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I got to Olinda OK. It's a small service town next to Recife which is a massive sprawling urban mess. They even have a metro but it runs overground. Olinda is quite bohemian and reminds me a lot of Melville and Yeoville in Jo'burg. There's a lot of good artwork available. You can also imagine a load of South American "carnies" running around.

I spent the day wondering around looking at the sights. Also wondered into a favella by mistake. There is a lighthouse set back against a hill and I wanted to see the view from there. It wasn't worth the slog up the hill but the looks I got were a story in themselves.



At the end of the day I was keen an a swim to cool down, but the sign bellow put me off: