Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil
from Diga Brazil
The history of the Irmandade da Boa Morte (Sisterhood of the Good Death), a religious confraternity devoted to the Assumption of the Virgin, is part of the history of mass importation of blacks from the African coast to the cane-growing Recôncavo region of Bahia. Iberian adventurers built beautiful towns in this area, one of them being Cachoeira, which was the second most important economic center in Bahia for three centuries. In a patriarchal society marked by racial and ethnic differences, the confraternity is made up exclusively of black women, which gives this Afro-Catholic manifestation – as some consider it – a certain fame. It is known both as an expression of Brazilian baroque Catholicism, with its distinctive street processions, and for its tendency to include in religious festivals profane rituals punctuated by a lot of samba and banqueting. Read More
* Day trip to Festival da Boa Morte in Cachoeira, Bahia
– Seven Days, Six Nights
– Bed and Breakfast Style Accommodations
– Local Bilingual Host
– Two Tradicional Brazilian Meals per Day
– Daily House Keeping
– Airport Transfers
– $ 1,475* fOR COUPLES (*per person)
Airfare, Passport and Visa NOT INCLUDED