Half-Day Private Tour African Roots in Salvador

Salvador is known worldwide as - "the black capital of Latin America"-, for concentrating the largest community of Afro-descendants outside the African continent. Millions of Africans were forcibly brought to Brazil during the colonial period to work on sugarcane plantations in the Reconcavo Baiano. In this process of African Diaspora, a very rich cultural, historical, gastronomic and religious heritage was built. I strongly recommend to take this tour if you are an eager traveller looking for more than the basic and loves (just like me!) to go deeply into the local culture of the places that you visit. My experience with the candomblé started as soon as I arrived to Salvador and literally "felt" the magical energy (AXÉ) of this place, so along the years I became a big researcher of the daily life of the members of the religion and the roles they played in their communities and this is what I'm going to share with you.

• We will drive to Dique de Tororó (lake), were we can appreciate the amazing sculptures of the orixás (African deities) done by the Bahian artist Tati Moreno, representing the strong faith of the baianos. • Next stop will be at a community, where we will have the privilege of being hosted in a terreiro de Candomblé, a place of worship for this widely practiced religion of African origin that has lots of followers in Bahia. We will learn about their religious rituals, festivities, music and clothing. This is a unique opportunity to dive into the heart of this cultural afro Brazilian religion.