Salvador de Bahia, Brazil - 2 of 2

A great Michael Jackson video was filmed right here in the plaza. It looks the same as it does in the video (see attached).

https://youtu.be/QNJL6nfu__Q

We visited three interesting churches. The Cathedral Basílica do Santíssimo Salvador (built by the Jesuits in 1654) in baroque style. Then we visited the Church of St Francis of Assisi (1774), a Franciscan church, which was very different with many beautiful tile murals made and brought from Portugal. The church had more gold than can be imagined, with some 1,800 pounds of gilded woodwork.

From here, we continued on to the 18th century Basílica Santuário Senhor do Bonfim. The miracle room is where people leave their ribbon near a replica of the body part that needs healing and when it breaks your wish comes true (this is in addition to simply wearing it – but which will come sooner?). On the outside of the Church are a collection of ribbons people left for good luck.Read more