| Page Views: 1,571 Last Visit to Olinda: January, 2000 | Oh!linda Olinda by Andreas_Fran - last update: Mar 28, 2004 |
How beautiful Olinda! | at the back you can see Recife |
If you are planning to travel to Brazil there is a place you can’t miss out: the magic city of Olinda. This apparently small town is nowadays part of the capital of the northeast state of Pernambuco, Recife and is full of remains of its glorious colonial past.
Olinda, now a UNESCO designated world heritage city, was founded in 1537 as the capital of the Portuguese captaincy of Pernambuco. Its economy depended heavily on sugar cane and slave labor. In 1630 the Dutch captured the city abd held it for about 25 years. The town prospered under the governorship of Count John Maurice of Nassau. By the early 1700's Recife (5 miles away) started to overshadow the economic importance of Olinda. |
> Add to your Custom Travel Guide [What's This?]
Andreas_Fran's Olinda Travel Tips
| Overview | Things to Do
Tips: 4 - Photos: 4 | | | | Restaurants | Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1 | | | | Nightlife | Off The Beaten Path | | | | Tourist Traps | Warnings Or Dangers | | | | Transportation | Local Customs | | | | Packing Lists | Shopping | | | | Sports Travel | General Tips |
 Andreas_Fran's Olinda Travelogues | | | |
|
 Comments for Andreas_Fran about Olinda | | | | |
prunila Mon Jul 4, 2005 20:19 UTC
Thanks for your comment in my Girona page! I loved your page about Olinda! I was in an hostel in Milan called like that: that's why I visited the page (a kind of org. to help people, etc.). thanks for sharing your knowlegde of Brazil. | pepples46 Thu Apr 28, 2005 21:55 UTC
o..linda | Yiannis2000 Wed Apr 28, 2004 11:42 UTC
Oooh, how I miss Olinda... my first impressions of Brasil! | acemj Tue Feb 3, 2004 14:16 UTC
Carnival and sugar cane juice . . . sounds sweet indeed! |
|
|
email me
add as friend
