▫▪ Project “Paraíba em Foco 2009”

Circuit of the Cold

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:+ Gяoup: Ivиα Dαиtαs

Izαвεlα Fяαиçα

Mαяiαиa Figuεiяεdo

Rαfαεllα Poиtεs

Sαrαн Silvα

Sмyяиα Aяαgão

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Historical Monument of a very important man to the

city

◊ It was in Areia, where Pedro

Américo was born, taking their

talent known and admired in the

small city of Paraiba.

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It began as a chapel since 1800.

After many reforms, the church has

become one of the most beautiful

religious

buildings in the interior of Paraíba. ⋆⋆

Besides the external

architecture, the church presents a

magnificent altar and

precious paintings representing

events of the Bible.

Main street of the city.

Are located Church, ⋆⋆

Restaurants and other attractions.

The old architecture ⋆⋆

Is predominant in the city.

Places and landscapes

are still preserved.

The handicrafts ⋆⋆

and the production of cane,

is a major means of

income

of the city.

The “Engenho Triunfo” has

modern equipments, currently

receives hundreds of people each

month and produces the

“Cachaça Triunfo”, one of the

best in the Northeast of Brazil,

which has sold ⋆⋆

all its production immediately.

The “Engenho” looks like an ⋆⋆

industry-based, where the cane is

prepared and used as raw material

for production of “cachaça”.

“Museu da Rapadura”

It has as main mission to preserve

the history of man's land

of the swamp of Paraiba, ⋆⋆

to the cultivation of sugar cane.

The “casa-grande” was an element

of the organization society,

core-dominated social, economic and political.

It was built in 1854 ⋆⋆

by the richest families of the place,

with capacity for about 250 spectators.

The first theater of Paraíba,

and the second of northeastern Brazil.

Slave Quarters (Senzala)

The slave quarters was a kind of ⋆⋆

accommodation of Brazilian slaves.

Be used in front of the slave quarters a “pelourinho”

(trunk used to tie a slave to the application

of physical punishment)

In Areia is preserving the slave quarters as a tourist

point.

“Almanjarra”

The site remains preserved the

machinery used for the manufacture

of rapadura of brown sugar, the

honey and hootch,

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and a “alambique de barro”, which

distilled “cachaça” for exclusive use

of their former owners.

:+ GROUP !only the girls who were to travel

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