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.

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 São Bento (1582) and Convento de São 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.

External links

• Municipality of Olinda (in Portuguese)
• Pernambuco.com (in Portuguese)

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