Goiana

Not to be confused with Goiânia, the capital city of Goiás (southwest of Brasilia).

Goiana is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. Historic buildings, beautiful beaches and original cultural manifestations are the main touristic attractions.

Get in

By plane

Fly into Recife's Guararapes International Airport (REC ^IATA).

By car

From Recife, take BR-101 north. Goiana is 78 Km north of Recife.

By bus

• Bus Station, Avenida Marechal Castelo Branco, ☏ +55 81 3626-0130. 

See

Historic sites

• Our Lady of Carmel Church and Convent of Saint Albert of the Carmelites (Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo e Convento de Santo Alberto das Carmelitas). Built in 1666.
• 1 Our Lady of Blackmen Rosary Church (Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos). Built in 1596. Houses a Museum of Sacred Art. (updated Dec 2022)
• Our Lady of Whitemen Rosary Church (Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Brancos). Built in 1705.
• Tejucupapo. Site of the 1646 Tejucupapo Battle, in which local women defeated Dutch troops. An obelisk (built in 1931) celebrates the victory of the Tejucupapo Heroines.
• Our Lady of Ó Church (Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Ó). Built in 1864, in Ponta de Pedras beach.
• Saint Anthony Church (Igreja de Santo Antônio). Built in 1887, in Catuama beach.
• Saint Lawrence Church (Igreaja de São Lourenço), . Built in the 16th century.

Beaches

• Ponta de Pedras beach
• Carne de Vaca beach
• Catuama beach
• Barra de Catuama beach

Do

• Catamaran Boat Rides. Goiana river, Celeiro Island, Itamaracá Island.
• Aparauá EcoAventura . Environment and adventure sports (trekking, biking, mountain biking, rapel).
• Scuba Diving: Wrecks of the Nicolau Copérnico (1883) and the Vapor Bahia (1887) at Ponta de Pedras beach.
• Watch trained crabs offer you drinks at Buraco da Gia restaurant.

Buy

• Ceramics
• Paintings

Eat

• Buraco da Gia. Rua Padre Batalha, 100; tel.: +55 81 3626-0150. Don't miss the trained crabs that offer you a drink!!!