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• Introduction to Recife and Olinda by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 Recife, the second largest city in Brazil's Northeast, has followed Salvador's example by restoring its colonial downtown and promoting the area as a music and nightlife center. Old Recife is quite interesting, well worth a visit if you're here, though not worth a trip in itself. The same can be said for the beaches south of Recife. Most are beautiful -- Porto de Galinhas is gorgeous, a laid-back town with wide, long beaches, and hotels that cost but a fraction of other larger resorts. But beaches are hardly in short supply in the Northeast. Instead, what draws people to the area is nearby Olinda, a restored and preserved 17th-century colonial town that in 1982 was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Portuguese founded Olinda in 1530 on a steep hill overlooking the harbor. The town's lovely colonial churches and proud mansions were paid for by the area's substantial sugar exports. (read article)
• Concerts and Cobblestones In Olinda by BEN RATLIFF July 29, 2001 (read article)
• Europeans Chase the Sun to Brazil's Northeast by JAMES BROOKE, March 15, 1994 (read article)