Dirty in the Beach
by solopes
Brazilians are not very careful about the cleanliness of their beaches, but things may change. Too many people do each day cleaning of the garbage that locals throw to the sand, and they are trying to educate the new generations. In the Sunday I spent there, a passing boat repeated a message to keep the beach clean and hundreds of students covered the beach, with plastic bags in hand, picking the smallest piece of garbage. Meanwhile, they offered a bag to each person, convincing them to collect their own garbage.
The problem is that, when I asked a student how many times they do this campaign each year, the answer was: just today. Anyway, let's hope that is a start.
Boa Vista
by kaloz
Boa Vista is a bustling area with much to see and do. Take the time to stroll around the streets and pick up a local paper. Having a local paper tucked under your arm is a good defense against hustlers, even though you will still be easily identified as a tourist.
Old Recife
by solopes
A strong effort is being made in Recife's historical area, recuperating its most beautiful buildings. Before leaving Portugal, a friend told me that he didn't like Recife, because it was old, degraded, and dirty. But everything has a negative and a positive side: those old and degraded buildings they kept, are now the base of the good work that is being done. And when I remember the beauty of Av. Republica, in Lisbon, and the crazy job they did, replacing the old, degraded buildings by impersonal blocks, I must celebrate the Brazilian decision to keep the historic area, even with the bad look it still has here and there.
Recife
by aeroarce
This is a surprising city in Brasil, as its in a flat area, the city is spread along the conjuction a reef nd a river making several channels, and as its a bit dirty makes it a smelly city when you are near he water fronts.
Any way it is livey, with a market and some comercial streets in the center that gets very crowded and where you can experience the real and true brazil, much better than in Pelourinho in salvador da bahia
It is also full of churches and some colonial buildings, its importance is due to the Deuths and the sugar cane that where cultivated in Pernambuco.
Rivaling with olinda the nearby town, the second one is much nicer, but less authentical and more touristy.
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Recife - Brazil
