Salvador de Bahía

First capital of Brazil. Lighthouse on the point at the edge of the bay. Statues of gods of an African animist religion brought by slaves. Old governor's palace. The broken cross sculpture sits at the place where the old Cathedral was town down. I'm with a woman in traditional costume. The last pic is inside São Francisco church (not cathedral), said to be the richest church in the country. Yes, that's all gold leaf.Read more