Caruaru is a city in Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. It is famous for its huge São João (St. John's) celebrations in June. The city claims to have "the world's largest São João festivities". -8.284444-36.0108331 Oscar Laranjeiras Airport (CAU IATA Aeroporto de Caruaru). It has no scheduled flights (updated May 2019) Recife's airport is at accessible road distance. Along BR-232 - from Recife - travel by bus (about 1 hour 30 minutes) is simple and comfortable. The Caruaruense line costs about R$20 each way. Along BR-104 - from Campina Grande Main Distances: Recife: 137 km Garanhuns: 106 km Campina Grande: 173 km Maceió: 240 km Serra Talhada: 299 km Salgueiro: 404 km Alto do Moura, recognized by UNESCO as the largest center for figurative arts in the Americas. Home to famous ceramist Mestre Vitalino and other artists Casa-Museu Mestre Vitalino (Mestre Vitalino's House), open Monday through Saturday, 08:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00; Sunday, 08:00-12:00. At Rua Mestre Vitalino, Alto do Moura Memorial Mestre Galdino, open Tuesday through Saturday, 08:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00; Sunday, 08:00-13:00; at Rua São Sebastião, 181, Alto do Moura Museu do Barro e da Cerâmica (Clay and Ceramics Museum). Open Tuesday-Saturday, 08:00-17:00; Sunday, 08:00-13:00; at Espaço Cultural Tancredo Neves, bloco B. Praça Cel. José de Vasconcellos, 100, Centro; tel. : (81) 3701.1533  Memorial de Caruaru, a multifaceted cultural center with three key components: the City Museum (Museu Celso Galvão or Museu da Cidade), Memorial da Feira de Caruaru and an exhibit on popular folk art. Open: Tuesday through Saturday, 08:00-17:00, at Rua Duque de Caxias, 1000, Centro; tel. : (81) 3721.1039 Museu do Forró Luiz Gonzaga (Forró Museum) Museu do Cordel (Cordel Museum). Museum dedicated to "Cordel" literature, a traditional pamphlet literature that was typical in Europe in the Middle Ages. Northeastern Brazil is one of the few place in the world where this type of literature is still alive. Feira de Caruaru (Caruaru Street Market), Brazil's largest street market (handicrafts, lace and embroidery, leather products, traditional medicinal products, typical food, and almost anything you might want) Feira do Troca-Troca (Exchange-Exchange Street Market), a street market in which you can exchange the most strange goods, such as chickens for a watch, a parakeet for a bicycle, and the like. Takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Museu da Fábrica de Caroá (Caroá Factory Museum), installed in what used to be Fábrica Caroá (1935-1978), Brazil's first factory to produce fiber products from the caroá plant. Pátio do Forró, where all the action is. Main attraction during São João (Saint John's) and São Pedro (Saint Peter's) festivals. Lots of forró dancing going on with live music on three stages. June Festivals (primarily St. John's) St. Gonçalvo - First Saturday in June St. Anthony - June 13 St. John's celebrations (São João) - June 24 Sts. Peter & Paul - June 29 St. Martial - June 30 Handicrafts (pottery art) from one of the 200 artists at the Alto do Moura neighborhood. Feira de Caruaru: Brazil's largest street market (handicrafts, lace and embroidery, leather products, traditional medicinal products, typical food, and almost anything you might want) Caruaru has a very active commerce downtown. It serves as a commercial and services hubs for an important part of the interior of Pernambuco. Outside the city center, Caruaru Shopping https://www.caruarushopping.com] is a modern shopping mall with movie theaters and fast-food restaurants. Local gastronomy includes several goat and bovine meat dishes, such as "buchada", "carne de sol", "chambarril" and "sarapatel". Green beans and melted butter are also typical. Restaurants (Typical Northeastern Food): Bode Assado do Luciano, R. Mestre Vitalino, 511, Alto do Moura La Carne, Av. Cícero José Dutra, s/n, Petrópolis Mestre Vitalino, Rua Leão Dourado, 13, São Francisco Mandacaru, R. São Domingos, 160, Pinheirópolis Rei do Bode, Rua Mestre Vitalino, 570, Alto do Moura Gostim de Feira, Caruaru Shopping Restaurants (Other Food): Bistrô do Chef Adolfo, Caruaru Shopping O Nelore, R. Bogotá, 50, Divinópolis (feijoada) Papillon, Av. Prof. José Leão, 425, Maurício de Nassau (local and international food) Mister Pizza, Av.Agamenon Magalhães, s/n, Maurício de Nassau (fast food pizza) Chinatown, Caruaru Shopping (Chinese food) Bars: Bar da Perua, R. Aliança, 175, Cohab I Mulungu, R. Mestre Vitalino, 595, Alto do Moura Universidade da Cerveja, Av. Agamenon Magalhães, 1351, Maurício de Nassau Grande Hotel São Vicente de Paulo [1], Av. Rio Branco, Centro; tel. : +55 81 3721-5011 Caruaru Park Hotel [2], BR-232, km 128, Agamenon Magalhães; tel. : +55 81 3722-9191 Hotel Village [3], BR-232, km 129, Petrópolis; tel. : +55 81 3722-5544 Hotel Central [4], Rua Vigário Freire, 71, Centro; tel. : +55 81 3721-5880 Palace Hotel [5] [formerly dead link], Avenida Campina Grande, 241, São Francisco; tel. : +55 81 3724-5880 Caruaru Pallace Hotel [6], Rua Amélia Maria da Conceição, 148, Pinheirópolis; tel. : +55 81 3724-8360 Maysa Plaza Hotel [7], Rua Teófilo Dias, 93, Maurício de Nassau; tel. : +55 81 3725-1900 Vila Rica Hotel, Rua Dalvino Alves Pedrosa, 160, Pinheirópolis; tel. : +55 81 3722-9666 Hotel Caruaru, Rua Mestre Pedro, 77, Centro; tel. : +55 81 3722-5011. (Looking extremely dead: don't count on it.) Camping Empetur, Rua Dois Irmãos, tel. : +55 81 3732-1158 Tracunhaém, one of Brazil's most important ceramic art production centers. Lagoa do Carro, famous for its tapestry. You can also visit the Cachaça Museum. Recife, vibrant capital of Pernambuco state. Olinda, beautiful colonial town in the Atlantic coast. 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.
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