Discover Pernambuco series
The Youtube channel Descubra Pernambuco released 4 half-hour episodes where several hosts take the viewer on a journey through the enchantments of Pernambuco. The episodes cover the following: Recife, Sertão […]
A look at Recife Carnival 2017
Now that Ash Wednesday has arrived, I thought it’d be nice to take a look at a best-of video and a few select images from around the web of Recife’s […]
Partying long before frevo
From parties in frevo clubs, with masks, confetti and streamers to the parties that fill the streets of Recife and the hillsides of Olinda, little has changed in Pernambuco’s Carnival. Even […]
Pernambucan terms to enjoy Carnival
Without arrodeio, Carnival in Pernambuco has a furdunço. Get it? In case not, you certainly aren’t familiar with terms that Pernambucans use fairly often. The expressions are endless and, when spoken […]
Recife 2017 Carnival study
“Recife residents like Carnival, want to hear frevo above all, prefer to be in Bairro do Recife rather than Olinda, are afraid of violence during the party and will take […]
Portinari’s Frevo
Cândido Portinari, one of Brazil’s most famous painters, depicted Recife’s frevo dance in four paintings from the late 1950s. For more of his art, check out the Portal Portinari, and […]
