Praça a Luiz
Praça a Luiz is a square in Recife, Grande Recife, Pernambuco. Praça a Luiz is situated nearby to the stadium Estádio do Arruda, as well as near the marketplace Encruzilhada Public Market.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estádio do Arruda and Encruzilhada Public Market.
Estádio do Arruda
Stadium
Photo: Federação Pernambucana de Futebol, Public domain.
Estádio José do Rego Maciel, also known as Estádio do Arruda, is a multi-purpose stadium in Recife, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Estádio do Arruda is situated 160 metres north of Praça a Luiz.
Encruzilhada Public Market
Marketplace
Photo: Paulo Camelo, CC BY 2.5.
Encruzilhada Public Market is a marketplace, which is situated 1 km south of Praça a Luiz.
Mirabilandia
Theme park
Mirabilandia was an amusement park in north-eastern Brazil. It is located between Recife and Olinda, and occupied 57,000 m2 of land. Mirabilandia operates three traveling parks in Brazil, called Universal Park, Fiesta Park and American Park. Mirabilandia is situated 2 km east of Praça a Luiz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Recife Antigo and Olinda.
Recife Antigo
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
Recife Antigo is the historical section of central Recife, Brazil. It is located on the Island of Recife, near the Recife harbor. This historic area has been recently recovered and now holds several clubs, bars and a high-tech center called Porto Digital. Recife Antigo is situated 4½ km southeast of Praça a Luiz.
Olinda
Photo: Prefeitura de Olinda, CC BY 2.0.
Olinda is a city in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It hosts one of Brazil's most famous carnivals and is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its 16th and 17th century buildings.
Praça a Luiz
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Praca a Luiz”
- Location: Recife, Grande Recife, Pernambuco, Northeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.02817° or 8° 1′ 41″ southLongitude
-34.89122° or 34° 53′ 28″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
6937X4C5+PGGeoNames ID
12136759
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In Other Languages
“Praça a Luiz” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Praça a Luiz”
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