Joao
Pessoa is a twenty minute ride on the train up river from Jacare and
an old Portuguese city. The old city is close to the river and a
five minute walk to the top of the hill which looks out over the old
and new towns.
old town decoration |
church of the monastery |
The
houses are brightly painted and the cobbled roads steep. A top the
hill are many churches, a monastery and a sixteenth century
cathedral. To view the inside of the cathedral is it necessary to buy
a ticket and join a tour. A tour which is entirely in Portuguese
including the whistles and hollers when I walked away from the group
to take a photo or two. Amazing how body language and loud shouting
can convey 'stay with me or you'll be asked / told to leave'.
Most
intriguing was to find the main entrance guarded by stone carvings of
Chinese lions. The same style and shape as we'd seen in Asia. I
never found out why. The vaulted ceilings of the cathedral are wood
and painted with stories.
Cathedral |
quadrangle |
choir room |
Teatro Rosa |
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