Recife – The Biggest City of Northeast Brazil

In a previous post I shared a Varig Airlines vintage postcard showing the Via Anchieta Highway in Brazil. Today I'm sharing another Varig Airlines postcard from my grandparents' collection.

This postcard shows a part of Recife, Brazil. Recife is the capital of the state of Pernambuco. It's also one of the largest cities in Brazil.

This map from Google Maps shows where Recife is located in Brazil.



Written description on the back of the postcard:

RECIFE is the biggest city of Northeast Brazil. Located on the coast and being intersected by two rivers, it is called the Brazilian Venice.

I found this photo on the Wikimedia Commons website. Isn't Recife beautiful?

Recife, Brazil - Photo by Americo Nunes
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And here's another beautiful photo of Recife from the Wikimedia Commons website.

Recife, Brazil - Photo by gjofili
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I'll be sharing more Varig Airlines vintage postcards from my grandparents' collection in future posts.

Thanks for stopping by!


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Via Anchieta Highway ~ Brazil

This vintage postcard from my grandparents' collection shows the Via Anchieta Highway in Brazil. The postcard was printed in Brazil, but it looks like my grandparents purchased it in San Francisco because of the stamp on the back of the postcard.

My grandparents have several Varig Airlines postcards in their collection. I shared one of them in a previous post. You can see it by clicking HERE.

Written description on the back of the postcard:

Portuguese:

VIA ANCHIETA, moderna estrada de rodagem que liga Sao Paulo a Santos, atravessa a Serra do Mar e descortina ao viajante belissima paisagem.

English:

The modern VIA ANCHIETA highway, that connects the most important city of Brazil – Sao Paulo – with its busiest port – Santos – carries the traveller through the mountains unveiling beautiful landscapes.

I will share more of the Varig Airlines postcards from my grandparents' collection in future posts.

Thanks for stopping by!


© 2014 Copyright by Jana Last, All Rights Reserved