Today Jennifer and I went on an excursion to see the highlights of Salvador. It included visiting Fortress of San Antonio, walking around Upper town and visiting two churches(Catedral Basílica de Salvador and São Francisco). We completed the tour with a Brazilian BBQ lunch.
Petroleum is the big job creator for Salvador but still 60% of the people are classified as poor. And cars are expensive and difficult to maintain because of the temperature.
Buildings were taxed once they were completely built so a few churches built only one tower and never completed their second tower. This meant the building was never finished and therefore they weren’t required to pay taxes on the building.
São Francisco church used 1 ton!! of gold foil to cover the sculptures, walls and reliefs. It was visually overwhelming.
