Recife Antigo — Uncover Nassau's Secret Plot
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Historic center of Recife, PernambucoRecife Antigo — Uncover Nassau's Secret Plot
📍 Historic center of Recife, Pernambuco·🕐 2h – 2h30·📍 ~2.5 km
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Recife Antigo — Uncover Nassau's Secret Plot

Uncover Johan Maurits de Nassau's forgotten project in Recife Antigo: a cryptic scheme hidden in Dutch colonial landmarks. Decode clues across 8 sites to expose the truth before it vanishes forever.

📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes

Difficulty
·From age 12 years
Starting point :Praça Rio Branco (Marco Zero)

In 1637, Johan Maurits de Nassau-Siegen arrived in Recife as governor of Dutch Brazil, transforming the city into a golden hub of art, science, and ambition

8
stages
~2.5 km
route
2h – 2h30
at your pace
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walking

Recife Antigo — Uncover Nassau's Secret Plot

🎭Your Mission

You are Maurício de Nassau, Dutch governor of Pernambuco, in Recife, 1644.

Your term nears its end, and a secret project, designed to shape the future of the Nord

Dive into the heart of Recife Antigo, where the cobblestones still whisper the secrets of Dutch occupation and the promise of a forgotten empire.

Far more than an escape game

A game, a guided tour and a heritage guide — all in one

You're not just buying an escape game. You're carrying a living guide — historical anecdotes, forgotten legends, key monuments, hidden architecture — unfolding as you go.

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Hidden historical gems

At each stop, places ordinary guides miss — secret façades, sculpted crests, alleys steeped in history.

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Anecdotes & legends

Every riddle is rooted in a real historical fact or local legend. You leave with dozens of stories to tell.

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Architecture & heritage

Learn to read buildings — flamboyant Gothic, Baroque, Art Deco — like a real art historian, while having fun.

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Immersive wandering

Walk through the city like a novel's character — every alley becomes a stage, every square a theatre.

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Immersive audio narration

A voice walks with you at every step, tells the story of each place, reads clues, adds a cinematic feel.

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Yours forever

Keep access to the guide & game for 1 year. Come back any time, share it with friends.

« You will not leave this city the way you entered it. »

How does it work?

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Outdoor escape game

Explore the city on foot solving puzzles based on real historical facts. No locked room — the city is your playground.

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On your smartphone

No app to download. Play directly from your browser. Guided step by step, at your own pace.

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Unlimited players

One purchase per phone is enough. Play with family, friends or as a couple — everyone participates.

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Augmented reality

Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears and speaks to you in your language. Golden letters magically write themselves on the wall to reveal the puzzle answer.

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AI that helps you

Stuck? Progressive personalised hints. The character repeats the puzzle on demand — at your own pace.

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32 languages

French, English, German, Spanish, Italian + 27 other languages auto-translated by AI.

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Want to go deeper?

Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person

Recife City Museumoptional
R$10. Explore Recife's history from its colonial origins to the present day, with exhibitions on the Dutch occupation and urban development.
Optionnel
/pers.
Ricardo Brennand Instituteoptional
R$30. Discover an impressive collection of weapons, armor, and artworks, including paintings by Frans Post depicting Dutch Brazil.
Optionnel
/pers.
Bolo de Rolo Tastingoptional
R$5-15. Taste this culinary specialty of Pernambuco, a thin rolled guava cake, a legacy of Portuguese influence in the Nordeste.
Optionnel
/pers.
Catamaran ride on the Capibaribe Riveroptional
R$40. Admire the city of Recife from the water, passing under historical bridges and observing the colonial buildings that line the river.
Optionnel
/pers.
Budget if you do them all / pers.~0
« I abound so much in feeling »
Official motto of the city of Recife

The story that haunts this land

Votre quête commence à la Praça Rio Branco, le Marco Zero de Recife, point central du Bairro do Recife. Cette place historique, nommée en l'honneur du ministre des Affaires étrangères brésilien Rio Branco (1845-1912), fut le site de l'antigo Cais do Porto, un port développé sous l'administration hollandaise de Maurice de Nassau entre 1637 et 1644. Entourée de bâtiments coloniaux du XVIIe siècle et s'étendant sur 20 000 m², elle abrite depuis 1997 le Recife Antigo Festival, témoignage de son rôle ininterrompu de lieu de rassemblements culturels majeurs. Ici, vous découvrez les premières indications de l'ampleur de votre projet secret, un plan qui devait consolider la présence néerlandaise dans le Nordeste brésilien.

Poursuivez vers la Rua do Bom Jesus, une rue pavée emblématique du Bairro do Recife, datant du XVIIe siècle sous l'occupation hollandaise (1630-1654). Longue d'environ 300 m, elle relie Marco Zero à la Capela Dourada et tire son nom de l'église Bom Jesus construite en 1675. Les vestiges de maisons coloniales portugaises et néerlandaises, restaurées en 1995, bordent cette voie. En tant que gouverneur, vous avez souvent arpenté cette rue, observant les échanges commerciaux et les stratégies militaires. C'est ici, parmi ces façades restaurées, que l'une de vos premières directives secrètes fut transmise, marquant le début de l'élaboration de votre grand dessein pour le Patrimônio Cultural Pernambuco.

Le Paço da Alfândega, votre prochaine destination à Recife, est un bâtiment construit en 1812 comme douane royale portugaise. Avant cela, il fut occupé par les Hollandais pendant l'invasion de 1630-1654 sous votre gouvernance. Avec une surface de 15 000 m² et une hauteur de 20 m, son architecture néoclassique et ses 64 colonnes imposent le respect. Transformé en musée en 1970, il abrite aujourd'hui le Museu da Cidade do Recife. C'est dans ses murs que de nombreux documents relatifs à votre administration et à vos ambitions furent stockés, certains cachant des indices sur votre projet. Vous devez retrouver ces pistes avant qu'elles ne tombent entre de mauvaises mains.

La Capela Dourada, construite en 1697 par les Frères Carmes Déchaussés, est un édifice de 10 m x 7 m dont l'intérieur est entièrement doré, avec 80 kg d'or 23 carats appliqués au XVIIIe siècle. Ouverte au public depuis 1970 après restauration et classée patrimoine national en 1973, elle est liée à l'histoire coloniale portugaise post-expulsion hollandaise en 1654. Bien que construite après votre départ, cette chapelle symbolise la richesse et la puissance de la couronne portugaise, et les efforts pour effacer l'héritage de la Rota Holandesa Recife. Pourtant, un détail architectural, un blason ou une inscription, pourrait y dissimuler un indice crucial lié à l'emplacement final de votre projet.

Votre parcours vous mène également au Forte das Cinco Pontas, construit en 1630 par les Hollandais, puis reconstruit en 1677 par les Portugais en forme d'étoile à cinq pointes. Avec un périmètre de 600 m et des murs de 5 m de hauteur, il fut votre siège de gouvernement entre 1637 et 1644. Utilisé comme prison jusqu'en 1900, il est aujourd'hui le Museu da Cidade do Recife depuis 1981. Ce monument historique est un témoignage puissant de la présence hollandaise et portugaise dans le Nordeste. En explorant ses environs, vous rassemblez les dernières pièces du puzzle, révélant comment votre vision pour Recife, et plus largement le Patrimônio Histórico Nacional, devait être préservée face à l'adversité. Votre visite interactive de Recife Antigo vous aura plongé dans une période charnière de l'histoire du Brésil, révélant les ambitions et les conflits qui ont façonné cette ville unique.

1630
Dutch forces seize Recife and Olinda, establishing control over sugar production centers.
1637
Johan Maurits de Nassau-Siegen arrives in Recife as Governor of New Holland, initiating extensive urban and scientific projects.
1654
After the "War of the Mascates" and a long siege, the Dutch are defeated and leave Brazil, ending New Holland.

The Route

8 stages through the city

The gameplay: AR, camera, hidden clues

📱Search clues with your cameraRA

At each stop, open your phone camera: an augmented reality character appears on the façade and speaks your language. Hunt the clue — it materializes as golden letters on the real wall or floats in front of you. When you find it, the phone vibrates, an AR chest opens and reveals your answer fragment. 8 stops, 8 clues to find with the camera, 1 final code.

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The stops on your route are a surprise. You'll discover them one by one, guided by your phone, starting from the meeting point.

8
original puzzles
24
min of narration
🪙 24
TripCoins granted
16
GPS waypoints

How does it work with a group?

One phone = one team. Pick the number at checkout (1 to 10).

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1 phone

Solo, or a group sharing the screen. One team, one code.

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2-3 phones

Family, couple, or 2-3 teams competing. Each phone has its own code and its own score.

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4 to 10 phones

Friends, bachelor/bachelorette, small office outing — each their own code, each plays at their own pace. Tiered pricing then €6 flat per phone from the 6th.

  • All codes are independent — play at the same time OR separately, each team advances at its own pace.
  • Leaderboard between your teams + global game leaderboard — each score appears in the public ranking.
  • More than 10 phones or need a personalized quest? Discover custom tours.
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Practical info

Starting point
Praça Rio Branco (Marco Zero)
Directions on Google Maps
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Duration
2h – 2h30
At your own pace
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Players
Unlimited
From age 12
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Distance
~2.5 km
Historic districts
Accessibility
Partial
Some cobblestones and narrow passages
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Languages
17 languages
Built-in translation

Why this route?

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A Forgotten Charter

Reconstruct Johan Maurits de Nassau-Siegen's visionary plan for Recife's future, recorded in a secret charter.

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The Architecture of New Holland

Explore the Dutch and Portuguese architectural remnants that dot the historic center, witnesses to an era of transformations.

Maritime and Sugar Stakes

Dive into the heart of colonial rivalries and commercial strategies that made Recife a major economic power in the 17th century.

Recife, a city mirroring Dutch ambition.

But what secret did its governor take with him?

★ Innovation 2026

9 features nobody else has

OddballTrip combines gamified play, augmented reality and AI. All our competitors deliver 1 or 2 of these angles. We deliver all 5.

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AR treasure chest

A golden chest floats in front of the monument. Tap → opening animation → reveals a secret message.

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AR narrator character

Point your phone at the façade: a knight, witch, monk, sailor, detective or ghost appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language with their dedicated ElevenLabs voice (each character has their own unique voice) — your living guide.

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Magic golden letters

At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's the puzzle answer. An unforgettable visual effect.

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Written + audio narration

Every puzzle available as text AND voice-over: read at your own pace or listen eyes-free while walking. Great in groups and for accessibility.

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360° radar + vibration

A mini-radar shows the target even behind you, and the phone vibrates when you aim in the right direction.

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Heritage storytelling

Every puzzle weaves in real historical facts (architecture, era, anecdotes). You learn by playing — like a gamified audioguide.

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Progressive AI hints

3 levels of AI-generated help: vibe → where to look → answer format. You're never stuck.

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AR selfie memento

At the end of the game, capture a selfie with OddballTrip banner + mascot, shareable on Instagram, TikTok.

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Zero app to install

PWA technology: open the link, it plays in your browser. Same quality as an app, no App Store hassle.

Frequently asked questions

Q01Do I need to download an app?

No, never. You get a link, you click, it plays in your browser. That's the point of a PWA: same as an app, without the hassle.

Q02Does it work offline?

GPS yes (handled by your phone). Maps yes (tiles cached). AI and hints need an intermittent 4G connection.

Q03How long does a game take?

1 h 30 to 2 h 30 depending on your pace. The timer runs but only for the leaderboard — you play at your own tempo.

Q04What happens if I'm stuck?

You get 3 levels of hints per puzzle (increasing penalty). If truly stuck, you can skip the step (45-min penalty but you keep going).

Q05What's the age range?

From 12 without an adult, from 6 with an adult reading puzzles. Works for families, couples, friend groups, companies.

Q06What if my city isn't in the catalogue?

Pre-register or contact us — we'll email you as soon as your city is live.

Q07What is augmented reality exactly?

Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language. At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's your answer. After each puzzle solved, a treasure chest floats in front of you. Seeing is believing.

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Dive into the heart of Recife Antigo, where the cobblestones still whisper the secrets of Dutch occupation and the promise of a forgotten empire.

12€
1 phone
23€
2 phones
33€
3 phones
42€
4 phones
50€
5 phones
56€
6 phones
62€
7 phones
68€
8 phones
74€
9 phones
80€
10 phones

1 purchase = 1 phone. Play several on the same device.

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