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BAHIA & THE NORTHEAST
Turiaçu
Cururupu
Alcantara
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Camocim
Luis
Correia
São Luis
Jericoacoara
Parnaiba
Santa
Inês
PARQUE NACIONAL
DO SETE CIDADES
Sobral
Fortaleza
Tianguá
Piripiri
Fernando
de Noronha
MARANHÃO
Aracati
Caxias
Imperatriz
Teresina
Mossoró
CEARÁ
RIO GRANDE
DO NORTE
Genipabu
Natal
Juazeiro
do Norte
Carolina
Picos
Cabedelo
3
PARAIBA
João Pessoa
Crato
Campina
Grande
Itamaracá
Olinda
Gaibú
PIAUI
PERNAMBUCO
Recife
Caruaru
Arcoverda
Praia Porto do Galinhas
Petrolina
Rio Formosa
Maragoji
Paulo
Afonso
Sirinhaém
Tamandaré
Japaratinga
Juazeiro
ALAGOAS
Marechal Deodoro
Sobradinho
Dam
Canudos
Maceió
SERGIPE
Penedo
Jacobina
Laranjeiras
Aracaju
BAHIA
São Cristóvão
Ibotirama
Feira de Santana
Santo Amaro
PARQUE
NACIONAL
CHAPADA
DIAMANTINA
Candeias
Lençóis
Cachoeira
Salvador
Nazaré
Morro de São Paulo
N
Valença
Vitória da
Conquista
Ilhéus
o
Porto Seguro
Arraial d'Ajuda
Trancoso
Caraiva
Caravelas
0
200
Teixeira de Freitas
kilometres
Belo Horizonte
Rio de Janeiro
RECIFE
RECIFE
, the Northeast's second-largest
city and capital of Pernambuco, appears
rather dull at first, but it's lent a colonial
grace and elegance by
Olinda
(see p.295),
6km to the north and considered part of
the same conurbation. Recife's colonial
centre, known as Recife Antigo, is
surprisingly pleasant, with a few quiet
squares where an inordinate number of
impressive churches lie cheek by jowl
with the less appealing urban sprawl of
the past thirty years. North of the centre
are some pleasant leafy suburbs, dotted
with museums and parks, and to the
south is the modern beachside district
of
Boa
Viagem
.
WHAT TO SEE AND DO
Modern Recife sprawls over the
mainland, but the heart of the old city,
and the epicentre of its nightlife,
is
Recife
Antigo
, an island connected to
its colonial neighbour, Santo Antônio,
and to the beach district of Boa Viagem
to the south, by numerous bridges over
the rivers Beberibe and Capibaribe.
While Santo Antônio is home to most
of Recife's historic buildings, a number
of the city's most fascinating sights are,
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