Recife
A small state-run museum dedicated to Luiz Gonzaga, the father of baião, a traditional music from the sertão (the interior of the Northeast). It has been…
Must-see attractions in Pernambuco
Museu a Céu Aberto da Tartaruga Marinha
Fernando de Noronha
Based at the Centro de Visitantes in Vila do Boldró, this open-air museum has displays on sea turtles by the Projeto Tamar (Tamar Project; www.tamar.org…
Pernambuco
Igreja da Misericórdia and the adjacent former hospital buildling stand on the site of a larger church built in 1630 that was burnt to the ground by the…
Recife
Hosts changing exhibitions and films but the quality of offerings is inconsistent.
