Historic centre
A national landmark.
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Goiana is a historic city of about 85,000 people at the northern tip of Greater Recife in Pernambuco, some 62 kilometres from Recife and 51 kilometres from João Pessoa; its historic centre has been a national landmark since 1938. Its history is tied to the sugar mills, and its people took part in major events, among them the Battle of the Heroines of Tejucopapo in 1646, when the village women fought off Dutch invaders, and the Pernambuco Revolution of 1817. It has what is counted as the first workers' village of its kind in Latin America, and became a «vila» in 1711 and a city in 1840. The municipality faces the ocean and holds Ponta de Pedras, the easternmost point of the state's mainland, along with quiet beaches popular with locals. Its historic centre and beaches combine well in a day trip from Recife or João Pessoa.
A national landmark.
The far east.
Tejucopapo's women.
Goiana, north coast of Pernambuco state
A 1646 battle in which the village women fought Dutch invaders.