Museum of Afro-Brazilian Culture and History (Salvador)
The museum gives you a really good picture of how deeply rooted Salvador's inhabitants are in African culture. A visit is a splendid supplement to the marvellous and different atmosphere, which pervades the city.
Pelourinho District (Salvador)
The district houses Salvador's oldest and best-preserved buildings from the colony period. Largo do Pelourinho Square was a slave market in the old days and you don't need much imagination to go back several hundred years, when you stroll along the beautiful buildings. It's also in Pelourinho that many cultural events take place.
Sao Francisco Church (Salvador)
Apart from its magnificent construction, this church is also interesting because the slaves were forced to build it. It was forbidden for the slaves to practise their own religion, and in spite and resentment they gave the figures in the ornamentation bizarre expressions and body shapes. The faces of the angels are distorted and some are pregnant or have big sexual organs.
