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Cidade
Baixa (Lower City)
Igreja
N.S. da Conceição da Praia (photo):
This church was built in Portugal, then transported to Salvador
piece by piece.
Mercado
Modelo (photo,
photo1):
In the Mercado Modelo, largest handicrafts market in the northeast,
crafted art work from Afro-Brazilian culture is sold at affordable prices.
In arts and crafts, the mixture of different religions, so tipical of
Salvador, is reflected.
Mercado
São Joaquim (photo):
On this big market you can
find the typical ingredients of the Brazilian food.
Outside
the City
Igreja
do Senhor do Bonfim (photo):
On the Itapagipe peninsula, in the Todos os Santos Bay, lies the
popular pilgrimage church Igreja do senhor do Bonfim. The Sala dos
Milagres (photo)
in the interior of the Bonfim Church is a collection of photos and plastic
models of body parts of people who were healed. The wll-known arm
barcelets of Senhor do Bonfim da Bahia (photo),
are tied around the wrist with three knots (symbolizing three wishes).
Praia do
Forte (photo):
Bahia has 680 miles of magnificent sandy beaches (Brazil has 4600
miles of them) and extensive forestsof palm trees. Four different species
of sea turtles (out of the 5 species worldwide) seek out the coast of
Bahia for propagation (photo).
See
tons of pictures of Brazilian beaches - click here
If you want to know more
about Salvador, search for information's with google
or yahoo.
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