Olinda
a city in northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic coast: a suburb of Recife known as a beach resort.
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Olinda partook of all these advantages, and was itself the best built and most populous town in Brazil.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamI was surprised at the extreme beauty of Olinda, or rather of its remains, for it is now in a melancholy state of ruin.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamViera's plot discovered, to deliver Olinda and the other Dutch possessions into the hands of the Portuguese.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThere are two strong forts on the isthmus, betwixt Olinda and Pernambuco, and a pillar midway to aid the pilot.
Wanderings in South America | Charles WatertonFirst the town of Olinda, and then the neighbouring town of Recife, were captured, after very severe fighting.
South America | W. H. Koebel
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