olinda

A bit of culture

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March 16th 2007
Hello All I am now in Olinda (although travelblog calls it Olinga). It is an old Colonial town, which is now a city. The city is split into the old city (which has the colonial part) and the new city which surrounds the old city. Olinda is right next to another city call Recife, and they have a joint Carnival together at the same time we were at the Rio Carnival. Olinda was built in the 1500´s ... read more

South America » Brazil » Pernambuco

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more