Recommendation

To travel to Recife is recommend for everyone because, besides it's a beautiful city that you can spend  your time knowing different landscapes, you can learn about the history of Brazil. There are stunning museums, cultural center and other institutions where you will to discover many things about brazilian history and culture. You also can go to the beaches, take sun-bath and sea bathing. However if you are interested in parties, you need visit Recife in February to participate the carnival group called Galo da Madrugada. It's terrific! Certainly, you will fall in love with this city.

Acomodation

With a simple search into internet you will find several hotels and place for staying overnight in Recife. On the average, you will  spend  $60.00 for day in a hotel isn't much luxurious but so comfortable, like the under: Pousada Villa Boa Vista.

 

Budget

Under, I open the budget for 2 tourists that intend to visit Recife in your next vacation. The budget is just for basic traveling expenses. Of course you will spend more with fun stuff. However, you take care to make money fly or to overspend.

Budget for 2 Tourists
Day	Transportation	Food	Hotels	Total
1	$1,500.00	$30.00	$60.00	$1,530.00
2	-	$80.00	$60.00	$80.00
3	-	$80.00	$60.00	$80.00
4	-	$80.00	$60.00	$80.00
5	-	$80.00	$60.00	$80.00
6	-	$80.00	$60.00	$80.00
7	$1,500.00	$30.00	$60.00	$1,530.00
Total	$3,000.00	$360.00	$420.00	$3,780.00

Transportation

Recife has the second major and more modern airport of northeast of Brazil, it's called Guararapes Internationl Airport (also known as Gilberto Freyre International Airport), which connects Recife to major international cities in South American, Europe and the United States. Thus isn't so difficult to arrive there!!! To know the city if you don't have a car you can do it by bus, by metrô or rent a car.

Food

Recife has different kind of restaurants, therefore for lunch or dinner you can choose between dishes typical from several states of Brazil (churrasco, feijoada, carne de sol); several international cuisines like Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese and others or regional food like seafood, goat, lamb and dishes with manioc. For breakfast isn't nothing better than a cup of coffee with tapioca (typical food prepared with manioc meal).

Tapioca

Where will you spend the night in Recife?

The district Recife Antigo (Old Recife) is considered the more interesting place to spend your night in Recife. In this district, the Bom Jesus Street was transformed in point of fun and entertainment. There are the best pubs, restaurants and night clubs. There are also free an open-air concert and a street market on sundays with brazilian workmanship. Besides this, some attractions, that you can take advantage better during the day, are the Rio Branco Square, Recife's Port, the tower Malakoff, the Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue – the oldest of Americas –, among other places.

Interesting things to learn in Recife

In Recife you are going to meet several museums, cultural centre and institutions that promote artistical and cultural actions like the centenary Academia Pernambucana de Letras, Academia de Artes e Letras de Pernambuco and the Instituto Ricardo Brennand (mentioned before).

The Academia Pernambucana de Letras was founded on 26 January 1901 by Carneiro Vilela. It's one of first brazilian academy of letters, it was preceded only to Academia Cearense de Letras and to Academia Brasileira de Letras.

The Academia de Artes e Letras de Pernambuco was criated on 17 June 1976 by teacher Ferreyra dos Santos. Nowadays, it is instaled in the building of Memorial da Medicina de Pernambuco.

Recreation

Recife attracts tourists of all world. Among the reasons of this attraction is cultural manifestation like Carnaval and São João. The Carnaval happens in February and it is considered the major carnival group of the world, Galo da Madrugada. Nearly two millions of people visit Recife because of this cultural party, where they dance frevo, main musical rhythm of Recife's carnival. In June, northeastern of Brazil, where is located Recife, many cities commemorate the day of São João with typical dance, quadrilha, and abundance of food. It's a good opportunity to take a taste of brazilian food.

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Irene Galindo's Podcast

Sightseeing of Recife

If you don’t go to Recife in February or you don’t like Carnaval, you can visit stunning places like: Instituto Ricardo Brennand, housing estate of district “Recife Antigo”, beach of Boa Viagem, Casa da Cultura, Theater of Santa Isabel and others places.

Beach of Boa Viagem

For some people, it’s considered the best place to visit in Recife, where you can spend your time diving in lukewarm water and know famous “arrecifes”. Morever, you can drink delicious coconut water.

District of "Recife Antigo"

In this district you are going to learn about the history and culture of Recife. Besides, there are many restaurants and pubs.

Institute Ricardo Brennand

Institute Ricardo Brennand was criated by pernambucano collector Ricardo Brennand that during fifty years he was acquiring works of art of different origins and periods between medieval Europe of XV century, colonial Brazil, XVII century and Brazil of XIX century. In this cultural institute there are museum, library, pinacoteca and other places.

Pernambuco

I am going to talk about Pernanbuco, especially, the capital of this state, Recife. I don’t know this city yet. My mother was born in the country inside of Pernambuco and she says that it is a good place. I intend to visit several cities in this state one day, because I love Pernambuco's culture like: “frevo”, workmanship, old houses, museums and other things that I will learn about Recife. I also enjoy the accent of the people. It’s so beautiful!

Solidarity :

Almost everyone has a wish, but not many people make their wishes come true. Once in ancient China man had a strange wish. "I want to see the difference between heaven and hell before I die", he used to say.
Then one day his wish came true. When he was visiting hell, he saw tables full of delicious food, but everyone was hungry and angry. They had food, but had to sit far from the table because they were forced to use very long chopsticks. It was impossible to put any food into the mouth.
When the man was visiting heaven, he was very surprised. Everything looked the same: big tables full of delicious food, people sitting far from the table, and using very long chopsticks to eat. It was exactly like hell, but in heaven the people were well fed and happy.
Do you know why? In the heaven they were feeding one another.

(Author Unknown)

Campos do Jordão

If you enjoy cool places, Campos do Jordão is an excellent ideia for your vacation in July. During this month several visitors are drawn to the cold weather. Frosts are common during the winter and the least average temperature is four degrees.

Not only the weather is good, there are museums, parks, many shops where you can buy workmanship, clothes, shoes, chocolate. However, the best thing to do there is ride a horse in the moutains around the city. It is a great opportunity to see the wonderful landscape.

Notwithstanding, you pay through the nose for everything. The cost of living is very expensive, mainly in July because many people visit the city to feel the cold weather, drink good wine, hot chocolate and eat founde, crepes, etc.

Campos do Jordão is considered the Brazilian Switzerland, mainly, for its architecture of european influence and the cool weather.

FOR YOU:

"If I had a tale that i could tell you
I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile
If I had a wish that i could wish for you
I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while"