This is only the third time I've been to the Northeast (Nordeste). The first time was a quick trip with our choir back on September 1994. We went to Bahia, which is a place that has a lot of characteristics all its own -- we visited the city of Salvador (NO, it is NOT El Salvador, the country, OK? It's the capital of the state of Bahia, which is pronounced Bah-ee-ah, "ee" being the strongest syllable).
Then, there was the "epic" Northeastern tour in our honeymoon, Dec. 1994 - Jan. 1995. Oh, yeah, and my dear friend Mimi will be quick to point out that we spent part of our nearly one month long honeymoon/vacation with his whole family. Yes we did, and SO WHAT? I can tell you more about that some other time (you can ask in the comments).
In any case, in our honeymoon/vacation we visited: Recife, Natal, São Luís, Fortaleza and, again, Salvador (my favorite!) -- all state capitals.
This time, only 17 years later, I got to know another city, Maceió, the capital of Alagoas. I also re-visited Recife and we had a whirlwind afternoon trip to João Pessoa, capital of yet another state, Paraíba. I also visited another city in my husband's birth state of Pernambuco -- Caruaru.
Anyway... there is still a lot more to visit in the Northeast and I hope that someday I will get to it, but I'm happy I got to see new places on this trip. This afternoon we flew back to São Paulo and left the Northeast behind.
Some photos for you...
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| Olinda, PE |
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| Olinda, PE, church from 1500s |
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| Porto de Galinhas - PE |
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| Reefs at Barra de São Miguel - AL |
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| Pernambuco countryside |
And this is nothing, really... I hope I get to share more. If only I could have a few more days here in São Paulo with real high speed internet (which is WAY better than what I get in where I live in Virginia)! I could stay up all night, but that would ruin my day tomorrow... what a temptation!
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