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Long-term stay in Brazil #9/15
Bahia #2
It was worth the 30 hour bus ride one way from Sao Paulo, or 60 hours round trip
Salvador de Bahia #2
Colonial church, street corner. Later designated a World Heritage Site, Salvador
San Francisco Church and Convent
Brazilian Baroque, 17th-18th century
Igreja e Convento de Sao Francisco (photo below) facing Piazza Cruzeiro.
5 minutes walk from the Golden Church and Plaza Pelourinho.
Photo by author 1964
Photo by author 1964
The bell tower of San Francisco Church can be seen from the narrow street.
Photo by author 1964
Piazza Cruzeiro
Largo de Cruzeiro de Sao Francisco.
Today’s Piazza Cruzeiro and the San Francisco Church (façade) are full of tourists.
Third Secular Order of St. Francis, Poulinho
Groundbreaking in 1702 and completed in 1705. It is a Baroque-style church.
The façade was later covered with mortar for renovation, but in 1932, the original foundation was discovered during electrical work, leading to the restoration.
Photo by author 1964
Photo by author 1964
Cathedral of San Salvador
In the 1550s, shortly after the colony was founded, a Jesuit church was built, which became the basis for this cathedral, and it was remodeled in the mid-18th century to become the cathedral. At the main entrance, there are statues of Ignatius de Loyola and Francis Xavier, both of whom are well known in Japan (see photo below).
It is located in Largo Terceiro de Jesus Square.
Photo by author 1964
Rio Branco Palace
The white palace on the right side of Plaza de Tomé de Souza after going up the Lacerda elevator.
Even though it is a palace, it is not related to the king, and it is a building to govern this place, which was once used as a prison as a military facility.
Tomé de Souza, the name of the square, is said to be a famous Portuguese explorer in history and the first governor of Brazil.
Rio Branco Palace, Photo by author 1964
Santo Antonio da Barra Church
Unusually for colonial church architecture, the façade is simply designed without extravagant decoration. It neutralizes the efforts of the government and religious leaders, and I find this type of architecture very pleasing.
Church of the Third Order of Calmo, Poulinho
