The popular show that used to be staged at the Solar do Unhão, featuring 18 dancers, musicians and capoeiristas, now happens here after dinner at O Coliseu. Dinner starts at 7pm and the show begins around 8:30pm. Reserve ahead.
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This famous 18th-century church, located a few kilometers north of Comércio on the Itapagipe Peninsula, is the source of the fitas (colored ribbons) you…
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Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra
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1. Igreja e Convento São Francisco
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