Mauricio de Nassau's House

Count Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, Maurício de Nassau in Portuguese, was a Count and later the Prince of Nassau-Siegen, a state in the Holy Roman Empire. When Dutch colonizers arrived in Pernambuco, he was the responsible for development of the new colony. Thus, many of Recife's and Olinda's art and architecture landmarks were influenced by Maurício. The most visible part of his participation in Pernambuco's history is on Antônio Vaz Island, located beside Old Recife Island and known as Cidade Maurícia, Mauritz Staad or Maurician City. Olinda keeps this house that some say Maurício lived in. Either way, you will be astonished by the beauty of this restored Dutch construction.