Santo Antônio and São José Neighborhood

The island of Santo Antonio is the heart of the city downtown. Through it passed Dutch, Portuguese, Jews, French, Arabs and other peoples who left their marks in the landscape, architecture and popular commerce. Punctuated by courtyards, churches and mansions, the neighborhood has a great concentration of baroque and colonial buildings.
The neighborhood of São José is rich in details, sounds, smells and scenery. Filled with narrow streets, alleys, fairs and popular commerce, it is a feast for the senses and pockets. Known for the supply of products in wholesale and retail, through the streets of the neighborhood you know a little of what is the essence of Recife.