The historical center of Salvador

The largest and most artistically valuable architectural ensemble in Latin America is, among other things, the African-American musical capital and therefore attracts, lures and enchants like no other Brazilian city. No one has ever described him so masterfully as Jorge Amadou, no one has sung him the way Kaimi sang. Anyone who doesn't like samba is not a real person, he is weak either on his head or on his feet," Kaimi sings in one of his hits. In another popular song, he claims that there are as many churches in Salvador as there are days in a year. There are actually 170 of them. A good part of them were designed and harvested back in Portugal. Since the odes that plied across the Atlantic carried almost nothing except exiles, the carefully numbered stone blocks and marble sculptures were welcome cargo for them. One of the architectural gems: the two-tower church of Nossa Señor Concesau da Praia with an atypical illusionist ceiling painting. A few steps from the church, another attraction of the Lower Town attracts attention: the Mercado Modelo, a huge craft market. Nearby, young Salvadorans demonstrate the delightful dances of the first Brazilian slaves.
There are no fewer than 170 churches in El Salvador.
Steeply rising streets lead to the Upper City, the abode of museums and palaces, but everyone prefers them to the elevator of the Lazerda Elevator, which was put into operation back in 1930 and continues to work until today, and they immediately find themselves in the historical center of Pelourinho. This name comes from the stocks in which slaves were imprisoned to punish them with a whip.
When world-famous bands like Olodum or Timbalada start playing here at night, and the sound of 80 or more drums shakes the entire neighborhood, the Jorge Amadou Museum and the church
After extensive restoration, Pelourinho became a kind of center of the African-American cultural revolution. African cults and rituals such as candomble and umbanda come to life here. There is no shortage of visitors to the cathedral, built in the 17th century. the former church of the Jesuit college. It is especially decorated with side altars and murals. The interior is deliberately austere, especially when compared with the nearby Franciscan church. In the latter, all the carved parts of the interior (nude angels, figures of saints, etc.) are gilded, thanks to which the Franciscan church is considered one of the most beautiful Baroque churches in the country - even gilded female busts can be seen here. All the sensuality of the Baroque fully manifested itself in this temple," says Salvadoran art historian Carlos Ott, "it was difficult to preach abstinence from the pulpit here. The bypass gallery of the Franciscan monastery is decorated with large tiled panels on religious, philosophical and ethical themes.
The most visited church in Salvador is Igreia do Nosso Senor Bon Jesus do Bonfin, equipped with colorful night lighting. Every year, in early January, hundreds of thousands of people flock here. Senor do Bonfim is identified by Salvadoran Negroes with the god of fertility Oshala - only in his honor on Friday most of the urban population dresses in white. Sometimes it's noisy around this church, like at a fair, not humble chorales, but incendiary samba rhythms. enjoy free spins using 1win sign in