Olinda on the Atlantic Ocean
Saturday, 28 March 2015 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: South America / Südamerika General , UNESCO World Heritage
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historical center © flickr.com – Prefeitura de Olinda/cc-by-2.0
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Olinda is a historic and one of the oldest cities in the Brazilian
state of Pernambuco , located on the country’s northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, just north of
Recife and south of
Paulista . It has a population of 397,000 people and is one of the best-preserved colonial cities in Brazil.
Olinda features a number of major touristic attractions, such as a historic downtown area (UNESCO World Heritage Site), churches, and the Carnival of Olinda, a popular street party, very similar to traditional Portuguese carnivals, with the addition of African influenced dances. Unlike in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador , in Olinda, admission to Carnival is free. All the festivities are celebrated on the streets, and there are no bleachers or roping. There are hundreds of small musical groups (sometimes featuring a single performer) in many genres.
Mosteiro de São Bento © flickr.com - Prefeitura de Olinda/cc-by-2.0
Besides its natural beauty, Olinda is also one of the most important of Brazil’s cultural centers. Declared in 1982 a Historical and Cultural Patrimony of Humanity by the UNESCO, Olinda relives the magnificence of the past every year during the Carnival, in the rhythm of
frevo ,
maracatu and others rhythms.
The main economic activities in Olinda are based in tourism, commerce, transportation industry and artcraft. The tourist sector has a boom every Carnival when thousands of people are in the old historic town center.
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City of Olinda ,
unesco.org – Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda ,
LonelyPlanet.com – Olinda and
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