Terreiro de Jesus

A colorful intersection of vendors, tourists, capoeiristas and colorful locals, the Terreiro de Jesus is a historic site of religious celebrations, and is ringed by four churches, as well as the 19th-century Faculdade de Medicina Building. The plaza feeds into the Cruzeiro de São Francisco, named for the cross in the square’s center.

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