Recifie Antigo

A few weeks ago I went to Recife Antigo with Vivi and another intern Diego from El Salvador. Most of the information here is from Vivi, she was like our tour guide. This is where the european settlers first came to Recife and it is the oldest part of town, Its kind of like the old port of montreal (except for with the port).




The big phallic looking thing was erected in 2000. Ironically the artist is known for sculptures of female body parts. Apparently there was some opposition to building a giant tower of Rupert Russell the wonder muscle but the locals have grown to become quite fondle fond of the big baby arm holding an apple.

ok, sorry, I had to get that out of my system...
More pictures!



Recife Antigo is known as the Venice of Brasil because it has a lot of different colour buildings and water. One of the cool things about having buildings like this is that there is no need for ugly signs. The green building is known as the green bar and plays rock music and is a very relaxed atmosphere. In contrast, the black bar (no picture but looks the same as the green bar but is obviously back) is emo/gothic and gay.

Throughout Brasil you can find amazing graffiti art and Recife Antigo is no exception. Above is just a small example.


We went to a modern art museum, its kinda cool and I got some good pics


Finally here is a video of a drum band that plays and marches in the streets. It was one of my best days in Recife...