Sao Louis

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The next day from Bara we caught the first bus out of dodge to Sao Louis another one of the Portuguese early settlements that produced sugarcane and had a good little slave trading racket going on. They´ve done up the old heritage centre of the town and we actually prefered it´s vibe to that of Salvador and the shopping street is insane. You can take a boat ride to Alcantara where all the sugar Barons once lived in the many mansions (most ruined). One of the two ways to get there is a boat that takes about 1:15 and it is so noisy.

It sounds like and Elphi 2900 at full noise - for an hour this can wear thin. We only really went to the island because it has the only preserved Pelourinho or ¨whipping post¨in Brazil (history doesn´t exist if you can´t see it - maybe?) There are a few nice ruins and buildings but my advice - don´t go save the day - the boats are too infrequent.

The next day meant we would leave for what would be our starting point for our trip down the amazon - Belem

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Photos

Sao Louis at night
Picture of nice coffee shop with a crankin little band

Lisa in front of Town hall
Just one of the restored buildings in Sao Louis

Sao Louis Shopping
This is their main shopping street in the city

Alcántara
Picture of the old slave whipping post