• "New Hens arrived at the port". The password used some centuries ago to warn that the slaves had arrived is still listened in Porto Galinhas; town of 5000 inhabitants and located at 60 km to the south of Recife, on the coast of the state of Pernambuco.

• At the present time it is a tourist centre of first magnitude, with beautiful beaches and coralline reefs. The activities follow one another during the day.

• Nautical Sports, walks by the mouth of the Maracaipe River or refreshments in some of the beach bars on the beach will make you spend a unforgettable day.