Yesterday we went to Porto de Galinhas which is located 80 km south from Recife (1.5 hour on the bus). Everyone said that the place was amazing but we were very disappointed. The beach is beautiful indeed but there were so many people, chairs, parasoles and vendors on the beach that it looked like a market, not a beach. Geraldo called the beach "favela" because of many people from favelas on it ha ha ha...
Tomorrow I am leaving Recife for Natal, my next stop. I am getting close to the equator :)