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Church of São Francisco

1587 CE

Lavish Baroque church in Salvador covered in gold leaf, a jewel of colonial…

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Church of São Francisco

1587 CE – still standing

Lavish Baroque church in Salvador covered in gold leaf, a jewel of colonial Brazil

Standing in 1587 CE

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