Benfica Cultural Center (Centro Cultural Benfica), Rua Benfica, 157, Madalena (Zona Norte), ☎ 81 3227 0657, . Mon-Fri, 9AM-noon and 2PM-5PM. The center specializes in the "Armorial" Movement and also holds a significant portion of the pieces from the old Fine Arts School. �
Joaquim Nabuco House, Rua da Imperatriz, 147 - Santo Antônio (Centro). House were 19th century politician, abolitionist and author Joaquim Nabuco was born. �
Joaquim Nabuco Palace (Assembléia Legislativa do Estado de Pernambuco), Rua da União, 439 - Boa Vista (Centro), ☎ 81 3217 2211, . Seat of the Pernambuco State Legislature, built in 1874. A historical documents collection can be visited in the annex building. �
Justice Palace (Palácio da Justiça), Praça da República - Santo Antônio (Centro), ☎ 81 3419 3311, . Seat of the Pernambuco State Judiciary, built in 1930. �
Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue, Rua do Bom Jesus - Recife Antigo. Built in and used by some of the thousands of Sephardic Jews who immigrated here during the brief period Dutch domination between 1630 and 1657. The oldest synagogue in the Americas. �
Malakoff Tower Cultural Obseratory (Torre Malakoff), Rua do Observatório, Recife Antigo (Centro), ☎ 81 3424 8704, . Tue-Fri 10AM-8PM, Sat 2PM-8PM, Sun 2PM-7PM. Built in 1853. Beautiful tower in the port front. Functions as an astronomic observatory and arts and science center. �
Parque Theater (Teatro do Parque), Rua do Hospício, 81 - Boa Vista (Centro), ☎ 81 3423 6044. Constructed in 1915, Parque Theater is one of the three oldest, historic theaters in Recife. Modern and traditional plays from Spanish and Portuguese playwrights of the 17th-21st centuries are performed at the theater. Next door is the Cineteatro do Parque, Recife's oldest cinemas. Because Recife's municipal government, tickets are subsidized and cost only pennies! �
Pernambucan School (Ginásio Pernambucano), Rua da Aurora, 703, Boa Vista, (Centro) (next door to the State Assembly and Manuel Bandeira's House). Built in the second quarter of the 19th century, it is one of Brazil's oldest secondary schools. The school's Louis Jacques Brunet Natural History Museum was one of the first in Latin America. Father Carapuceiro, Barbosa Lima Sobrinho, Epitácio Pessoa and Ariano Suassuna were either teachers or students here. The school was visited by Emperor Dom Pedro II. �
Portuguese Reading Room (Gabinete Português de Leitura), Rua do Imperador, 290 - Santo Antônio (Centro), ☎ 81 3224 2593, . Mon-Fri 8AM-noon and 1PM-5PM. Built in 1850. �
Princesses' Field Palace (Palácio do Campo das Princesas), Praça da República - Santo Antônio (Centro), ☎ 81 3425 2124, . The state governor's Palace, built in 1841. The name of the building derives from the fact that the daughters of Emperor Dom Pedro II used to play in the palace's gardens. �
Pernambucan Academy of Letters (Academia Pernambucana de Letras), Av. Rui Barbosa, 1586, Graças (Zona Norte), . Constructed in 1870. �
Santa Isabel Theater (Teatro Santa Isabel), Praça da República - Santo Antônio (Centro), . One of Brazil's finest theaters. Built in 1850. �
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