Festa do Bonfim, Salvador, Brazil (1959)
Baianas are preparing to wash the staircases of the Nosso Senhor do Bonfim Church, an important space for religious syncretism in Bahia. Another relevant ceremony for the faithful is the Feast of Iemanjá, orisha of the Egbá, a nation that was established near the Yemoja River, in Nigeria.
Photo: Pierre Verger















