The Terreiro de Jesus in the pelorinho

Na Bahia

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January 20th 2009
I have now been in Salvador for 4 days. I do not know the place that well yet, and I am cautiously exploring it, so updates may become scarcer whilst I am here as there will be less travelling, and more studying. A few remarks: _ It is hot. Very hot. And extremely humid, too, as Salvador is only a few hundred kilometres away from the equator and the Amazon jungle. _ From the very evening ... read more

South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more