Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim

Bahia · Brazil

Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, Brazil
Photo: Andrevruas, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
September to March
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$
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limited
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A revered eighteenth-century church in Salvador, famous for the colorful ribbons tied to its railings as tokens of prayer. It is central to a syncretic devotion blending Catholic and Afro-Brazilian traditions.

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