• Alto do Moura, recognized by UNESCO as the largest center for figurative arts in the Americas. Home to famous ceramist Mestre Vitalino and other artists
• Casa-Museu Mestre Vitalino (Mestre Vitalino's House), open Monday through Saturday, 8am-noon and 2pm-5pm; Sunday, 8am-noon. At Rua Mestre Vitalino, Alto do Moura
• Memorial Mestre Galdino, open Tuesday through Saturday, 8am-noon adn 2pm-5pm; Sunday, 8am-1pm; at Rua São Sebastião, 181, Alto do Moura
• Museu do Barro e da Cerâmica (Clay and Ceramics Museum), open Tuesday-Saturday, 8am-5pm; Sunday, 8am-1pm; at Espaço Cultural Tancredo Neves, bloco B. Praça Cel. José de Vasconcellos, 100, Centro; tel.: (81) 3701.1533
• Memorial de Caruaru, a multifaceted cultural center with three key components: the City Museum (Museu Celso Galvão or Museu da Cidade), Memorial da Feira de Caruaru and an exhibit on popular folk art. Open: Tuesday through Saturday, 8am-5pm, at Rua Duque de Caxias, 1000, Centro; tel.: (81) 3721.1039
• Museu do Forró Luiz Gonzaga (Forró Museum)
• Museu do Cordel (Cordel Museum). Museum dedicated to "Cordel" literature, a traditional pamphlet literature that was typical in Europe in the middle ages. Northeastern Brazil is one of the few place in the world where this type of literature is still alive.
• Feira de Caruaru (Caruaru Street Market), Brazil's largest street market (handicrafts, lace and embroidery, leather products, traditional medicinal products, typical food, and almost anything you might want)
• Feira do Troca-Troca (Exchange-Exchange Street Market), a street market in which you can exchange the most strange goods, such as chickens for a watch, a parakeet for a bicycle, and the like. Takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
• Museu da Fábrica de Caroá (Caroá Factory Museum), installed in what used to be Fábrica Caroá (1935-1978), Brazil's first factory to produce fiber products from the caroá plant.
• Pátio do Forró, where all the action is. Main attraction during São João (Saint John's) and Sao Pedro (Saint Peter's) festivals. Lots of forró dancing going on with live music on three stages.

-- Caruaru Virtual Tour (by Folha de Sao Paulo) [1].

By plane

BRA has flights between Caruaru and Recife or São Paulo. From these two cities, there are various connections to the rest of the world.

Another option is to fly to Recife Guararapes International Airport and either rent a car or take a bus to Caruaru.

By bus/car

• Along BR-232 - from Recife - travel by bus (about 1 hour 30 minutes) is simple and comfortable. I took the Caruaruense line and spent about R$20,00 each way.
• Along BR-104 - from Campina Grande

Main Distances:

• Recife: 137 km
• Garanhuns: 106 km
• Campina Grande: 173 km
• Maceió: 240 km
• Serra Talhada: 299 km
• Salgueiro: 404 km

• Handicrafts (pottery art) from one of the 200 artists at the Alto do Moura neighborhood.
• Feira de Caruaru: Brazil's largest street market (handicrafts, lace and embroidery, leather products, traditional medicinal products, typical food, and almost anything you might want)
• Caruaru has a very active commerce downtown. It serves as a commercial and services hubs for an important part of the interior of Pernambuco. Outside the city center, Caruaru Shopping [2]] is a modern shopping mall with movie theaters and fast-food restaurants.

Local gastronomy includes several goat and bovine meat dishes, such as "buchada", "carne de sol" [3], "chambarril" and "sarapatel". Green beens and melted butter are also typical.

Restaurants (Typical Northeastern Food):

• Bode Assado do Luciano, R. Mestre Vitalino, 511, Alto do Moura
• La Carne, Av. Cícero José Dutra, s/n, Petrópolis
• Mestre Vitalino, Rua Leão Dourado, 13, São Francisco
• Mandacaru, R. São Domingos, 160, Pinheirópolis
• Rei do Bode, Rua Mestre Vitalino, 570, Alto do Moura
• Gostim de Feira, Caruaru Shopping

Restaurants (Other Food):

• Bistrô do Chef Adolfo, Caruaru Shopping
• O Nelore, R. Bogotá, 50, Divinópolis (feijoada)
• Papillon, Av. Prof. José Leão, 425, Maurício de Nassau (local and international food)
• Mister Pizza, Av.Agamenon Magalhães, s/n, Maurício de Nassau (fast food pizza)
• Chinatown, Caruaru Shopping (Chinese food)

Bars:

• Bar da Perua, R. Aliança, 175, Cohab I
• Mulungu, R. Mestre Vitalino, 595, Alto do Moura
• Universidade da Cerveja, Av. Agamenon Magalhães, 1351, Maurício de Nassau