Recife and Olinda photos.

Pina Beach, Recife, Brazil.

Pina Beach, Recife, Brazil. Marcus, Ralph and Andrea.

Tall tower blocks on the beach at Pina Beach, Recife, Brazil.

Riverside tower blocks in downtown Recife, Brazil.

This was the first sign of the poverty I saw in Brazil. This was just around the corner from the docks, people living, sleeping & eating on the streets.

Tall beachside tower blocks in the background, looking down over poorer areas of downtown Recife, Brazil.

Razor wire sat on a lot of the walls around the beachside buildings in Recife, Brazil.

Alan Morris outside one of the entrances to Casa da Cultura, an old penitentiary building.

Alan Morris inside the Casa da Cultura, an old penitentiary building in Recife.

A band playing in the grounds of the Casa da Cultura, Recife.

Performers outside the Casa da Cultura in Recife.

A man pulling a cart of what looked like trash across a large bridge over a river in Recife.

A monument to Portuguese aviators in Recife.

Traffic on a busy road near the dock in Recife.

I am always fascinated with wiring in some of the places I visit. How these cables supply anything without catching fire amazes me.

Inside The Holy Saviour of the World Cathedral also known as the Olinda Cathedral.

Carmo Church in Olinda, seen from the Olinda Cathedral above it.

A view over Olinda & Recife taken from the Olinda Cathedral.

Alan Morris sat on a wall at the Olinda Cathedral. Behind me is the Olinda & Recife coastline.

Marcus with Andrea and Ralph at the Olinda Cathedral.

An artisan market in Olinda. In the background, you can just make out the Costa Favolosa docked in the port at Recife.

A view over Olinda. In the background is the port at Recife.

Very steep hill leading down into Olinda from the Cathedral. I am glad I didn't have to walk this hill.

The coastline of Recife fades away behind us as we leave port on the Costa Favolosa.