Sitting at breakfast at the hostel and a Val Kilmer esque character asks me in Portuguese if he can sit at my table. Jon is a Norwegian based out of San Francisco who works part time as a Neurologist during surgery and the rest as a Sculptor. Heady creative debate ensues with a liberal splattering of 60s California.I head out. It's sunday so churches seem the appropriate option. There's so many in Salvador that they say there is one for each day of the week, so can't tell you the name of the place of worship that i visited which is coated from floor to ceiling in gilt gold and Roccoco decoration.
Headed onto the Cathedral where a service was in full flow. There is a very distinct mix of races noticable in both the architecture and saints. Think it is the first time that i have seen statues of black saints, with both men and women - all very equal - very like the racial mix in brazil.
After taking the landmark Art Deco lift down to the port - I ate lunch in a cheap cafe watching the best Capoeira that I've ever seen and buying the trousers to prove it...
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