Carmo Beach
Privileged by its location, Praia do Carmo stands out by its proximity to the historical site of Olinda. Following the characteristics of the edges of the city of Olinda, Carmo Beach also has installed several artificial reefs. It has an impressive stretch of sand, enabling visitors a great place to swim, and some stalls and kiosks. Locals and visitors come here because it's guaranteed to be enjoyable. The view from the beach is of calm ocean waters, with many anchored boats where fishermen are preparing to go to work with a nce breeze coming in from the Atlantic.
You can still see the old fort of San Francisco, built by Christopher Alvares in the seventeenth century. Due to repeated attacks during the Dutch colonization, the fort lost its way and became known as a bastion of the Fortim do Queijo or Fort of Cheese. Visitors strolling along the beach are often distracted by the views of this ancient fortification. Along the long and steep climb up to the for, you will find several guns and much of its structure well preserved.
On the banks of the Carmo coast, visitors will encounter several buildings listed by the Institute for National Artistic and Historical Heritage. The Praça João Pessoa, Cine Olinda was built in the 1930's is part of the beach promenade and also where several city tours being. The beach is roughly 7 km from Olinda.
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Address: Olinda - PEActivities near to Carmo Beach
| Consciência Negra Week Celebrations (festival) -
This holiday is a recent addition to a city that loves to celebrate and was first introduced in January 2003 via a new law. The Day of Black Consciousness is celebrated on November 20th of each year and was part of a law that made it compulsory to teach about the history of Afro-Brazilian culture. This law impacts 262 cities throghout the country and is aimed at promoting racial equality. The week in which thi... Address: Olinda - PE Distance: 0.00km from the Carmo Beach |  |
| Mercado Eufrásio Barbosa (market) - Barbosa Eufrásio Market (Mercado Varadouro) | Sigismund Gonçalves Avenue, s / n º, Varadouro, Olinda, 3439-2911. Stuck right at the entrance of the city, in the seventeenth century was the seat of the old Royal Customs House, where they sold products from Europe, such as tissues, which were hung on wooden poles with pieces of gold at the tips. Hence the popular name of the place: portage. It stopped some of pop culture fans on Sunday... Address: Mercado Eufrásio Barbosa Olinda - Pernambuco Distance: 0.00km from the Carmo Beach |  |
| Arte Sacra de Pernambuco Museum (museum) -
Pernambuco Sacred Art Museum (MASPE) is located in one of the most beautiful views of the city of Olinda, the Alto da Sé. It was from there that Duarte Coelho, in the 16th century, founded the town of Olinda.
The historic building, which houses the museum since 1974, has served as the Senate of Olinda, college, headquarters and home for nuns. Much of the acquis in the MASP, which confirms the Sacred Ar... Address: Rua Bispo Coutinho, 726, Alto da Sé - Olinda, Brazil Distance: 0.00km from the Carmo Beach | |
| Olinda (historical) - Olinda is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, in Recife Metropolitan Region, with 375,559 inhabitants, [3] is one of the best preserved colonial cities in Brazil. It was the second Brazilian city to be declared Historical and Cultural Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO in 1982.Besides its natural beauty, Olinda is also one of the most important cultural centers of Brazil. It was declared in 1982, Historical and Cultural Heritage of ... Address: Olinda PE Distance: 0.00km from the Carmo Beach |  |
| Olinda Arte em Toda parte (festival) - Olinda Art everywhereCategory: FestivalPeriod: Novembro/DezembroLocation: Olinda / PEWith the participation of its more than 100 workshops, Olinda become the largest exhibition of fine arts from Brazil, during the 10 days of project completion.In addition to visits to exhibitions in public spaces (museums, churches and convents), bars, restaurants and inns, small exhibitions held in their environment and promote special menus for the ev... Address: Olinda - PE Distance: 0.00km from the Carmo Beach | |
| Mercado da Ribeira (market) - The worked as a former slave market in the sixteenth century. The old dungeons that blacks were turned into various craft shops. Among the objects that can be found there, pieces of pottery, items of income, leather and straw, and souvenirs of Pernambuco. It's the market that can also appreciate the ruins of the ancient Senate of Olinda, part of the historic site.Mercado da Ribeira | Rua Bernardo Vieira de Melo, s / n º, Riverside, Oli... Address: Mercado da Ribeira Rua Bernardo Vieira de Melo, s/nº - Ribeira, Olinda Distance: 0.00km from the Carmo Beach |  |
| Mamulengo Museum (museum) - Museu do Mamulengo
Toda a trajetória do mamulengo no Nordeste, desde o seu começo até os dias atuais, pode ser vista através de bonecos, pertences de cena e instrumentos musicais vindos de cada estado da região. É o primeiro museu de bonecos do Brasil.
Rua do Amparo, nº 59, Amparo - Olinda. CEP: 53020-190
Fone/Fax: (81) 3429.6214
Horário de visitação: ter&c... Address: Rua do Amparo, nº 59, Amparo, Olinda, 53020-190, Brazil Distance: 0.51km from the Carmo Beach |  |
| Regional de Olinda Museum (museum) -
The Regional Museum of Olinda (Mureo) is a house museum that restructure, together with their surroundings, the scene of domestic and social life of the residents of Olinda 1700. The MUREO is situated in an old episcopal residence, a beautiful colonial-style solar dated 1745, and was founded in 1935 to commemorate the fourth centenary of the arrival of Duarte Coelho then the captaincy of Pernambuco.
The coll... Address: R. do Amparo, 122 - Varadouro Olinda - PE, 53020-190, Brazil Distance: 0.52km from the Carmo Beach |  |
| Arte Contemporânea de Pernambuco Museum (museum) -
In the early 60, a former prison inmates of the colonial church was restored and preserved by the Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage (Iphan) to house an exhibition of works donated by Assis Chateaubriand. He was beginning the Museum of Contemporary Art which now brings together a collection of some 2,800 pieces.
In addition to the collection "Assis Chateaubriand," the museum has 204 works of different... Address: Rua 13 de Maio, Carmo, Olinda, Brazil Distance: 0.76km from the Carmo Beach |  |
| Mamulengo Só-Riso Theater (theater) - Only Mamulengo-Riso, 35 years on the roadBorn in Olinda, the only Mamulengo-Laughter is one of the most important puppet companies in the country and is completing 35 years. Since its first show, no name, held in June 1975, the trajectory of the group was pushing the boundaries, both geographic and artistic productions such as performing Bash (Bash initially believed to be in the United Forest Green) and Olinda Olinda Linda Olanda , whi... Address: R. Treze de Maio, 117 - Varadouro Olinda - PE Distance: 0.81km from the Carmo Beach |  |
| Convent of San Francisco (historical) -
This convent is the oldest Franciscan monastery in Brazil, with construct starting in 1585 under the watchful eye of Friar Francsco dos Santos. The Dutch ended up partitially destroying the Convent in 1631 and not until the seventeenth century was it fully restored and rebuilt. The Convent of San Francisco is an excellent example of baroque architecture and of exceptional historic importance, and includes the Church... Address: Travessa São Francisco, 280 - Carmo Olinda - PE Distance: 0.89km from the Carmo Beach |
Restaurants near to Carmo Beach
Casa de Noca is a Northeast Brazilian restaurant that is roughly 0.62km from Carmo Beach and can be found at Rua Bertioga, 243
Xinxim da Baiana is a Northeast Brazilian restaurant that is roughly 1.30km from Carmo Beach and can be found at Av. Sigismundo Gonçalves, 742
Sargação is a Hamburgers restaurant that is roughly 1.31km from Carmo Beach and can be found at Av. Sigismundo Gonçalves, 716
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