Recife, Brazil. Here, from Alto da Sé, the highest point in the town of Olinda, just north of Recife, you can see practically the entire length of the city which, in the 17th century, was a nearly inexhaustible source of goods and resources for the Portuguese colonial administrators to exploit.

Recife Brazil Estamos em frente ao Cine-Teatro Apolo, localizado no Bairro do Recife, centro da cidade. Este é o teatro mais antigo do Recife, fundado em 1842.

Recife Brazil We staan hier voor het Apolo theater, in het centrum van Recife. Dit is het oudste theater van de stad, opgericht in 1842.

Recife, Brazil. We're in front of the Apolo theatre, located in the city centre of Recife. This is the city’s oldest theatre, founded in 1842.

Recife Brazil Estamos diante da Prefeitura da cidade de Abreu e Lima, na região metropolitana do Recife. O município homenageia José Inácio de Abreu e Lima, uma das figuras mais enigmáticas e multifacetadas da história brasileira.

Recife Brazil We staan hier voor het gemeentehuis van Abreu e Lima, niet ver van Recife, de hoofdstad van de Braziliaanse staat Pernambuco. De gemeente eert José Inácio de Abreu e Lima, een van de meest bijzondere en veelzijdige figuren uit de Braziliaanse geschiedenis.

Recife, Brazil. We find ourselves in front of the town hall of Abreu e Lima, in the metropolitan region of Recife. The municipality honours José Inácio de Abreu e Lima, one of the most enigmatic and multifaceted figures in Brazilian history.

Recife Brazil Se você acabou de chegar ao Recife, capital de Pernambuco, e vê o quanto essa cidade é cosmopolita no presente, talvez não tenha a dimensão de como era este lugar antes da invasão holandesa, em 1630.

Recife Brazil Mocht je net zijn aangekomen in Recife, de hoofdstad van Pernambuco, en je ziet hoe kosmopolitisch deze stad tegenwoordig is, is het je misschien moeilijk voor te stellen hoe de stad eruit zag, vóór de Nederlandse invasie van 1630.

If you’re new to Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, and you see how cosmopolitan this city is today, it might be difficult to imagine what it was like before the Dutch invasion in 1630.