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.