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The very same architechture that won in 1982 the title of World Heritage granted by Unesco.

What is new today is that - besides its past of libertarian fights, the colonial big house and the beautiful landscape - Olinda provides its visitors with a chain of good restaurants, bars and hotels and, in addition to that, it starts now to be acknowledged as the new gastronomic pole of the Metropolitan Area of Recife, to which both tourists and inhabitants from neighboring cities are drawn.

Another important aspect of the tourism profile of Olinda is the cultural vitality commonly seen in the city. There are countless events promoted by the city's public administration or by independent cultural producers, creating in the city a mood of partying throughout the year.

Olinda is located in the Brazilian northeastern seashore, in the State of Pernambuco and has a tropical climate, with average temperatures of 25.9ºC.

Go by air or by bus. Recife and its Airport is located 7 km away from Olinda and is the gateway for domestic and international flights.

In Olinda, Carnival starts two weeks before the official date. The city boils and hundreds of groups go out on the streets, parading at the frantic sound of the frevo. People go up and down the slopes on a contagious enthusiasm, behind the traditional giant dolls. To sum up, there is everything to see, feel, be part of. The irreverence, creativity and joy have made of the Carnival in Olinda one of the most famous in the world.

For shopping, the Ribeira Market - it sells regional ceramics artisanship, paper mache masks, nets, utilities and antiques is at Rua Bernardo Vieira de Melo, Ribeira, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.