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Whether in the Pelourinho district or in more outlying parts of the capital of the state of Bahia and Brazil's first capital, from 1548 to 1763, many artists colour the walls with frescoes inspired by Bahian culture, marked by its visceral attachment to Africa.
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Cuba is multiple, complex, mixed, heterogeneous... and this reality is visible everywhere. In the streets, in the music, in the cults, in the culture, in the derelict buildings. A journey between beautiful American cars and horse-drawn carriages, between poetry and bitter beauty.
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The Olmecs were the first of the great civilisations of Mesoamerica. Their name comes from "olmeca", which means "the people of the land of rubber" in the Nahuatl language. (In the 16th century, "olman" referred to the coast of the Gulf,...
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A stopover in Salvador, a baroque, festive and colourful city with African roots. If Rio is the heart of Brazil, Salvador de Bahia is its soul. Undeniably African. The first capital of Brazil during Portuguese colonisation from 1549 to 1763...
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There's a land where immense skies are reflected. A land where water draws harmonious labyrinths, where getting lost is an unforgettable adventure, where forests, rivers and lakes intertwine inextricably. We are at the heart of...
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