probably the most beautiful,
the oldest and the best antic restaured place in Recife. From
Hotel Pousada Peter to Patio de São Pedro is the distance only 6
kilometers. It is also value visiting the church Nossa Senhora do Carmo
nearby at the Place "Praça do Carmo",
too.
In the quarter Bairro Santo Antônio, at the meeting of the rivers of Capibaribe and Beberibe, is the Praça da República (Place of the Republic) with the Teatro Santa Isabel (Theatre of Saint Isabel) with its neoclassic front worth seeing and the Law Courts Palacio da Justiça (Palace of the Justice). Right of it it goes to the Capela Dourada. "The Golden Chapel" - it carries its names rightfully - originated in 17. Century
as part of
a monastery convent. Their carved altars are completely gilded. Admits less, but not less worth seeing the neighbouring cloister with a multiplicity of tile pictures partly is, part from
portuguese and dutch manufactures of ceramicpictures of the 17th
century. In one part of the convention there is the Museu Franciscano de
Arte Sacra (Museum of Holy Art).In the quarter Boa Vista in the road Rua Aurora located on the river Rio Capibaribe there is an ensemble of restored houses, which show, how it probably looked once here before one hundred years ago.
Between Recife and Olinda (3 kilometers to the Hotel Pousada Peter and also further 3 kilometer to the center of Recife), exactly on the city boundary of Recife and Olinda, there is located the Centro de Convenções de Pernambuco (Convention Center of Pernambuco), one of the biggest and most modern of Brazil.
In the quarter Boa Viagem in the south from Recife is the beach Praia de Boa Viagem (Beach of the good Journey), which is protected by pre-aged reefs (in portuguese reefs: recifes) against the Atlantic Ocean. Adjacent on Boa Viagem is located the international airport Recife's Aéroporto dos Guararapes, (27 kilometers to the Hotel Pousada Peter).
The celebrations, holidays and other events are numerous during the whol
e year. Thus the New Year begins at the beach
"Praia de Boa Viagem"
and in "Recife Antigo".
The
"Carnival of Recife and Olinda" begins already many weeks before
in December with
innumerable balls and
removals, very recommandable. In Recife, the
Carnival festivities begin in December, as locals begin
preparing for the official Carnival, which starts the week
before Ash Wednesday. The pre-Carnival parties usually consist
of percussion groups practicing in local clubs, city streets and
squares, and even Carnival balls. There are a variety of rhythms
from native Indian and African Maracatu beats to Frevo and
samba. Carnival officially starts with the Galo da Madrugada, a
party in downtown Recife attracting as many as 20,000 costumed
partiers!High point is however the Carnival in Recife center and particularily the famous Carnival of Olinda. Even for the Brazilians is
the
Carnival of Olinda the best Carnival of Brazil, becaus it is the most
authentic, most popular and less commercialized Carnival of Brazil,
because it is a pure Streetcarnival. Therefore
the overnight accomodation prices for carnival are in the historical center of
Olinda, the "Cidade Alta", highly like that as in Rio de
Janeiro and São Salvador de Bahia.In the week before Eastern there are then the passion plays "Paixão de Cristo", (Passion of Jesus Christ) in Nova Jerusalem (New Jerusalem), 200 kilometers. I
n May and June there
are then
the June celebrations with the dance Forró, which takes place at many places of Recife and the
interior of the country Pernambuco, particularely the Festival of
Saint John, in the City of Caruaru, "São
João de Caruaru" (170 kilometers). At the end of October
there happens then an other Carnival named "Recifolia". It is more
another Carnival out of the regular, original Carnival. There are independently numerous celebrations of each kind during the whole
year.
Buses to and from Olinda
Buses to/ from Recife
Centre
Buses marked "Rio Doce/ Conde da Boa Vista" and "Casa
Caiada" go to the center of Recife. Taxis cost about R$ 12. From
Recife, take any "Rio Doce", "Casa Caiada" or "Jardim Atlântico" bus
to Olinda.
Buses to/ from Recife
Centre to Boa Viagem
There are local buses from Recife centre.
To/ From Boa Viagem
Buses marked "Rio Doce/ Piedade" go to Boa Viagem
and the beaches Praia de Boa Viagem and Praia de Piedade and buses marked "Rio
Doce/ Casa Caiada-Barra de Jangada" go to Boa Viagem, to the
Shopping Center Recife and to the beaches Praia de Boa Viagem and
Praia de Piedade.
To/ From Estação Mêtro to TIP (Estação
Rodoviaria)
Buses marked "Rio Doce/ Princesa Isabel" go
from Olinda to the Estação
Mêtro" to the centre of Recife (6 kilometers) and from there the
mêtro to the TIP, where de buses go in all directions.
Another important bus stop in Olinda is on the
place "Largo do Amparo", 200 meters far from Hotel Pousada Peter in "Cidade Alta", the historic centre, which is leading to the centre of Recife.
To/ From Recife
Buses marked "Amparo" go to the centre of Recife, 7 kilometers far from Hotel Pousada Peter. There is the bus stop Guararapes, where you are going off the Amparo bus, asking for the bus stop Camelodromo, about 500 meters far from the bus stop Amparo. There are the buses to the directions to the south like Cabo, Gaibu Porto de Galinhas and to the other beaches in the south.Taxis to Recife centre cost about R$12. From Recife, take any "Rio Doce", "Casa Caiada" or "Jardim Atlântico" bus to Olinda to Praça do Carmo. Only the bus "Amparo" goes back to the historic centre and the place Largo do Amparo.
The Amparo buses are passing by first from the historic centre of Olinda to the Shopping Center Tacaruna, 4 kilometers far from Hotel Pousada Peter. From there the Amparo buses go to town town Recife, more 3 kilometers, making a big circle and returning to the historic centre of Olinda. It is nearly a small City Tour.
The Excursions to the Beaches
and to other Places
of Pernambuco, Brazil by Car
Each
of these excursions to the beaches of Pernambuco you can make from
Hotel Pousada Peter within
of one day by taxidrivers of our confidence for reasonable prices.
You will hire the taxi the whole day, included the driver. Please
contact us the day before of your trip, to organize the cap and to
combine the price. The average price of the car for the wohle day is
between R$ 100,00 and R$ 150,00 Brazilian Real. For the longest
distances is the price for the whole day about R$ 180,00 Brazilian
Real. We help also to rent a car.
Please
mouse-click on the pictures of the City Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, for close-ups !
The Map and the Touristic Points
of the City Recife,
Pernambuco, Brazil.
Please click her !
To
know more
about the first Jewish Synagogue
of North and South America,
"Kahal Zur
Israel",
in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Please click here !
The
Hadassah News
about Recife and Olinda,
Pernambuco,
Brazil !
Olinda
- The Description of the Town
The
Description
of the twenty Churches
of Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil
How
to get by Car
to
the
Historic Center of Olinda,
Pernambuco, Brazil
and to the Hotel Pousada
Peter
- Art Gallery,
please click here !
There
are many Excursions
from Olinda to the Beaches
of
Pernambuco, Brazil.
To see the Map of the Beaches,
please click here !
The Beaches
"Praias"
North of Olinda,
Rio Doce, Nossa Senhora do Ó,
Janga, Pau Amarelo, Conceição,
Maria Farinha,
the Cities Igarassu, Itapissuma,
Vila Velha, Itamaracá
and Forte Orange,
Pernambuco, Brazil
are nice Places to make Excursions !
Map of the Beaches "Praias"
North of Olinda,
Pernambuco, Brazil,
click here, please
!
The Beaches
"Praias"
South of Olinda and Recife,
Pernambuco, Brazil,
Boa Viagem, Piedade, Casa Caiada, Cabo,
Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Itapuama, Ipojuca, Enseada dos Corais, Gaibu,
Calhetas, Suape, Porto de Galinhas, Tamandaré, Muro Alto, Paiva,
Carneiros, Maracaipe, Ponta de Serrambi,
are nice Places to make Excursions !
Map
of the Beaches "Praias"
South of Olinda,
Pernambuco, Brazil,
click here, please
!
The Waterfalls
of Pernambuco, Brazil,
are Jewels of Brazil !
Parque
das Cachoeiras
Park of the Waterfalls of
Bonito,
Pernambuco, Brazil !
The
City
Brejo da Madre de Deus
Pernambuco,
Brazil,
with its prehistoric archeological place
"O Sítio arqueológico
"Furna do Estrago",
is one of the most important
prehistoric places of Brazil !
The
Map,
how to go from Recife and
Olinda
to the City
Brejo da Madre de Deus,
Pernambuco, Brazil !
THE
CARNIVAL
OF OLINDA,
PERNAMBUCO,
BRAZIL
-
CLICK
HERE,
PLEASE
!
PRE-CARNIVAL
AND THE CARNIVAL
OF RECIFE AND OLINDA,
PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL !
To see a Video
about the Carnival of Olinda
and
in Pernambuco, Brazil,
please click here !
To
hear the famous Music of the Frevo
of the Carnival of Olinda,
Pernambuco, Brazil,
please click here !
The
Beaches
of
Pernambuco, Brazil !
There
are many Excursions
from Olinda to the Beaches
of
Pernambuco, Brazil.
To see the Map of the Beaches,
please click here !
The
City Hall of Olinda
- Prefeitura de
Olinda !
Recife
- The Description of the Town
The Map and the Touristic Points
of the City Recife,
Pernambuco, Brazil.
Please click her !
To
know more about the first
Jewish Synagogue of North and
South America,
"Kahal Zur
Israel",
in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Please click here !
The
Hadassah News
about Recife
Pernambuco, Brazil !
THE
HISTORY
AND INFORMATIONS ABOUT
THE STATE
OF PERNAMBUCO,
BRAZIL !
THE HISTORY
OF BRAZIL !
