Arretado de Bom

This spot celebrate the local culture with good exposition that mix feelings and sensations provided by the environment. Here, you can understand why people say that northeastern are strong.

Uma dica para quem procura comprar sua lembrancinha é o Mercado de São José, localizado no bairro de São Jose no centro do Recife. No Mercado você encontra varias opções de artesanato local, todos produzidos por artesões da região. O mercado fica no bairro de São José, e funciona de Segunda à sábado: 06h às 18h e…

Sociedade dos Forrozeiros Pé de Serra (Society of people who dance Forró, a typical Brazilian music). The idea of this place is to preserve the roots of this traditional type of music and welcome new talents. A very special place to learn more about local culture!

UK Pub is one of Recife's most traditional pucs, a classic in the south area of town. Launched in 2005 and hosting different music projects since then, featuring mostly samba, pagode and funk. But its hors-concours is still classic rock.

The Instituto Ricardo Brennand is a local cultural institution based in Recife and featuring a collection of the local artist Ricardo Brennand. Resembling a castle, the place is one of the most special spots to visit once you're in town!

The metro station of Estação Capiba reopened its doors as a cultural centre in the neighborhood of São José, downtown Recife. The TRain Museum has over 500 pieces in their exhibitions and it's a very cool place to get out of the off beaten touristic track.

Casa da Cultura is a former prison, closed 40 years ago. It was all renovated and nowadays, it hosts different local shops that sell from typical cuisine to handcraft articles. A very interesting spot to take pictures, appreciate architecture and to shop.

A local institution focused on the typical local dance of FREVO. Special programs on the weekends with music and dance to experiment the local rhytym.