NORTHEAST BRAZIL - Brazil - page 182

Fundação Casa de
Jorge Amado 2
Largo do Pelourinho s/n. Tel (071)
3321 0070. # 9am-6pm Mon-Sat.
www .jorgeamado.org.br

Although Brazilian author
Jorge Amado (1912-2001)
never lived in Pelourinho,
many of his beloved novels
were set in this neighborhood
(see p200) . Opened in 1987,
the Casa de Jorge Amado is
a small museum housed in a
pretty blue colonial building
located at the top end of
Largo do Pelourinho. It is
one of the main monuments
dedicated to Bahia's most
famous author. Its four floors
comprise the entire archive
of his work and include a
research center.
The collection on display
consists mostly of covers of
his topics and personal
belongings that tell the story
of his life. A mural on the
ground floor shows the
languages into which his
works have been translated;
over 60 in total.

Antique postcard displayed at the Museu Tempostal

Catedral Basílica 5
Praça XV de Novembro, Terreio de
Jesus s/n. Tel [phone].
# 8:30-11:30am & 1:30-5:30pm
Mon-Sat. 5 11am-noon Sun.
Baroque concert held every Sun
at 11am. &

it has developed and grown.
Some cards are enlarged to
give visitors a better view
of the photographic details.
A smaller exhibit of Belle
Époque postcards showcases
some elaborate samples of
postcard “art,” some adorned
with embroidery, others
painted like aquarelles. Salvador's main cathedral,

built between 1657 and 1672,
is considered to be one of the
richest examples of Portuguese
Baroque architecture. The
cathedral's façade is made of
Portuguese lioz, a type of
limestone. The interior walls
and tall pillars are also
covered with the pale-colored
stone, giving the church a
bright and spacious feel.
The vaulted ceiling of the
main nave is made from
wood. The decorations are
carved in relief and stand out
from the ceiling with an
almost three-dimensional
effect. The main altar and two
smaller side altars are also
carved out of wood and
covered in gold leaf.
Dedicated to St. Francis, the
altar contains a silver-plated
statue of Nossa Senhora das
Maravilhas (Our Lady
of Miracles), which is
said to have inspired
Father Antônio Vieira,
a 17th-century Jesuit
priest who fought
against the enslavement
of indigenous people.
His fiery, anti-slavery
sermons did not sit
well with the
Inquisition, who
subsequently ordered
his arrest. The former
Jesuit library now
holds a small mus-
eum of religious

Museu Afro-
Brasileiro 4
Praça XV de Novembro, Terreiro
de Jesus s/n. Tel [phone].
# 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm
Sat & Sun. &

This small museum in the
former Faculty of Medicine
building houses a collection
of photographs, artwork and
artifacts all related to the
African diaspora in Brazil. The
main exhibit displays objects
and crafts from the original
African cultures of regions
such as Angola and Nigeria
where Brazil-bound slaves
were captured. The highlight
of the collection is the 27 life-
sized wood carvings of the
orixás (see p177) by
Bahian artist Carybé
(1911-97), depicting
their weapons and
regalia, together with the
animals or domain over
which they are thought
to rule. Yemanjá,
Goddess of the Sea, is
shown with a fish and
seashells and the
mirrors and trinkets
offered to her by
supplicants; the warrior
Ogun is shown
with his sword
and armor.

Covers of Amado's topics exhibited
at Fundação Casa de Jorge Amado

Museu Tempostal 3
Rua Gregorio de Matos 33,
Pelourinho. Tel [phone].
# 1-6pm Tue-Sat. &

Housed in a beautiful colonial
building in the heart of
Pelourinho, this museum
displays only a fraction of
founder Antônio Marcelino's
collection of 30,000 postcards
and photographs. Most date
from the 19th and 20th
centuries. Antique postcards
comprising the main display
tell the history of Salvador as

Yansã, Candomblé
Goddess of Tempests, at
Museu Afro-Brasileiro

For hotels and restaurants in this region see p377 and pp402-403