Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - Recife, Brazil
Recife is one of the largest and most important cities on the NE coast of Brazil. The city was originally founded by the Dutch. Their population is nearly 4 million. I was saddened to discover that their beaches are polluted and the water was not safe to swim.
The port is industrial and we had to be bussed from the ship to downtown. When we departed the bus we noticed the towns waterway to be disgusting and full of sewerage. We immediately negotiated a cab ride for $30 to the small town of Olinda (15 mins away). We spent two hours taking pictures and browsing the craft shops before returning back to the ship.
We were back on the ship by Noon, we could have gladly skipped this port!
After dinner we headed to the theatre. We were entertained by Petrina Johnson, a Vocalist & Impressionist from England. Apparently, Carnival flew her into Recife and she had just boarded the ship around 3pm. She was a wonderful singer and we truly enjoyed her show.
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