A couple of leisurely hours is enough to explore the rest of what’s left of Natal [1]’s historic Centro. The heart of the colonial city is Praça André de Albuquerque. It is flanked on one side by the 17th-century Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Apresentação (tel. 84/3615-2808, 4–6:30 p.m. Mon.–Sat., 6–10 a.m. and 4–6:30 p.m. Sun.). A block away lies the pretty baroque Igreja de Santo Antônio (Rua Santo Antônio, tel. 84/3211-4236, 6 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Mon.–Fri., 8–11 a.m. Sat.–Sun.), which houses a small sacred arts museum.
Surrounding the Praça Sete de Setembro is the Palácio Potengi (tel. 84/3232-9727, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Tues.–Sun., free), the Victorian-style former governor’s palace, which displays a collection of period furniture along with temporary exhibits of works by local artists. Also worth a glimpse is the city’s premier theater, the grandly neoclassical Teatro Alberto Maranhão (Praça Augusto Severo) located a few blocks west of the Palácio Potengi.
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[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/brazil/the-northeast-coast/natal-and-rio-grande-do-norte/natal