'''Brejo da Madre de Deus''' is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil.

The city is famous for the '''Paixao de Cristo''' that takes place in Nova Jerusalem, in the district of Fazenda Nova.

Districts

  • Fazenda Nova
  • Get in

    Fly to Recife Guararapes International Airport. From Recife, rent a car or take a bus to Brejo da Madre de Deus. A closer, but much smaller airport, can be found in Caruaru.

    Get around

    See

  • '''Paixao de Cristo de Nova Jerusalem''' [http://www.novajerusalem.com.br], world's largest open-air theater. Passion of Christ and monumntal city (real-size replica of Jerusalem during Jesus' time). More than 200,000 thousand visitors during Easter.
  • Historical buildings in the center of town. Colonial tiles from the 1700s and early 1800s.
  • Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho Church
  • Matriz de Sao Jose Church (1792)
  • Casa da Camara e Cadeia (1845), by French arhitect Louis Vauthier
  • Historical and Archeological Museum (Museu Historico do Brejo da Madre de Deus)
  • Monumental Sculpture Park (Parque de Esculturas Monumentais Nilo Coelho), in Fazenda Nova district
  • Do

    Buy

    Eat

    Drink

    Sleep

    Get out