Why visit Recife
Townapedia lists 93 museums and landmarks, 60 parks and trails, 143 places to eat, 15 places to stay and 15 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Saint Isabel Theather, Faculdade de Direito do Recife, Caixa Cultural and Museu da Cidade do Recife.
Weather in Recife
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Things to do15
Faculdade de Direito do Recife
School · 0.7 km
Law school
Praça Adolfo Cirne, Recife
Catholic University of Pernambuco
School · 0.7 km
University in Brazil
Cinema São Luiz
Cinema and theater · 0.9 km
175 Rua da Aurora, Recife
Mirabilandia
Monument and historic site · 2.5 km
Amusement park in Olinda, Brazil
Santa Isabel Theater
Cinema and theater · 0.8 km
Theatre in Recife, Brazil
University of Pernambuco
School · 1.2 km
Public state university located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
3 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks93
Museu Cais do Sertão
Museum · 1.4 km
Armazém 10 Avenida Alfredo Lisboa, Recife
Tu-Fr 09:00-17:00, Sa-Su 13:00-17:00
Embaixada de Pernambuco - Bonecos Gigantes de Olinda
Museum · 1.4 km
183 Rua do Bom Jesus, Recife
Mo-Su 08:00-18:00
Forte das Cinco Pontas
Museum · 2.0 km
Praça das Cinco Pontas, Recife
Museu do Estado de Pernambuco
Museum · 2.5 km
Museum in Recife, Brazil
Museu de Arte Moderna Aloísio Magalhães
Museum · 0.8 km
265 Rua da Aurora, Recife
81 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds60
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48 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes143
Ristorante e Pizzaria Tomaselli
Restaurant · Pizza, Italian · 1.9 km
536 Rua Conselheiro Portela, Recife
Macunaíma
Restaurant · Crepe, Pasta, Pizza, Sushi · 2.0 km
268 Rua das Creoulas
Mo-Su 11:30-15:00, 18:00-22:30
ZEN COMIDA JAPONESA
Restaurant · Japanese · 1.7 km
Rua da Hora
Mo-Fr 18:00-23:00; Sa 18:00-24:00; Su 11:00-23:30
Dalena Tortas Finas
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.9 km
Avenida Conselheiro Rosa e Silva
Mo-Su 08:40-21:30
La Douane Bistrot
Restaurant · International · 1.5 km
35 Rua da Alfândega, Recife
10:00-22:00
Restaurante Dom Pedro
Restaurant · 1.2 km
376 Rua Imperador Dom Pedro II, Recife
11:00-20:00
Casa da Moeda
Bar and pub · Brazilian · 1.5 km
150 Rua da Moeda
131 more on the map.
Where to stay15
Motto by Hilton Recife
Motel and hotel · 1.4 km
33 R. Domingos José Martins, Recife
Churches and places of worship40
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Militares
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.2 km
309 Rua Nova, Recife
Concatedral de São Pedro dos Clérigos
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.5 km
Pátio de São Pedro, Recife
Convento e Igreja de Santo Antônio
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.0 km
280 Rua Imperador Dom Pedro II, Recife
Igreja da Madre de Deus
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.4 km
100 Rua Madre de Deus, Recife
Igreja Matriz do Santíssimo Sacramento de Santo Antônio
Church · Catholic · 1.2 km
Avenida Dantas Barreto, Recife
Basílica do Carmo
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.4 km
Pátio do Carmo, Recife
Church of Our Lady of the Conception of the Military
Church · 1.2 km
Shopping38
Gas and EV charging7
Shell Fernandes Vieira
Gas station · 1.2 km
386 Rua João Fernandes Vieira, Recife
Schools, colleges and libraries72
Escola de Referencia em Ensino Medio Ginasio Pernambucano (Aurora)
School
Rua da Aurora, Recife
Escola Técnica de Saúde - Real Hospital Português
School · 1.1 km
310 Rua Imperador Dom Pedro II, Recife
Healthcare79
Farmácia Parceria do Trabalhador
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.4 km
1 Avenida Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Recife
Map of Recife
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Getting there and nearby towns
Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.
- Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros do Recife map
- Olinda 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Camaragibe 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Paulista 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Jaboatão dos Guararapes 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Abreu e Lima 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- São Lourenço da Mata 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Igarassu 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Moreno 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Cabo de Santo Agostinho 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
- Itapissuma 31 km north, about 31 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Recife - PE. Debate entre presidenciáveis no SBT Nordeste (5011688304), Rede Brasil Atual from São Paulo-SP, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bom Jesus street, Old Recife (foto3) - Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Luci Correia from Jaboatão dos Guararapes - PE, Brasil, CC BY 2.0
- Recife - PE - Marina visita comunidade do Coque (4852500623), Rede Brasil Atual from São Paulo-SP, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
- As Alas do Castelo Ricardo Brennand em Recife - Brasil (7558306028), Marinelson Almeida - Traveling through Brazil from Niteroi, Brasil, CC BY 2.0
- Recife - PE - Dilma em encontro político (4933422666), Rede Brasil Atual from São Paulo-SP, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Recife - PE - Dilma fala com jornalistas (4837011997), Rede Brasil Atual from São Paulo-SP, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 2, User:Dantadd, CC BY-SA 2.5
- MEP-Recife, Lais Castro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Capela Dourada, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, Wilfredor, CC0
- Igreja da Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora do Carmo em Recife, Rodrigojordy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mosteiro de São Bento - Olinda - Pernambuco - Brasil, Prefeitura de Olinda, CC BY 2.0
- Basílica da Penha 01, Lais Castro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Teatro Santa Isabel com a Rua da Aurora ao fundo10, Hansfotos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Militares, Recife, BergCarlos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sinagoga Kahal Zur Israel, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, Wilfredor, CC0
- Museu da Cidade do Recife, Lyon Cristiano, CC BY 2.0
- CISAR03, Ricardo André Frantz ( User:Tetraktys ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Farol de Recife, Rodrigo Cantarelli from recife, brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Forte do Brum em um dia lindo em Recife, Leandro Bezerra Paris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hospital da Restauração, Lais Castro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Igreja Madre de Deus (Recife) 04, Joelkaula, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Liceu Nóbrega de Artes e Ofícios, Leonaardog, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MAMAM em 2016 03, José Paulo Lacerda/CNI, CC BY 3.0 br
- Fonte da Praça do Entroncamento - Bairro das Graças - Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, A. Júnior, CC BY 2.0
- Igreja de São Pedro no Patio de Sao Pedro, centro de Recife-PE2, Hansfotos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre Malakoff com o museu Cais do Sertão10x, Hansfotos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paço do Frevo, Joelkaula, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gabinete Português de Leitura no Recife 01, Lais Castro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Teresa Avila-teto, Lais Castro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cinema São Luiz, Hilary Shirley Carneiro dos Santos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RecifePacoAlfandega, Cleiton Martins, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hotel Central - Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, A. Júnior, CC BY 2.0
- CAIXA Cultural - Recife - Pernambuco - Brasil, Portal da Copa/ME, CC BY 3.0 br
- Cineteatro do Parque, Recife, 01-02-2026 (1), Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fachada principal do teatro de Santa Isabel - Recife, Junancy B Wanderley Jr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ginásio Pernambucano, Fábio de Oliveira Geber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Igreja do Santíssimo Sacramento de Santo Antônio, Recife (PE), Walber Moura, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fachada Paco do Frevo mai 2025, Luiz maciel silva, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Basílica do Carmo e Ordem Terceira do Carmo - Recife, Brasil, Jean Paulo de Souza Henrique, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hotel Central, Recife, 04-02-2026 (2), Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Forte do Brum - panoramio, Claudio Oliveira Lim…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museu de História Natural Louis Jacques Brunet, Leonaardog, CC BY-SA 4.0
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