page_title: Olinda
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Olinda / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Terça-feira de Carnaval, em Olinda, é dia de conferir o Encontro de Bonecos Gigantes de Silvio Botelho. Mais de 100 bonecos participam do desfile que tem concentração no Largo do Guadalupe e segue pelas ladeiras do Sítio Histórico em direção ao Palácio dos Governadores – sede da Prefeitura de Olinda, onde acontece sua apoteose. No desfile de 2015, o homenageado foi o músico e saxifonista Maestro Spok que ganhou, inclusive, um boneco gigante idêntico a ele. Ao lado de Silvio Botelho, o pai dos bonecos gigantes de Olinda, Spok tocou ao lado de uma orquestra de frevo e puxou o arrastão de foliões que foram conferir a brincadeira Foto: Jan Ribeiro/Pref.Olinda carnaval.olinda.pe.gov.br/
context_page_description: Olinda is a historic city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in Greater Recife. It has a population of 389,494 people, covers 41.681 square kilometres, and has a population of 9,437 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is noted as one of the best-preserved colonial cities in Brazil.
  Olinda features a number of major tourist attractions, such as a historic downtown area, churches, and the Carnival of Olinda, a popular street party, very similar to traditional Portuguese carnivals, with the addition of African influenced dances. Unlike in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, in Olinda, admission to Carnival is free. All the festivities are celebrated on the streets, and there are no bleachers or roping. There are hundreds of small musical groups in many genres.
context_section_description: The main economic activities in Olinda are based in tourism, commerce, transportation industry and artcraft. The tourist sector has a boom every Carnival when thousands of people are in the old historic town center.
caption: Giant Dolls - Olinda Carnival.
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