Casa Amarela

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This is the Market in the neighborhood called Casa Amarela (in English: Yellow House). The Casa Amarela Market was assembled in 1930 with the parts of Caxangá Market that was dismantled before, in 1928.

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Sky

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The sheltering sky. Or not. Maybe. Who knows?

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Courtyard

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The courtyard seen from inside the Our Lady of Deliverance Church.

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Our Lady of the Rosary Church

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This is the Our Lady of the Rosary Church. The construction began in 1815 and finished in 1896.

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Remains of the Slaughterhouse

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The old Slaughterhouse of Recife was built from 1912 until 1919. In 1970, it has been disabled and abandoned. The material used in its construction came from Europe. However, today it is abandoned and destroyed. It is a shame.

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Xmas (in the stores)

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A store, near my home, decorated for Christmas.

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Xmas (in the malls)

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The Plaza Mall is decorated for Christmas.

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Urban landscape

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A orange container to collect constructions debris.

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Morning and river

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I was cycling to my job this morning and I stopped, the river and the sky were beautiful.

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Urban cut

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Old building, narrow and tall. Somebody painted the facade only.

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Christmas

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It is Christmas in the malls. They want to sell and sell. This tree is in Boa Vista Mall.

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Beach

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Saturday and Sunday are days to go to the beach. This is the Itapoama Beach, about 35km away from Recife.

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Solitude again

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Every day, I pass by this church, always by morning when the facade is in shadows. Today, cycling by Recife and Olinda with my friend Flávio, I see the church with sun in facade, plein soleil. Our Lady of Solitude Church.

I put here another pic of this church in a rainy day, see here.
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Inside a church

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Igreja Matriz da Boa Vista, Recife.

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Wharf

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A wharf without ships and boats. Cais José Estelita, Recife.

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Halloween, I guess

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This is a gay club in Recife. This decoration is a Halloween party, I guess. Maybe, who knows?

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Dam

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Our cycling group visited the Dam of Tapacurá, about 40km away from Recife.

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Murillo La Greca Museum

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I rode by bicycle at night then I noticed I never took a pic of Murillo La Greca Museum. It is a small museum. It shows the artworks of brazilian artist Murillo La Greca (1899 - 1985). Murillo gave all artworks to town of Recife before he dies. The  museum shows artworks of other artists too.

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A beautiful house

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A beautiful house in my way, however it is not used as a home but as a business.

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Outside

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View from inside to outside in a church (Igreja Matriz da Boa Vista).

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Inside

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God's Mother Church (Igreja da Madre de Deus - 1706), a inside view.

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Yellow

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Old yellow building (seen from inside a church).

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Olinda

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Olinda is a beatiful town, always. In the late afternoon, I cycling by its streets.

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Noon

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Yesterday, when we came back of our cycling ride, already noon, I stoped in the pole's shadow. Then, I loved the effect of the Sun and the wires and cables.

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José Paulo

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A pic of the art exhibition by artist José Paulo in Post Office Cultural Center, Recife.

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More pic of this exhibition here.

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Samba School

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In background, the building of a samba school in Olinda. Its name is Old Black Samba School. Samba schools parade by the town streets in Carnival. Old Blacks, in Brazil, are spirits of african slaves that bring messages of humility, wisdom and tolerance.

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You can read more about samba schools in Wikipedia.
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Sister Marlene again

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Now, Sister Marlene is attacking the city walls.

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Mysterious door

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A door with a mysterious backlight.

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Tower

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One of the towers of Saint Anthony Church (the facade was in shadow).

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Empress

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I was walking until a bookstore, I wanted to buy the book "A Trégua", writen by Mario Benedetti, uruguayan writer. In the Empress Street, I took this pic of old facades.

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Iron bridge

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This is the Boa Vista Bridge (something good view, in English), but everyone calls it Iron Bridge.

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Ancient facades

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In the Empress Tereza Cristina Street, some old facades mixed with new.

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Olinda

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Cycling by the ancient town of Olinda, Pernambuco, world heritage.

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Our Lady of the Mount Church

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This pic is a detail of the older church in Olinda, Pernambuco. The Our Lady of the Mount Church was established in 1535 by Duarte Coelho Pereira, a portuguese donee of Pernambuco. At the beginning, it was a small chapel. This church is in the highest point of the town. I took only a detail because the facade was in shadow.

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Beberibe River

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View of Beberibe River from Port of Recife.

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Baby goats

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I was travelling by the region near Saint Francis River, I found this mud house with baby goats.

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Door with details

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Door with details in a house in the countryside of Brazil. I was travelling near by Brígida River.

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A very small church

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Brazil is a religious country, unfortunately, imho. In any place that god forgot, you can found churches, like this. I was travelling by region near Brígida River.

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Saint Francis River

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I was travelling by countryside of Pernambuco. This is the Saint Francis River, near town of Orocó. It can see the school boats that bring the students of the islands to the town.

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Cathedral Church in the afternoon

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Cycling by Recife and Olinda. This church was shown here already however it was so beautiful in the late afternoon... Then, I present it again.

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The heron

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Walking by downtown. The sky was beatiful, the river dirty as ever. It can hardly see but there was a heron in the wire. Below, a detail.

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In the late afternoon

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Walking by the city in the late afternoon. Crazy drivers, colored lights.

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Water Castle

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My bicycle and the ruins of the fortress, in background. This fortress was builded in 1631 by the Portugueses. The Dutch conquered it and called Water Kastell. This region is Saint Augustine Cape, a town near Recife.

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Cycling at night

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In Olinda, Pernambuco: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

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Fishermen

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Fishermen passing under the Maurício de Nassau Bridge.

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Monks sleeping

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Saint Benedict Monastery in Olinda, Pernambuco.

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