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Explore Olinda in Brazil

Olinda in the region of Piauí is a town in Brazil - some 595 mi or ( 958 km ) North-East of Brasília , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Olinda

Current time in Olinda is now 11:19 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Fortaleza " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Teresina, Sao Raimundo Nonato, Santo Antonio, Pe da Serra, and Nascimento. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Teresina . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Olinda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Serra da Capivara

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Video clip from documentary about Serra da Capivara National Park in Piauí, Brazil. This video had the direction of photography made by Dimitrius Beck and editing by Simone Belem from Visual Effects. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Pedra Furada sites

Pedra Furada (meaning pierced rock) is an important collection of over 800 archaeological sites and rock paintings in Brazil which suggest a human presence prior to the arrival of Clovis people in North America. A Brazilian and French team excavating a site located in the Southeastern portion of the state of Piauí in what is now the Serra da Capivara National Park discovered the site in 1973.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.83 -42.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Brazil, Buildings and structures in Piauí, Pre-Clovis archaeological sites in the Americas

São Raimundo Nonato

São Raimundo Nonato is a city located in the southern region of the state of the Piauí, Brazil, and is 576 km away from the capital, Teresina. It is known for been the city where the administration (and part of) the Serra da Capivara National Park is located.

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Located at -9.02 -42.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Piauí

Coronel José Dias

Coronel José Dias is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.

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Located at -8.82 -42.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Piauí

Serra da Capivara National Park

Serra da Capivara National Park is a national park in the Northeastern region of Brazil. It has many prehistoric paintings. The park was created to protect the prehistoric artifacts and paintings found there. It became a World Heritage Site in 1991. Its head archaeologist is Niède Guidon. Its best known archaeological site is Pedra Furada. It is located in northeast state of Piauí, between latitudes 8° 26' 50" and 8° 54' 23" south and longitudes 42° 19' 47" and 42° 45' 51" west.

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Located at -8.67 -42.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Brazil, National parks of Brazil, Protected areas of Piauí, World Heritage Sites in Brazil