http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/25754 Bahia is a magical place. The old capital state of Brazil, with the endless plantations and extravagant wealth built on slave trade and death. The golden churches of Salvador, its grand bay and trade routes and the majesty and cruelty of nature in the interior. Bahia, with its African roots, Candomble, African music and Capoeira. Spices and riches, markets and stray dogs. Bahia, the fallen angel. The center of gravity has shifted south centuries ago but no matter what the future holds for them, the people of Bahia are there, beautiful, graceful, proud and generous. 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