RecifeSights

Monument sights in Recife

  1. A

    Sinagoga Kahal Zur Israel

    The first synagogue in the Americas, Sinagoga Kahal Zur Israel, now a Jewish Cultural Center open to visitors, still has a bit of its original 17th-century structure and interesting murals (in Portuguese and English) depicting the role of Jews in Recife’s development.

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  2. B

    Marco Zero

    The waterside Marco Zero, a small monument on a broad square, marks the spot where the Portuguese founded Recife in 1537.

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