Morro Sao Paolo is a village on the island of Tinhare which has recently been discovered by tourists. To date there are only small petty thefts but very soon it will become like the mainland and the sex trade, drugs and theft issues will occur. We are trying to pre-empt the problem by building a […]
Read MoreExu or Eshu is an African Orisha (Orixa) from the Candomble religion as he is called elsewhere is the guardian of Streets alleyways, houses and towns. He is sometimes confused with Satan because he is irreverent and plays tricks. H.e also wears red and has a white face. This is wrong as he is not […]
Read MoreSanto Amaro da Purificação is an old and sadly decaying sugar centre. It is noted for its churches (which are often closed becauseof robberies), the most famous of which is the Igreja Matriz Santo Amaro da Purificação which has a superb painted ceiling by José Joaquim da Rocha. It is also the birthplace of Caetano […]
Read MoreThe architecture is a photographer’s dream with blue, pink, red and green buildings piled up upon each other as Salvador is very hilly and has many laderias (ladders) which are steep climbs on the way up and slippery cobbled streets on the way down. There is a higher and a lower Salvador. Higher Salvador is […]
Read MoreRio de Janeiro’s botanic gardens are lush and tropical with one whole area dedicated to Orchids. I loved the Victoria Leaf water lily and if you look closely one of them has a small tortoise living on the leaf. The gardens are alive with life and I saw squirrels, monkeys, toucans and many other birds […]
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