Recife is the capital of Pernambuco, a large port located 835 km north of Salvador. Thanks to its refined architecture, this city is often compared to Venice. The city was founded in 1537 by the Portuguese and at first was called Pernambuco. In the middle of the 17th century, the city was called Maurizstad, served as the capital of the Dutch Brazil, and here was the headquarters of the Dutch West India Company.
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How to get to Recife
Recife has a large international airport Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre, which accepts flights from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza and other major cities of the country, as well as from Buenos Aires, Lisbon (a / to TAP), Madrid, Paris and several other European capitals. Charters from many European cities also fly here, for example, Helsinki or Amsterdam.
Domestic flights in Brazil are performed by GOL, OceanAir, TAF, TAM, Air Trip, VARIG and WebJet.
The main bus station of Recife, Terminal Integrado de Passageiros (tel .: +55 81 3452-1999), is located on the outskirts of the city. You can get there in 15 minutes by train MetroRec.
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Transport in Recife
It is most convenient to travel by bus, the network of routes that stretches around the city.
Metro Recife - MetroRec - the third largest in Brazil. It connects the city center with the nearest neighborhoods, including the main bus station. However, it captures far from all areas of the city that are interesting in terms of tourism. The Southern Line line is under reconstruction, it will lead to the airport and shopping center Shopping Center Recife.
Climate
Cloudy, light rain, thunderstorms +30 ° С in the day +25 ° С at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, heavy rain, thunderstorms +28 ° С in the afternoon +25 ° С at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, heavy rain, thunderstorms +29 ° С in the day +24 ° С at night ° С water |
| Weather forecast for Recife for 10 days | ||
Recife hotels - $
Recife has a large number of beautiful hotels, elegant buildings, restaurants and cafes scattered all over the coastline. A lot of hotels and hotels in Recife, in most 3 * and 4 *, expect their guests. However, it is worth considering that the prices for accommodation in the summer Brazilian period (December to March) may be higher than usual.
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| Atlante Plaza from 7 557 rubles Recife Avenida Boa Viagem, 5426 | ||
| Recife Monte Hotel from 3,865 rubles Recife Rua dos Navegantes, 363 | Prodigy Hotel Recife from 4 513 rubles Recife Av. Bernardo Vieira de Melo, Nº1701 | Nobile Beach Class Executive from 6 866 rubles Recife Av. Boa Viagem, 344 |
| Hotel Aconchego from 4 664 rubles Recife Félix de Brito e Melo, 382 | Fator Palace Hotel from 3 779 rubles Recife Rua dos Navegantes, 157 | Park Hotel from 4 513 rubles Recife Rua dos Navegantes, 09 |
| Hotel Saveiro from 3 239 rubles Recife Av. Conselheiro Aguiar, 4670 | Navegantes Praia Hotel from 4 319 rubles Recife Rua dos Navegantes, 1997 | Bianca Praia Hotel from 4 146 rubles Recife Rua Mamanguape, 142 |
Beaches Recife
In addition to a good beach directly in the city and the nearby Boa Viagem, next to Recife stretches for miles on a chic coast with small resort towns: Porto de Galinhas, Cabo de Santo Agostinho and others that host tourists all year round. On this coast on the Atlantic Ocean there is no rainy season, and the air temperature is held at around +28 ... 30 ° C. all year round.
The beach of Boa Viagem is famous for its wonderful fine white sand .Here along the entire coastline there are a lot of shops and snack bars .But the best beach, nevertheless, is considered Porto de Galinhas (60 km from Recife airport), which every weekend and New Year's holidays becomes well just very crowded .Open-air parties are held here, and the choice of hotels is very decent: from cozy quiet boarding houses, to luxurious five-star resorts .The nearby beach of Maracaípe is also worth a visit .You can get to these two beaches from Recife by bus (1, 5 hours) or taxi .
Excursions, entertainment and attractions Recife
7 km from Recife is the city of Olinda - one of the best-preserved colonial cities in Brazil, famous for its "old quarter", which is under the protection of UNESCO. Recife itself, built at the mouth of the Kapiribari River, is separated by a narrow isthmus from Olinda.
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