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 * Saturday 9th - Monday 11th June

Olinda**

My next destination was Olinda. A small in is a city in Pernambuco State, a port on the Atlantic Ocean, near Recife. > > Accessing services and assistance when puchsaing well it was ok considering I am a fast learner and was able to pick up some important expressions on the way so I could communicate with them: Such as "Quanto?" which means how muchis it?, "Onde?" Where? > > Arrived here in Olinda the night before, a couple of hours south by connecting bus in Recife nearby. Exploring the historic town where most of the buildings date back to the 16th century.
 * A Beach resort and art center in an area of sugar plantations.
 * Mainly has sugar-processing and cigar- and textile-manufacturing industries.
 * Olinda, long the most important city in northern Brazil, was prominent in early colonial history, traces of which are found in the old churches and buildings.
 * Also in the city are the fort of São Francisco, called the Cheese Fort;
 * The Prefeitura, or government house of the captains general;
 * and the Joaquim Nabuco Institute. Founded in 1535, Olinda was the capital of a Portuguese colonial captaincy until it was succeeded by Recife; from 1630 to 1654 it was under Dutch rule.
 * Population (1996 estimate) 349,380.