Imagine an old European town with an explosion of paint, this is Pelourinho. The multi-coloured streets are filled with bright abstract art, restored houses and faded buildings. The faint sound of drums desperate to escape the walls of music schools, can be heard throughout the old town.
On Tuesday nights the streets truely come to life for ´Blessing Tuesday´´. Each of the unevenly cobbled streets host various forms of live Afro-Brazilian music, the streets and plazas burst open with the sound of thundering drums.
My personal favourite are a group of women and young girls playing traditional drums as loudly and lively as possible. As this group of energetic girls jumped around with their super-heavy drums, the lively crowd couldn´t help but dance. This was truely the spirit of Brazil!
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