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The Jewish tour of Recife and Olinda is a very special experience for those interested in learning more about the presence of Jews and new Christians in Recife – in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Guide historian will take you to know the main milestones of the Jewish presence in Brazil and about the Brazilian colonial economy, the religious culture of the Brazilian people and about the European wars that brought Portuguese Jews from the Netherlands during the 17th century. In Olinda we will visit some of the main churches, markets and streets of the colonial period and main vestiges of the Marrana presence in Brazil in the 16th century, in addition to the house of Branca Dias, and a mikveh (purification tank) that is representing the "marrana" cultural resistance in the colonial era. .
In Recife the tour will be in the historic center where concentrated most of the Jewish community during the Dutch period of the 17th century we will visit the first public synagogue of the Americas.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Sampa Trip Brasil offers transfers from hotels, airports and ports. The traveler can enter the departure and return location of their tour.
Itinerary
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1
POINT OF MEETING OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
15 minutes • Admission ticket included -
Rua do Bom Jesus (Pass by)
BOM JESUS STREET (former JEWISH STREET)
Admission ticket free -
2
RUA DA IMPERATRIZ – THE PRINCIPAL ROAD ON WHO CONCENTRATE JEWISH TRADE
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
3
BRASILIA TEIMOSA (BAIRRO DO PINA) – PLACE OF JEWISH PEOPLE
15 minutes • Admission ticket included -
4
You will have a very special tour and you will pass the Historic Route route from Jewish presence in Recife-Olinda. The tour will be Guidedo by an experienced and well-knowing guide of the history of the Jewish presence in Recife. FIRST BLOCK (XX CENTURY) • PLAZA MACIEL PINHEIRO – PONTO DE MEETING OF THE JUDAIC COMMUNITY • RUA DA IMPERATRIZ – THE PRINCIPAL ROAD ON WHO CONCENTRATE JEWISH TRADE • RUA MARTINS JÚNIOR – WHERE A ISRAEL SYNAGOGA OF RECIFE SECOND BLOCK (XVII CENTURY) • BRASILIA TEIMOSA (BARRO DO PINA) – LOCAL OF JEWISH POPULATION • GOOD JESUS STREET (ANCIENT JUDEUS STREET) • SINAGOGA KAHAL ZUR ISRAEL – THE FIRST OF THE AMERICA • MAURITIUS PONTE DE NASSAU (FIRST PONTE OF THE STAD ENGINEER JUDEO BALTAZAR FONSECA) • OLINDA – HOUSE OF GUARD JUDEUS (ATUAL CHURCH) THIRD BLOCK (XVI CENTURY) • OLINDA – PRINCIPAL NUCLEUS OF POPULATION IN THIS PERIOD • WHITE HOUSE DAYS – (PRESUMIBLE) MIKVE) • IGLESIA DA SÉ – LOCAL OF DENUNCATION THE NEW CHRISTIANS.
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
(Pass by)
MAURITIUS BRIDGE OF NASSAU (THE FIRST BRIDGE IN THE CITY BY THE JEWISH ENGINEER BALTAZAR FONSECA)
Admission ticket free -
5Olinda
OLINDA – HOUSE OF JEWISH GUARDS (CURRENT CHURCH) THIRD BLOCK (CENTURY XVI) • OLINDA – MAIN CENTER OF PEOPLE IN THAT PERIOD
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
6Olinda
• HOUSE OF BRANCA DIAS - (ASSUMED MIKVE)
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Olinda
• IGLESIA DA SÉ – LOCAL OF DENUNCATION THE NEW CHRISTIANS.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Recife Antigo
Memorial in honor of Jewish history in Recife
25 minutes • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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