Buy

Mercado de São José

A 1871 project of architect J. Louis Liethier and engineer Louis Léger Vauthier. Iron structure was inspired in the Grenelle Market in Paris, France. Historically, the market played an important role as a meeting place for street magicians, musicians, acrobats and the like. You can still find traditional handicrafts, regional food, medicinal herbs and Cordel Literature.

Website: www2.recife.pe.gov.br (opens in a new tab)

Directions Suggest a nearby place

Listing from Wikivoyage: Recife, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.

Close by

See
Casa do Carnaval
The "house of Carnaval" is a documentation center for the yearly event, with books, photographs and the like (some of it available in digital format).
Mon-Fri 09:00-17:30
Eat
Bargaço
Bargaço is considered the best fish and seafood restaurant in Recife. A typical speciality of the restaurant is the moqueca, pieces of fish or shrimp stewed with vegetables and coconut milk.
Sun-Thu 12:00-00:00, Fri Sat 12:00-01:00
See
Museu de Arte Sacra Padre Roberto Barbalho
The museum contains religious artifacts.
Eat
Leite
Open since 1882, it is Recife's most traditional Portuguese restaurant. The restaurant was named after its founder, Armando Manoel Leite da França, a Portuguese immigrant, who established a small kiosk in 1882. Leite has a large menu ranging from decadent entrées to delicious desserts. The restaurant mainly serves Portuguese dishes. Try the giant shrimp grilled on butter or a regional dessert called carola, banana topped with cheese and baked with sugar and cinnamon.
Sun-Fri 11:30-16:00