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ENTERTAINMENT
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The
Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha
 Fernando de Noronha is an isolated group of 21
volcanic islands approximately 340 miles from Recife. The main islands are the visible parts of a range of
submerged mountains, islets and rocks.
The Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha hosts
ecological sites ideal for exuberant marine animal life, due to its
geographic location far from the continent and well within the path
of the Southern Equatorial Currents, as well as the nature of its
climate.
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The
BRENNAND Museum
 Based
on the tradition of a family that for generations has produced
ceramics and the best of what can be made, Francisco Brennand gave birth to his world among the ruins of the family’s old brick
factory. For
generations, the Brennand family has traditionally produced ceramics
of the finest quality. In
1971, Brennand started creating what is today his studio, factory
and a museum of his works. It is considered one of the most important centers for
learning the art of ceramics in Brazil.
The museum is an old-new world of temples and gardens,
imaginary creatures and mystical animals, eggs and guardians –
“strange creatures of powerful magic and magnificent shapes, full
of wonderful colors of a tropical landscape”. (Antonio Margarita)
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CARNIVAL
 To say that Carnival in Pernambuco is different in
time, space and form of expression, is not unfounded. In time, because it goes beyond the official days of Carnival,
stretching from December to February (in Olinda into the first days
of March), with balls, rehearsals and anything that might be an
excuse to “fall into step” with the frevo (a frenetic local
dance rhythm). In space, because it takes place in the streets and squares,
the clubs and headquarters of carnival groups, in houses and and
just about anywhere that can accommodate the euphoria of Pernambuco.
In form of expression because it represents a rich and varied
folklore: caboclinhos (indigenous
groups), maracatus (African pageants), bears, carnival groups, frevo
clubs, papangus (masked clowns), bumbas-meu-boi (a folk presentation
with a bull as the central character) and a large number of other
attractions.
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