Brazil Slide Series: Collection Salvador, Bahia, Slide No. 0020.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Gold covered oratory in the Church of Sao Francisco. In contrast to its simple exterior, the interior is fully decorated with gold brought from Minas Gerais and which gives it the name "Church of Gold," the richest in the nation.Oratório coberto de ouro da igreja de São Francisco. Em contraste com seu simples exterior, o interior é todo decorado com ouro trazido de Minas Gerais e por isso deuse à igreja o nome de "Igreja do Ouro", a mais rica do país.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

Rights

Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1988