dimanche 28 octobre 2007

Recife, the Brazilian Venice


Since I mentioned Recife at my last post, I thought it would be interesting to give some other informations about where I come from.

Recife is the second largest city in the Northeastern Region of Brazil, the largest metropolitan area and one of the most important cultural, economic, political and science-minded city in this Region. It is the fifth largest metropolitan area in Brazil and the capital of Pernambuco.

Surrounded by rivers and crossed by bridges, Recife is full of islands and mangroves that magnify its geography. It is known as the Brazilian Venice, thanks to its fluvial resemblance with the European city, and is considered one of Brazil's cultural capitals.

But I think that the most famous thing frm Recife is our Carnival.. But this is a theme for another post.

Enjoy your weekend!


(you can read more at Wikipedia)

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