Lagoa do Carro
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Small town located 61 km northwest of Recife, famous for the production of artisanal tapestry. It is close to the town of Tracunhaém, one of Brazil's most important ceramic art centers.
Get in
Fly to Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC), in Recife.
From Recife, you can rent a car or take a bus from the TIP Bus Terminal.
Interstate highway BR-408 and state highway PE-090 (via Carpina) lead you to Lagoa do Carro.
Expresso 1002 serves the Recife-Lagoa do Carro route, with stops in-between. Tel: +55 81 3452-2796.
From Recife, you can rent a car or take a bus from the TIP Bus Terminal.
Interstate highway BR-408 and state highway PE-090 (via Carpina) lead you to Lagoa do Carro.
Expresso 1002 serves the Recife-Lagoa do Carro route, with stops in-between. Tel: +55 81 3452-2796.
See
- Tapestry art
Cachaça MuseumThe museum shows a small part of the history of Brazil, its culture, its habits and its geography through the labels of sugar cane brandy. You can also taste different types of cachaça at the end of the tour.
Buy
- Tapestry:
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Tapeçeiras de Lagoa do Carro - Cooperativa Arte Nossa
phone: +55 81 3621-8021, +55 81 3621-8023Rodovia PE 090, km 08, Lagoa do Carro, -
Associação das Tapeceiras de Lagoa do Carro
phone: +55 81 3621-8162Rodovia PE 090, km 08, Lagoa do Carro.
Sleep
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Eco Resort Ruc - Fazenda Engenho Cordeiro
phone: +55 81 3621-8188, +55 81 9984-1056State Highway PE-090. -
phone: +55 81 9617-4969Nazaré da Mata-Buenos Aires road.
Go next
- Tracunhaém, one of Brazil's most important ceramic art production centers.
- Caruaru, another major ceramic art and handicraft production center in Brazil.
- Recife, vibrant capital of Pernambuco state.
- Olinda, beautiful colonial town in the Atlantic coast. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Igarassu, colonial town, home to Brazil's oldest church and Latin America's largest collection of baroque art.
- Porto de Galinhas, consistently voted Brazil's best beach.