Conjunto Sanatorial Octávio de Freitas, the oldest hospital complex dedicated to the treatment of tuberculosis in Pernambuco, was named in honor of the sanitarian doctor from Piauí who, in Recife, had a great participation in the regulation of hygiene measures and in the fight against epidemics, Oct

Personalities from memory of Pernambuco carnival.

The Pernambuco Public Library was created during the administration of the Conde da Boa Vista, in 1841, but was only inaugurated, in the drawing room of the Liceu Pernambucano, on May 5, 1852.

The initial goal of the creation of the radio: that of a means of mass communication.

The history of public transport in Recife can be traced back to 1841, when Englishman Tomás Sayle made four-wheeled horse-drawn stagecoaches available on the Monteiro line.