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Photo: Paulo Camelo, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Museum that covers the period of slavery and the abolitionist movement in 19th-century Brazil. Former plantation house. Former residence of Counsellor João Alfredo, leader of Brazil's abolitionist movement in the 19th century.
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Centro Cultural Benfica
The center specializes in the "Armorial" Movement and also holds a significant portion of the pieces from the old Fine Arts School.
Academia Pernambucana de Letras
Constructed in 1870, this is the headquarters of a prominent literary society.
More than 1,400 drawings and 160 paintings by paintor Murillo La Greca.
Museu de Arqueologia da Universidade Católica de Pernambuco
Archeological museum focused on indigenous artifacts. Located at the Catholic University of Pernambuco.
Holy Cross
Built between 1725 and 1732. Parts of the movie Lisbela e o Prisioneiro (2003) were shot in the square in front of the church.
Teatro do Parque
Constructed in 1915, Parque Theater is one of the three oldest, historic theaters in Recife. Modern and traditional plays from Spanish and Portuguese playwrights of the 17th-21st centuries are performed at the theater. Next door is the Cineteatro do Parque, Recife's oldest cinemas. Because Recife's municipal government, tickets are subsidized and cost only pennies!