The city of São Cristóvão is located 25 km from Aracaju, capital of Sergipe, another northeastern state of Brazil, and the Praça de São Francisco (shown here) is the reason why the site is a holder of a World Heritage title.
The cobblestones are originally from the Philippines, and it’s the only city in Brazil with that type of street stone!
It was founded in 1590 and is considered the fourth oldest city in country. With fast and easy access from the state capital, what was before called he “capital of the Province of Sergipe del Rei” is now registered at the Institute for National Artistic and Historical Heritage – Iphan – preserving its colonial architecture, which delights any curious eyes and souls. A UNESCO World Heritage Site– and, so close to us! 😮
The large Praça de São Francisco presents an architectural group formed by the Church and Convent of São Francisco, during the seventeenth century, which today houses a beautiful Baroque building that was the first hospital in the province of Sergipe, as well as the Historical Museum, where the old Provincial Palace hosted Dom Pedro II, while visiting the city in 1860.
This architectural complex of Praça de São Francisco was recently recognized by UNESCO, and awarded a World Heritage Site title.
In the Carmo Square visitors will find the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men, built by the Jesuits in the eighteenth century.
The saint, who lends his name to the church, was the target of devotion of the slaves. At the Praça is also possible to find the Church and the Carmelite Convent, and the Museum of ex-votos. In the Convent, now home to Benedictine nuns, one of the attractions are the delicious cookies made by religious and fought over by tourists!
We try to travel as much as we can, work permitting! 😮
Other historical cities from the northeast of Brazil:
São Luis, Maranhão Eyes to the world Teresina, Piauí Interior da Bahia Olinda, Pernambuco João Pessoa and Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba Maceió, Alagoas Igarassu, Pernambuco Vila dos Remédios, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco Rio Grande do Norte
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Amazing as usual
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Thank you!! 😮
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That is a beautiful set of pictures, and a gorgeous city. Keep ’em coming!
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Thank you, Marcia! They’ll keep coming! 😮
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Magnificent, thanks so much for showing this beautiful place!
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And thank you, Gilly, for taking the time to stop by and check the post out.. Much appreciated…:o
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One more beautiful than the next.
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Oh… Thank you so very much! And here I’m trying to find a way to get this blog to load faster, with so many good images… hard work! 😮 Thanks for stopping by and reading! 😮
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It does take a while to load and sometimes even gets hung up, but like Gerry says, it’s worth the wait ( or a trip back when necessary) 😉
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Humm… just started “cleaning” old stuff… Let’s see if it improves the performance… thanks for coming back, though! 😮
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I always have a problem with your site, taking a while to load due to the amount of photo’s. But it always worth the wait. Excellent collection of pictures and dialogue to match. thanks for share. 😉
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Sorry the time it takes… it’s always so hard to decide which photo I should pic for a certain post! My apologies! 😮 I’m trying to “clear” some old posts, in order to see if I could “remove” old photos, or maybe, start having a link to some external gallery, like flicker, or so… wish I could make it faster for you… but I can’t… But it’s so good to know that it’s worth the wait…it’s my/our family’s travel journal, so… Many greetings from Recife, Brazil and thanks again for taking the time to stop by, wait and comment on the photos! 😮
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It is my pleasure. thanks so much..;)
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Absolutely wonderful photos!
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Thank you, Marion! I’m glad it’s appreciated! 😮
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Beautiful!
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Thank you very much!
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