Igreja Sao Francisco Salvador

Salvador , State of Bahia, Brazil
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    122 reviews 5 travel blogs 22 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Religious site

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    7of 23 attractions in Salvador

Related BlogsIgreja Sao Francisco Salvador

  • 1

    Prominent Sexual Organs

    ... to believe that it's dancing that I am really afraid of. Today's remaining tourist trap was an ornate church called Igreja Sao Francisco. Our guide book states the non christian slaves who were forced to build it gained their revenge by endowing the ...

  • 2

    Just A Bit Further

    15 photos

    ... which is where slave auctions used to take place back in colonial days.  We also took in Terreiro de Jesus and Igreja Sao Francisco which is a church made with slave labour.  As a pay back to their masters all the cherubs and saints in the ...

  • 3

    Braids, beats and chanting

    9 photos

    ... dressed in their white religious dress trying to get you into their restaurant or shop.  We went to see the Igreja Sao Francisco church which is this massive baroque church.  The inside was so tacky and completely covered in gold from floor ...

  • 4

    A whole lot of history

    60 photos

    ... 2 best offerings of the Pelo are the slavery museum, otherwise known as the afro-brasilero museum and the baroque church, Igreja Sao Francisco.    The Igreja Sao Francisco is a stunning building from the outer stone facade to its rich ...

  • 5

    Rude

    12 photos

    ... you have a ton of souvenirs to buy, so I headed back up to the main part of town for some sightseeing, popping into Igreja Sao Francisco.  I'm checking things out when all of a sudden, some lady starts yapping at me.  I had no idea what she ...