# Church and Convent of Sao Francisco

Salvador, Brazil

The Church and Convent of São Francisco is one of the most gold-laden Baroque interiors in the Americas. Begun in 1708 and decorated through the 1750s, it dazzles with gilded woodwork, carved cedar, and roughly 55,000 blue-and-white Portuguese tiles.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Church and Convent of Sao Francisco, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: -12.9716, -38.5076

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