It got that name because it had no trees and formed a vast, flat field. It was there, taking advantage of the area’s topography, the people of Recife built the Campo Grande Racecourse.

Carlos Ivan de Melo is the son of Ms. Antônia da Paz Vieira de Melo and Mr. Manoel Vieira de Melo and was born in Olinda, at Rua Coronel João Lopes, formerly known as “Beco da Poeira” (Dust Alley), on the outskirts of Varadouro. In his childhood he admired the work of his aunt Julinha, a lady skille

The Carnivals of Recife and Olinda are mixed in the consolidation of commitment to the reveler, because the festival focus on popular participation.

With the creation of the bishopric of Olinda, in 1676, the Sé was elevated to the position of cathedral.