The next town, 50km down the road, is GRAVATÁ, one of several agreste towns that has optimistically tagged itself “The Switzerland of Pernambuco” on the strength of its cool hill climate – temperatures average around 21°C. There are lots of villas and a hotel built in Swiss-chalet style, rather incongruous in a landscape that […]
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