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South America : Brazil : Northeast : Pernambuco : Olinda

Olinda is a city in the north-eastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It hosts one of Brazil's most famous carnivals and is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its XVI and XVII-century buildings. Many bars, restaurants, artist and craftspeople studios add charm to the old-town setting.

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Get in

Olinda is 7km from Recife. Local buses connect both towns.

Get around

The city centre is compact and can be explored on foot.

See

Churches - Mosteiro de S�o Bento (1582) and Convento de S�o Francisco (1585) are very important buildings of baroque Brazil.
Rua do Amparo - restaurants, museums, hotels and art studios.
Serenades - groups of singers and musicians play old traditional songs through the city streets on Friday evenings.

Do

Olinda's carnival is completely different from those of Rio and Salvador. It is a lively street party accompanied by frevo and maracatu music.

Buy

Local crafts and artwork.

Eat

The Rua do Amparo street has many restaurants serving regional cuisine. Tapioca with grated coconut is a popular snack.

Drink

Sleep

Get out

External links

Municipality of Olinda (http://www.olinda.pe.gov.br/portal/guia_turistico.php) (in Portuguese)
Pernambuco.com (http://www.pernambuco.com/turismo/olinda.html) (in Portuguese)

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