CULTURAL SANTANDER
Read moreInside the former headquarters of the National Bank of Commerce, this very active cultural centre offers high-level art exhibitions, an art cinema (located in an old vault!) and also a café (located in the other vault). Works by Miro and Picasso have already been exhibited, but the foundation also aims to promote Brazilian art. For example, a retrospective of the work of Pernambuco sculptor Francisco Brennand and gaucho writer Simoes Lopes Neto showcased local visual and literary arts.
MERCADO PUBLICO CENTRAL
Read morePorto Alegre's Mercado Publico, the city's oldest market, isn't just a market. This handsome 1869 building boasts a beautiful yellow façade and a metal roof inside, where you'll find over 110 stalls of all kinds. It's one of the city's must-visit meeting places. You can buy food, maté, cuia and bomba to prepare your chimarrão at home! For those into local folklore, it's possible to buy typical gaucho clothing.
PRAIA DAS TONINHAS
Read moreLocated 8 km from Fazenda, this beach is isolated from buildings. It has good waves and is very much appreciated by surfers.
MERCADO DA PRAÇA BENEDITO CALIXTO
Quite a large antiques market, an important cultural venue hosting a kind ...Read more
MEMORIAL DA CULTURA INDIGENA
Museum offering a display of everyday objects, various types of interesting ...Read more
DO LAGO AZUL CAVE
Cave protected by IPHAN, featuring an incredible blue lake and gigantic ...Read more
PONTA PORA
Bolivian border town with tea, stores and casinos, similar to Cidad del ...Read more
ABYSS OF ANHUMAS
A gigantic cave inviting you to descend and dive into the lake, accompanied ...Read more
ITACAREZINHO
Itacaré's most famous beach, accessible free of charge to pedestrians, ...Read more
MUSEU DE ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA - MAC
Contemporary art museum in the form of a flying saucer hanging from a rock, ...Read more
MUSEU PAULISTA - MUSEU DO IPIRANGA
Magnificent neoclassical palace serving as a natural history museum with ...Read more
GRUTA REI DO MATO
A superb cave, 998 m long and 40 m deep, with stalactites and stalagmites ...Read more
PONTA LESTE
Angra dos Reis district with a number of interesting beaches, including ...Read more
PRAIAS NA ESTRADA DO CONTORNO
Very pleasant beaches with calm, translucent waters, such as Praia Grande ...Read more
DIOGO PRAIA DE SANTO ANTONIO
Small village of Diogo near Praia do Forte, with a few local craft vendors, ...Read more
AMAZON TUPANA LODGE
Medium-sized ecolodge hotel offering forest excursions and various walks ...Read more
IGREJA SÃO FRANCISCO DE ASSIS
Beautiful church with a single clock tower, featuring a wooden structure ...Read more
PRAIA DE GRUMARI - PRAIA DO ABRICÓ
2 beaches little-known to tourists in Rio: the wild, off-center Grumari ...Read more
PRAIA DE PEPINO E SÃO CONRADO
Two beaches slightly removed from the busiest areas of the southern zone, ...Read more
AZUL NASCENT
Ecotourism and adventure tourism spot in the Bonito region, offering a wide ...Read more
PANTANAL MARIMBUS
A real pantanal in miniature, ideal for kayaking, this marshy area is ...Read more
CASA STEFAN ZWEIG
Small house with covered terrace, housing a museum dedicated to Stefan ...Read more
GOOD GUIDE IN RIO
Tourism agency offering guides and drivers at fair prices, guaranteeing ...Read more
KUAHÍ MUSEU
Museum featuring an interesting collection of indigenous handicrafts such ...Read more
BEACHES
Read moreThe city has some very nice beaches in its surroundings. The urban beaches are polluted and swimming is not recommended. If you can't go too far away, go to Ponta Verde (5 km away) and Jatiúca (6 km away). These beautiful beaches are very popular. By bus: take direction Riacho Doce (North).
To the north: Go even further north, there is plenty to choose from: Jacarecica (9 km), Guaxuma (12 km), Garça Torta (15 km), Pratagi (17 km), terminus at Riacho Doce (16 km).
To the south: Praia do Francês and Barra de São Miguel, sublime!
QUILOMBO DOS PALMARES MEMORIAL PARK
Read moreThe quilombo of Palmares is a major place in post-colonial Brazil. The curious traveller who passes through Salvador cannot miss the statue of the "hero" of negritude: Zumbi de Palmares, an African king enslaved in Brazil. He managed to escape with many maroons and built a city in the northern hinterland. From the beginning of the 17th century, the slaves who managed to escape from the fazendas (farms) and engenhos (small sugar cane processing factories) began to gather in safe places where they could move freely, these communities are known as quilombos.
The largest and most famous quilombo in Brazil, the one "governed" by Zumbi dos Palmares, was established in the Serra da Barriga, 80 km from Maceió. It brought together runaway slaves, Indians and a few outcast whites, who resisted fiercely for almost 100 years, like the Canudos rebels not far from here, before finally being wiped out by the Portuguese crown army in 1694. The story goes that Zumbi fell after being betrayed by one of his own.
Unfortunately, the remains of the quilombo are not promoted: no guards, no means, and you will have to rent a vehicle. On the spot, guides offer, "voluntarily", to guide you. More than a visit, it is a small adventure for those who are particularly interested in this page of Brazilian history.
MUSEU THEO BRANDÃO
Read moreHoused in a beautifully restored colonial building, this museum is named after a doctor who bequeathed to the University of Alagoas his collection of an infinite number of handicrafts from popular culture. This museum is dedicated to anthropology and regional folklore, of infinite richness. Popular toys, objects made of vegetable fiber (caçuás, baskets, abanos, hats, etc.), utilitarian ceramics from the Kariri Xocó ethnic group, from Alagoas, pieces of the Afro-Brazilian cult, elements of popular Catholicism, lace and embroidery
MUSEU DO INSTITUTO HISTÓRICO E GEOGRÁFICO
Read moreThe museum of the Historical and Geographical Institute of Alagoas is located in the city centre of Maceió. It exhibits to the public part of the historical, archaeological and ethnographic collection of the institute. This museum offers a collection focused on the culture of the natives: ornaments, bows and arrows, native accessories and weapons that belonged to the bandit Lampião... an interesting journey through time, too bad that the place suffers from a cruel lack of maintenance.
BEACHES
Read moreAracaju is a destination that offers many pleasant beaches, suitable for swimming or surfing, for the more athletic. There are urban beaches south of the city center: Praia dos artistas, 7 km away, with its waves suitable for surfing, is nicknamed "Havaizinho", the little Hawaii. But also Praia Atalaia, at 9 km, Praia Aruana, at 11 km, Praia do Robalo, at 13 km...
The further you go down, the more quiet and preserved they are, like Praia do Refugio (18 km from the center), the wildest of all.
RAMPA DO CAIM
A 4-5 hour round trip hike that takes you to a viewpoint overlooking the ...Read more
MINA DO BREJO
A huge underground mine in operation, with a maze of galleries and chambers ...Read more
CENTRO DE ARTE E CULTURA JOSÉ INACIO
Read moreThe José Inacio Art and Culture Centre is a beautiful pavilion that houses an exhibition of local crafts. This space was named after the artist José Inacio de Oliveira, known by his pseudonym José Inacio. You can admire the works of José Roberto Freitas or Beto Pezão, who make figurines with huge feet. All the local crafts are represented: hammocks, sculpture, traditional pottery, calabash dolls... Unfortunately the space is underused.
PARQUE ESTADUAL DE CANUDOS
Read moreCreated in 1997, it is a vast open-air museum where you can browse the sites that were the theatre of the war of Canudos: Death valley, Alto do Mário, sacred road, sticking valley… Charming names, echoing the furious violence of the confrontations that occurred in these places. No trace of the village, because not content with having razed and burned the village after having exterminated most of the inhabitants, the Brazilian government blew the site under the Açude Cocorobó (the lake created by a water restraint near Parque Estadual).
CASA DA CULTURA
Read moreCasa da Cultura is an amazing building housed in a prison until 1973. It was built as a cross to facilitate surveillance of all cells. Today there is a vast commercial and artisan complex. Many small souvenir and craft shops (of varying quality) are installed in the old cells, as well as art galleries and folk presentations. The old central station of Recife (1888) houses the train museum and the metro terminal.
FAROL DE PORTO DE PEDRAS
Read moreThis large building seems to observe the coast of Alagoas. Built in the 20th century, and located on the Nossa Senhora da Piedade hill in the town of Porto de Pedras, this lighthouse offers a beautiful view of the Coral Coast, especially at sunset. The structure of the Porto de Pedras lighthouse is a truncated reinforced concrete tower, with white and black horizontal stripes, 90 meters high and 36 meters in focal height. It was inaugurated in 1933. It was the first lighthouse to operate with an acetylene gas system. It was electrified in 1973.
CAPELA DOURADA OR ORDEM TERCEIRA OF SÃO FRANCISCO
Read moreThis chapel is one of the splendors of Recife. Built between 1696 and 1724, this chapel, so named for its fine gold woodwork, is one of the best examples of Baroque art in Pernambuco. It houses the Franciscan Museum of Sacred Art as well as the convent and Igreja de Santo Antônio, the former hospital building and the Ordem Terceira house of prayer, which make up the Franciscan complex in Recife. You can see beautiful azulejos.
BASILICA E CONVENTO DE NOSSA SENHORA DO CARMO
Read moreDedicated to the patron saint of Recife, the majestic Carmelite Church was built between 1687 and 1767, on the site of the Palácio da Boa Vista, of the German Count João Maurício de Nassau, the governor of Dutch Brazil. The interior of the building is Baroque in style and contains some interesting works. Together with the Convento do Carmo and the Igreja de Santa Teresa da Ordem Terceira, it makes up the Carmelite complex of Recife, initiated a century after the arrival of this order in Brazil.
FOZ DO RIO SÃO FRANCISCO
Read moreThe boats leave from Piaçabuçu, the last village before the river meets the sea. Known as the Velho Chico, the river originates in Minas Gerais and flows through the states of Bahia, Pernambuco, Sergipe and Alagoas. Between these last two states is the mouth of the São Francisco River and the trip is worthwhile for those who stay in one of these two states. The landscape, superb, is made of dunes and lagoons. On the program, short breaks for swimming and lunch. The movie "Espelho d'agua" sublimates these landscapes.
CASA DE CULTURA JORGE AMADO
Cultural center with a ground-floor room featuring objects, furniture and ...Read more
LAGOA ENCANTADA
A protected natural site in the heart of a native forest, northwest of ...Read more
IGREJA MATRIZ DE SÃO JORGE DOS ILHEUS
Old church with a fine example of early colonial architecture, housing the ...Read more
MUSEU DO DESCOBRIMENTO - CASA DE CÂMARA
The museum on the second floor is fairly basic, but provides a better ...Read more
PRAIA DO CRUZEIRO AND PRAIA DO RIO DA VILA
Two beaches closest to the center, including the Praia do Cruzeiro, a ...Read more
PRAIA MUNDAI
Quiet, family-friendly beach with coconut palms, ideal for swimming and ...Read more
MATRIZ DE NOSSA SENHORA DA PENA
Bahia's only church with 2 bells and an 18th-century wooden pulpitRead more
MARCO DO DESCOBRIMENTO
Stele commemorating Pedro Álvares Cabral's exploit, enclosed in a glass ...Read more
IGREJA DA MISERICORDIA
Church with a museum of sacred art, preserving the columns of the altars ...Read more