Travel Reference
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VISITORS' CHECKLIST
Bahia.
@
Barra from Praça da
Sé.
n
Rua Laranjeiras 12, (071)
3321 2133.
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8:30am-9pm
daily.
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Terça da Benção (every
Tue).
Igreja Nossa Senhora do
Rosário dos Pretos
Praça José
de Alencar s/n
.
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9am-6pm
daily.
5
6pm Tue, 10am Sun.
Igreja da Ordem Terceira de
São Francisco
Rua Inácio
Accioli.
Tel
(071) 3321 6968.
#
8:30am-5pm daily.
5
8:30am Wed & Sun.
&
Igreja Nossa Senhora do
Rosário dos Pretos
Built by slaves in the 18th
century, the church remains
the center of Afro-Brazilian
traditions in Pelourinho.
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Fundação Casa de Jorge Amado
The lovely café inside Foundation House, which is
dedicated to the life of one of Brazil's most famous
authors
,
is decorated with hundreds of book jackets
from Amado's novels published around the world
2
Museu Abelardo
Rodrigues
One of Brazil's largest
private collections of
sacred art is housed in
this impressive museum.
KEY
Suggested route
Igreja da Ordem
Terceira de São
Francisco
The fine 18th-century
sandstone façade of
this church was
rediscovered only in
the 1930s. Craftsmen
chipped away at
plaster for nine years
to reveal this marvel-
ous building.
