Carnival
February 20th 2009 Carnaval is coming
Carnival in Olinda and Recife is supposedly the third most important in Brazil. Some claim to fame after Rio and Salvador! However, we chose to come here as it is said to have a tradition and intimacy that Rio or Salvador lack. And, perhaps just as importantly, it is safer.
We arrived in Olinda on the Thursday morning and after a bit of a walk, managed to find
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