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THE SURROUNDINGS OF
THE FARM
('As arredores da fazenda') During
my trip, I also visited the city of Ilhéus, which was and is
so
important for cocoa, as well as Ferradas, a suburb of Itabuna, in which
the famous writer Jorge Amado was born.
ILHÉUS
 Interior of the 'Catedral de São Sebastião', Ilhéus Ilheus
is the second largest city of Bahia and famous for the cocoa and the
writer Jorge Amado (1912 - 2001), who grew up here and also wrote one
of his most famous novels: "Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon". A film was
made of the novel, starring with Marcello Mastroiani and the
beautiful Sônia Braga. The original title is "Gabriela Cravo
e
Canela".
Since then, the area has also been called "Terra da Gabriela". Many scenes of the fictional story are set in the famous Vesuvio Café, located next to the Cathedral of São Sebastião. Ilhéus has also wonderful beaches to the north and south of the city.  Cathedral of São Sebastião, Ilhéus  Catedral de São Sebastião, Ilhéus, seen from the city In the distance you can see a luxury ships visit the port. 4 or 5 of these cruise ships put into this port. The main attractions are: the “cocoa coast”, a visit to the CEPLAC and to the chocolate factory 'Chocolate Caseiro'. With this ship 4,500 vistors arrive on this ship but unfortunately the people of the region do not benefit from this type of tourism - tourists have everything on the ship and therefore hardly spend anything on land. The wealth associated
with economic growth created the first architecturally notable
buildings such as the Palácio Paranaguá, which
now houses
the Town Hall, the Cathedral of São Sebastião, or
the
theater. Until 1980 Ilhéus was the largest cocoa port in the
world.
 Palácio do Paranaguá, Ilhéus  Igreja de São Jorge (1572), Ilhéus  Chocolate Caseiro Ilhéus - Chocolate factory in Ilheus  'Costa do Cacau' near Ilhéus  Baiana in Ilhéus This kind lady wears the typical
dress of the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé,
which came from Africa to Brazil. From her I got a Candomblé
blessing for photographers. While she spoke the blessing, she brushed my face with bush basil ('manjericão') soaked
in
lavender water. Hopefully this blessing will work one day!
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FERRADAS / ITABÚNA
Life
in Ferradas is quite simple, you can sense the decline in the cocoa
business, even if it was 20 years ago and although the town has never
experienced new prosperity, I met some wonderful people in Ferradas. I
was able to check my e-mails on the pharmacists PC, directly
behind his shop. Unfortunately the letters on the keyboard had
completely faded, which made it almost impossible to enter my
complicated password. The Brazilian keyboard is slightly different from
the German.
 Street culture in Ferradas  Traffic in Ferradas, I  Traffic in Ferradas, II  Evening in Ferradas  Evening scene in Ferradas  When night falls in Ferradas ... |
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THE RETURN TRIP
On my return trip, I took some
more time and chose the longer route along the coast. Here are a few impressions.
PORTO SEGURO / ARRAIAL D'AJUDA Porto
Seguro is located in the centre of Discovery Coast ('Costa do
Descobrimento)', ie, the Portuguese Pedro Alvarez Cabral and his fleet,
which was actually on its way to India, landed here in April 1500 and
he took possession of the land in the name of the Portuguese Crown.
 Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (1550)  Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda  Carlos' speciality: blow-dried grilled chicken hearts RIO DAS OSTRAS / BARRA DE Sã  Igreja Barra de São João  "Ponte Caída" (~ Fallen Bridge): Built in 1942, collapsed in 1959. 17 years, well.  Armação do Buzios PARATY 
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