<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cultural Traces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Music, Films and Books recommendations from all around the world]]></description><link>https://blog.culturaltraces.com/</link><image><url>https://blog.culturaltraces.com/favicon.png</url><title>Cultural Traces</title><link>https://blog.culturaltraces.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 5.51</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:27:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil's "Nordeste" (EN)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cultural trip to the capital of Brazil's "Nordeste" region, Recife, the Olinda carnival and discovering the Maracatu and Luiz Gonzaga]]></description><link>https://blog.culturaltraces.com/recife-carnival-olinda-nordeste/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63614b8777130a0be8b29fb6</guid><category><![CDATA[Cultural Traces]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mathilde Cl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:38:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/Capture-d-e-cran-2022-11-07-a--19.36.58.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/Capture-d-e-cran-2022-11-07-a--19.36.58.png" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)"><p>Next stop after Salvador: Recife!</p><p>Recife is one of the biggest cities in the <strong>Nordeste of Brazil,</strong> it is the capital of the state of <strong>Pernambuco</strong>. Many people suggested me to skip this city. The big cities in Brazil, apart from Rio de Janeiro, are indeed often considered dangerous and not very interesting for the tourists.</p><p>But I did go there, and I didn&apos;t regret it at all!</p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #c59136; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">WORTH AN &#x1F442;&#x1F3B6;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;">Pernambuco Falando para o Mundo, Lenine:</span></p><!--kg-card-end: html--><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6fDOVA0I7Xw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="Pernambuco Falando para o Mundo (Voltei Recife / Frevo e Ciranda / Sol e Chuva / Rios, Pontes e..."></iframe><figcaption>Pernambuco Falando para o Mundo, Lenine</figcaption></figure><h3 id="recife-olinda">Recife &amp; Olinda</h3><p><br>So yes, the city may look ugly at first sight. And smelly, because of its canals. But I also discovered an interesting architectural combination of different styles, as well as a very strong popular culture.</p><p>The history of <strong>Recife</strong> and <strong>Olinda</strong> are inseparable, Olinda being initially the capital founded by the Portuguese, and Recife, a simple fishermen town. Later taken over by the Dutch, the two cities grew, but still bear the traces of both occupations and, like most of Brazil, of the indigenous populations who lived there before colonisation.</p><p>Olinda (&quot;Linda&quot; in Portuguese means &quot;pretty&quot;) is very well preserved today, and is actually a <strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site</strong>.) Recife looks a little less beautiful at first glance, which makes it all the more interesting for me. Indeed, many historical districts have been torn down to make room for modern buildings, resulting in a very curious architectural mix. As for Olinda, it is a very pretty city with old houses differing from each other mainly by their colour, and with many churches.</p><p>Recife is located at the estuary of the <strong>Capibarib&#xE9;</strong> river and is divided into several branches and canals. A large part of the city can therefore be visited by boat, which I did. One of the things we pass by is the recognisable <strong>Sinda&#xE7;ucar</strong> building, the Union of the Sugar and Alcohol Industry, which is the predominant industry of the region.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220219_113744-1.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="2667" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_113744-1.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220219_113744-1.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_113744-1.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220219_113744-1.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Sinda&#xE7;ucar and the Capibarib&#xE9; River &#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</figcaption></figure><p>The <strong>historic centre</strong> is also very interesting to visit as it is full of old buildings from the Dutch occupation, including the <strong>oldest synagogue in the Americas.</strong></p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #1d6da4; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">&#x1F4CD;&#x200B;THE LOCAL TIPS &#x200B;</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000080;">The guided tour of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/olharecife/?hl=fr&amp;ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Olha Recife</a> to get a good first look at the city. </span></p>
</div><!--kg-card-end: html--><h3 id="praia-de-boa-viagem">Praia de Boa Viagem</h3><p>I didn&apos;t really dare to swim in the biggest beach of Recife, Boa Viagem, because of the shark attacks &#x1F988; (the increasing number of attacks being unfortunately caused by the human presence, the destruction of the corals and the construction of a bridge close to Recife..)</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220220_160929-1.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="2339" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220220_160929-1.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220220_160929-1.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220220_160929-1.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220220_160929-1.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Praia de Boa Viagem <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #c59136; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">WORTH AN &#x1F442;&#x1F3B6;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;">La Belle de jour, Alceu Valen&#xE7;a, praia de Boa Viagem: Un peu l&apos;&#xE9;quivalent de la &quot;Garota da Ipanema&quot; pour Recife! L&apos;auteur, Alceu Valen&#xE7;a, se rem&#xE9;more une jolie fille de la Praia de Boa Vista. Avait-il pourtant vraiment lu attentivement &#xA0;le &quot;Belle de jour&quot; de Joseph Kessel ou vu le film de Bu&#xF1;uel avant &#xE7;a? &#x1F937;</span></p>
<p>&#xA0;</p><!--kg-card-end: html--><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UxvTdW9CLfI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="Alceu Valen&#xE7;a - La Belle de Jour"></iframe></figure><h3 id="recife-olinda-and-the-carnival">Recife, Olinda and the carnival:</h3><p>2022 being 2022, the carnival has been cancelled again this year... But that didn&apos;t stop me from learning a bit about the carnival and <strong>Maracatu </strong>culture of the region. Indeed, the most traditional bloco of carnival in Brazil would be the ones in the Nordeste, and in particular those from Olinda. They are especially distinguished by the big &quot;<strong>Boneco</strong>&quot;, a kind of large papier-m&#xE2;ch&#xE9; statue that is carried in the street.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-gallery-card kg-width-wide kg-card-hascaption"><div class="kg-gallery-container"><div class="kg-gallery-row"><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121948-1.jpg" width="2000" height="2245" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121948-1.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121948-1.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121948-1.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121948-1.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121531-1.jpg" width="2000" height="2667" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121531-1.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121531-1.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121531-1.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121531-1.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121501-2.jpg" width="2000" height="2667" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121501-2.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121501-2.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121501-2.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121501-2.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div></div></div><figcaption>Bonecos do carnaval <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><p><strong>Maracatu</strong> is a type of carnival parade and musical genre typically from the Nordeste, but inherited from Congolese traditions imported by slaves and from Portuguese and indigenous traditions. It is a mixture of dance, music (especially percussion - drums - and singing) and, traditionally, religious practices of African matrix. Here is an example:</p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #c59136; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">WORTH AN &#x1F442;&#x1F3B6;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #003366;">An example of Maracatu in the streets of Recife&apos;s traditional district</span></p><!--kg-card-end: html--><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UgsU3qeObX8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="MARACATU PERCUSSIVO NO RECIFE ANTIGO"></iframe></figure><h3 id="the-pa%C3%A7o-do-frevo-and-the-cais-do-sert%C3%A3o">The Pa&#xE7;o do Frevo and the Cais do Sert&#xE3;o:</h3><p>Two must-see for me in Recife are these two museums of popular culture, the <strong>Pa&#xE7;o do Frevo </strong>and the <strong>Cais do Sert&#xE3;o</strong>.</p><p><br>The <strong>Pa&#xE7;o do Frevo</strong> is indeed an extremely well conceived cultural centre, with exhibition spaces, dance and concert halls, all dedicated to the Frevo. Frevo is a carnival musical genre and a dance, also classified as <strong>Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.</strong> It is a rhythmic and festive music. A frevo orchestra has a rhythm section and a brass section, similar to those found in bandas. The dance is quite acrobatic, and often accompanied by a colourful umbrella.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G_gsqJ2KsCs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="Autentico Frevo Pernambucano"></iframe></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-gallery-card kg-width-wide kg-card-hascaption"><div class="kg-gallery-container"><div class="kg-gallery-row"><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220219_165306-1.jpg" width="2000" height="2667" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_165306-1.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220219_165306-1.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_165306-1.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220219_165306-1.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220219_162445-1.jpg" width="2000" height="3302" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_162445-1.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220219_162445-1.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_162445-1.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220219_162445-1.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div></div></div><figcaption>Pa&#xE7;o do Frevo <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><h3 id="the-cais-do-sert%C3%A3o">The Cais do Sert&#xE3;o</h3><p>The <strong>Sert&#xE3;o </strong>refers to the semi-arid, desert-like hinterland of the Nordeste. La Cais do Sert&#xE3;o is a modern interactive museum, also very well thought out, dedicated to the music of <strong>Luiz Gonzaga</strong> and the culture of the Sert&#xE3;o. I didn&apos;t know Luiz Gonzaga, but I learned that he is extremely popular in Brazil, and remained a faithful representative of the Nordeste culture all his life. One of his most famous songs is for example &quot;<strong>Asa Branca</strong>&quot;:</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zsFSHg2hxbc?start=1&amp;feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="Luiz Gonzaga - Asa Branca ft. Fagner, Sivuca, Guadalupe"></iframe></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-gallery-card kg-width-wide kg-card-hascaption"><div class="kg-gallery-container"><div class="kg-gallery-row"><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103927-1.jpg" width="2000" height="2667" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103927-1.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103927-1.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103927-1.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103927-1.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103326-1.jpg" width="2000" height="2667" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103326-1.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103326-1.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103326-1.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103326-1.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103221-1.jpg" width="2000" height="1500" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, Olinda carnival and Brazil&apos;s &quot;Nordeste&quot; (EN)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103221-1.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103221-1.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103221-1.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103221-1.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div></div></div><figcaption>Cais do Sert&#xE3;o <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><p>Once again, it is thanks to the people I met there (and in particular in the wonderful &quot;<a href="https://www.booking.com/reviews/br/hotel/zili-experience-hostel-amp-camping-urbano.pt-br.html?aid=360920%3Blabel%3DNew_Portuguese_PT_EMEA_14224742286-D1r*quUpzaFZsT0Lawqv8gS217921514382%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap1%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap%3Aneg%3Bws%3D%3Bgclid%3DCj0KCQjwqoibBhDUARIsAH2OpWjtizdb14mscWhIMl7wp0wih62AQPsxsvMmb_CA1AGQ4q86QAftkCEaAqkzEALw_wcB&amp;ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Zili Pernambuco</a>&quot; hostel) that I was able to discover the cities of Recife and Olinda beyond what I had thought. And I leave with a few cultural discoveries to complete my Spotify playlist!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recife, le carnaval d'Olinda et le Nordeste du Brésil (FR)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visite culturelle de la capitale du Nordeste, Recife, du carnaval d'Olinda et découverte du Maracatu et de Luiz Gonzaga]]></description><link>https://blog.culturaltraces.com/recife-carnaval-olinda-nordeste/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">634c2e6477130a0be8b29e25</guid><category><![CDATA[Cultural Traces]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mathilde Cl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:34:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/Capture-d-e-cran-2022-11-07-a--19.36.58-2.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/Capture-d-e-cran-2022-11-07-a--19.36.58-2.png" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)"><p><br>Prochaine &#xE9;tape apr&#xE8;s Salvador: Recife!</p><p>Recife est l&#x2019;une des plus grandes villes du Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil, elle est la capitale de l&#x2019;&#xE9;tat du Pernambuco. Beaucoup de gens me conseillaient d&apos;&#xE9;viter cette ville. En effet, les grandes villes du Br&#xE9;sil, mis &#xE0; part Rio de Janeiro, sont souvent consid&#xE9;r&#xE9;es comme dangereuses et peu int&#xE9;ressantes pour les touristes. </p><p>Et pourtant, j&#x2019;y suis all&#xE9;, et je ne l&#x2019;ai pas regrett&#xE9;!</p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #c59136; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">&#xC7;A VAUT LE COUP D&apos;&#x200B; &#x1F442;&#x1F3B6;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;">Pernambuco Falando para o Mundo, Lenine:</span></p><!--kg-card-end: html--><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6fDOVA0I7Xw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="Pernambuco Falando para o Mundo (Voltei Recife / Frevo e Ciranda / Sol e Chuva / Rios, Pontes e..."></iframe><figcaption>Pernambuco Falando para o Mundo, Lenine</figcaption></figure><h3 id="recife-olinda">Recife &amp; Olinda</h3><p>C&#x2019;est vrai, la ville peut sembler moche au premier coup d&#x2019;&#x153;il. Et puante, &#xE0; cause de ses canaux! Mais j&#x2019;y ai d&#xE9;couvert une architecture int&#xE9;ressante de par le m&#xE9;lange des styles, ainsi qu&#x2019;une culture populaire tr&#xE8;s forte.</p><p>L&#x2019;histoire de <strong>Recife </strong>et d&apos;<strong>Olinda </strong>sont indissociables, Olinda &#xE9;tant initialement la capitale fond&#xE9;e par les Portugais, et Recife, un simple port de p&#xEA;che. Ensuite reprises par les Hollandais, les deux villes se sont d&#xE9;velopp&#xE9;es, mais gardent encore aujourd&apos;hui la trace des deux occupations, ainsi que, comme la plupart des territoires du Br&#xE9;sil, celle des populations indig&#xE8;nes qui y vivaient avant la colonisation.</p><p>Olinda (&#xAB; Linda &#xBB; en Portugais signifiant &#xAB; jolie &#xBB;) est aujourd&#x2019;hui tr&#xE8;s bien pr&#xE9;serv&#xE9;e, elle est d&#x2019;ailleurs class&#xE9;e au <strong>patrimoine mondial de l&#x2019;Unesco</strong>). Recife l&#x2019;est un peu moins au premier coup d&#x2019;oeil, ce qui en fait pour moi une ville d&#x2019;autant plus int&#xE9;ressante. En effet, de nombreux quartiers historiques ont &#xE9;t&#xE9; ras&#xE9;s pour faire place &#xE0; des immeubles modernes, aboutissant &#xE0; un m&#xE9;lange architectural tr&#xE8;s curieux. Quant &#xE0; Olinda, c&apos;est une tr&#xE8;s jolie ville aux vielles maisons se distinguant entre elles surtout par leur couleur, et aux nombreuses &#xE9;glises.</p><p>Recife est situ&#xE9; &#xE0; l&#x2019;embouchure du fleuve <strong>Capibarib&#xE9;</strong> et est divis&#xE9; en de plusieurs bras et canaux. Une grande partie de la ville est donc visitable en bateau, ce que j&#x2019;ai fait. On passe notamment devant le b&#xE2;timent reconnaissable de <strong>Sinda&#xE7;ucar</strong>, le Syndicat de l&#x2019;industrie du sucre et de l&#x2019;alcool, industrie pr&#xE9;dominante historique de la r&#xE9;gion.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220219_113744.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="2667" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_113744.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220219_113744.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_113744.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220219_113744.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Sinda&#xE7;ucar et le fleuve Capibarib&#xE9; <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><p>Le <strong>centre historique </strong>est &#xE9;galement tr&#xE8;s int&#xE9;ressant &#xE0; visiter puisqu&apos;il abrite de vieux b&#xE2;timents datant de l&apos;occupation hollandaise, et notamment la plus vielle <strong>synagogue des Am&#xE9;riques.</strong></p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #1d6da4; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">&#x1F4CD;&#x200B;LA RECO LOCALE&#x200B;</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #333399;">La <a style="color: #333399;" href="https://www.instagram.com/olharecife/?hl=fr&amp;ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">visite guid&#xE9;e d&apos;Olha Recife</a>, parfait pour un premier aper&#xE7;u de la ville</span></p>
</div><!--kg-card-end: html--><h3 id="praia-de-boa-viagem">Praia de Boa Viagem</h3><p>Par contre, je n&#x2019;ai pas vraiment os&#xE9; me baigner dans la plus grande plage de Recife, celle de<strong> Boa Viagem, </strong>&#xE0; cause des attaques de requins &#x1F988; (les attaques de plus en plus nombreuses &#xE9;tant malheureusement provoqu&#xE9;es par la pr&#xE9;sence humaine, la destruction des coraux et la construction d&apos;un pont proche de Recife..)</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220220_160929.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="2339" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220220_160929.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220220_160929.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220220_160929.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220220_160929.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Praia de Boa Viagem <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #c59136; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">&#xC7;A VAUT LE COUP D&apos;&#x200B; &#x1F442;&#x1F3B6;</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #333399;">La Belle de jour, Alceu Valen&#xE7;a, praia de Boa Viagem: Un peu l&apos;&#xE9;quivalent de la &quot;Garota da Ipanema&quot; pour Recife! L&apos;auteur, Alceu Valen&#xE7;a, se rem&#xE9;more une jolie fille de la Praia de Boa Vista. Avait-il pourtant vraiment lu attentivement &#xA0;le &quot;Belle de jour&quot; de Joseph Kessel ou vu le film de Bu&#xF1;uel avant &#xE7;a? &#x1F937;</span></p>
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<!--kg-card-end: html--><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UxvTdW9CLfI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="Alceu Valen&#xE7;a - La Belle de Jour"></iframe></figure><h3 id="recife-olinda-et-le-carnaval">Recife, Olinda et le carnaval:</h3><p>2022 &#xE9;tant 2022, le carnaval a, cette ann&#xE9;e encore, &#xE9;t&#xE9; annul&#xE9;&#x2026; Mais &#xE7;a n&#x2019;emp&#xEA;che que j&#x2019;ai pu un peu en apprendre sur la culture du carnaval et du<strong> Maracatu </strong>de la r&#xE9;gion. En effet, les &#xAB; bloco &#xBB; de carnaval les plus traditionnels du Br&#xE9;sil seraient ceux du Nordeste, et notamment ceux d&#x2019;Olinda. Ils se distinguent surtout par les grandes &#xAB; <strong>Boneco</strong> &#xBB;, sorte de grandes statues en papier m&#xE2;ch&#xE9; qui d&#xE9;filent dans la rue.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-gallery-card kg-width-wide kg-card-hascaption"><div class="kg-gallery-container"><div class="kg-gallery-row"><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121948.jpg" width="2000" height="2245" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121948.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121948.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121948.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121948.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121501-1.jpg" width="2000" height="2667" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121501-1.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121501-1.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121501-1.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121501-1.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121531.jpg" width="2000" height="2667" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121531.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121531.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121531.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220217_121531.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div></div></div><figcaption>Bonecos do carnaval <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><p>Le<strong> Maracatu, </strong>est un type de cort&#xE8;ge de carnaval et de genre musical typique du Nordeste, mais h&#xE9;rit&#xE9; des traditions congolaises import&#xE9;es par les esclaves et de traditions portugaises et indig&#xE8;nes. Il s&#x2019;agit d&#x2019;un m&#xE9;lange de danse, de musique (surtout de percussions - tambours- &#xA0;et chant) et, traditionnellement, de pratiques religieuses de matrice africaine. En voici un exemple:</p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #c59136; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">&#xC7;A VAUT LE COUP D&apos;&#x200B; &#x1F442;&#x1F3B6;</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #333399;">Un exemple de Maracatu dans les rues du vieux Recife: </span></span></p>
</div><!--kg-card-end: html--><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UgsU3qeObX8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="MARACATU PERCUSSIVO NO RECIFE ANTIGO"></iframe></figure><h3 id="le-pa%C3%A7o-do-frevo-et-la-cais-do-sert%C3%A3o">Le Pa&#xE7;o do Frevo et la Cais do Sert&#xE3;o:</h3><p>Deux mus&#xE9;es incontournables pour moi &#xE0; Recife sont ces deux mus&#xE9;es issus de la culture populaire, le <a href="https://pacodofrevo.org.br/?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Pa&#xE7;o do Frevo</a> et la <a href="https://visit.recife.br/o-que-fazer/atracoes/museus/museu-cais-do-sertao?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Cais do Sert&#xE3;o</a>.</p><p>Le <strong>Pa&#xE7;o do Frevo</strong> est en effet un centre culturel extr&#xEA;mement bien pens&#xE9;, regroupant espaces d&#x2019;exposition, salles de danses et de concert, le tout sur le th&#xE8;me du Frevo. Le Frevo est en fait un genre musical du carnaval et une danse, class&#xE9;e &#xE9;galement au <strong>Patrimoine culturel immat&#xE9;riel de l&#x2019;Humanit&#xE9; de l&#x2019;Unesco</strong>. Il s&#x2019;agit d&#x2019;une musique rythm&#xE9;e et festive, et un orchestre de frevo comptant une section rythmique et une section de cuivre, un peu semblable &#xE0; celles que l&apos;on peut retrouver dans les bandas. La danse est assez acrobatique, et souvent accompagn&#xE9;e par un parapluie color&#xE9;.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card kg-card-hascaption"><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G_gsqJ2KsCs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="Autentico Frevo Pernambucano"></iframe><figcaption>Un Frevo Pernambucano</figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-gallery-card kg-width-wide kg-card-hascaption"><div class="kg-gallery-container"><div class="kg-gallery-row"><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220219_162445.jpg" width="2000" height="3302" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_162445.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220219_162445.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_162445.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220219_162445.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220219_165306.jpg" width="2000" height="2667" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_165306.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220219_165306.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220219_165306.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220219_165306.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div></div></div><figcaption>Pa&#xE7;o do Frevo <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><h3 id="la-cais-do-sert%C3%A3o">La Cais do Sert&#xE3;o</h3><p>Le <strong>Sert&#xE3;o</strong> d&#xE9;signe l&#x2019;arri&#xE8;re-pays du Nordeste, plut&#xF4;t d&#xE9;sertique et semi-aride. La Cais do Sert&#xE3;o est un mus&#xE9;e interactif moderne &#xE9;galement tr&#xE8;s bien pens&#xE9;, consacr&#xE9; &#xE0; la musique de <strong>Luiz Gonzaga</strong> et &#xE0; la culture du Sert&#xE3;o. Je ne connaissais pas Luiz Gonzaga, mais j&#x2019;ai appris qu&#x2019;il est extr&#xEA;mement populaire au Br&#xE9;sil, et resta un repr&#xE9;sentant fid&#xE8;le de la culture Nordestine toute sa vie. Une de ses chansons les plus connue est par exemple &quot;<strong>Asa Branca</strong>&quot;:</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zsFSHg2hxbc?start=1&amp;feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen title="Luiz Gonzaga - Asa Branca ft. Fagner, Sivuca, Guadalupe"></iframe></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-gallery-card kg-width-wide kg-card-hascaption"><div class="kg-gallery-container"><div class="kg-gallery-row"><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103927.jpg" width="2000" height="2667" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103927.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103927.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103927.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103927.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103326.jpg" width="2000" height="2667" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103326.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103326.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103326.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103326.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103221.jpg" width="2000" height="1500" loading="lazy" alt="Recife, le carnaval d&apos;Olinda et le Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil (FR)" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103221.jpg 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103221.jpg 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103221.jpg 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/11/IMG_20220218_103221.jpg 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div></div></div><figcaption>Cais do Sert&#xE3;o <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><p>Encore une fois, c&apos;est gr&#xE2;ce aux personnes rencontr&#xE9;es l&#xE0; bas (et notamment dans la merveilleuse auberge &quot;<a href="https://www.booking.com/reviews/br/hotel/zili-experience-hostel-amp-camping-urbano.pt-br.html?aid=360920%3Blabel%3DNew_Portuguese_PT_EMEA_14224742286-D1r*quUpzaFZsT0Lawqv8gS217921514382%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap1%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap%3Aneg%3Bws%3D&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwh4ObBhAzEiwAHzZYUxGJQx7jFIQcXWE1YL5KKOVm24JIT-i81tnIvk76DlRLD4cbzs-WFxoC2WcQAvD_BwE&amp;ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Zili Pernambuco</a>&quot;) que j&apos;ai pu d&#xE9;couvrir les villes de Recife et Olinda au del&#xE0; des id&#xE9;es recues. Et je repars avec quelques d&#xE9;couvertes culturelles venant compl&#xE9;ter ma playlist Spotify!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acarajé, Iemanjá and Jorge Amado in Salvador da Bahia (EN)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first step of my solo trip in Brazil: Salvador de Bahia. A bit of my cultural discoveries (Gilberto Gil, Jorge Amado..), extracts from my travel diary, and local recommendations to explore the city. ]]></description><link>https://blog.culturaltraces.com/salvadordabahia-en/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633484c33aa3b60444de5a5f</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mathilde Cl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:34:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560026--1--1.JPG" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560026--1--1.JPG" alt="Acaraj&#xE9;, Iemanj&#xE1; and Jorge Amado in Salvador da Bahia (EN)"><p></p><p>At the beginning of 2022, I spent a few months travelling alone in Brazil. My journey started in Rio de Janeiro, a city I already knew quite well, before heading from Bahia to the Amazon. I spent four months on the road, in order to get to know the language and various aspects of the Brazilian culture a little better. These next articles will be excerpts from my travel diaries, along with some cultural discoveries I made along the way!</p><p><strong>February 2022, Salvador da Bahia</strong><br>And here I am in Salvador da Bahia for the first part of my solo trip. I wanted to get to know this city, capital of the state of Bahia. I am interested in the whole traditional, musical and culinary culture which has its roots in the mixture of African and Indigenous populations, due in particular to the tragic history of colonisation and slavery.</p><h3 id="rua-direita-de-santo-antonio">Rua Direita de Santo Antonio:</h3><p>The touristic areas are quite safe, and everyone is really friendly. I stayed in an Airbnb located right next to the most touristic area, Pelourinho, in a colourful street that is a bit more alternative: the <strong>Rua Direita de Santo Antonio.</strong> It&apos;s an artistic neighbourhood, with a real local life, and where young and old, white and black, rich and poor, artists and workers live together, which is relatively rare in Brazil. My neighbours were always listening to music, singing, and even playing the flute and trumpet! In the morning I was often woken up by the crowing of a rooster (?!).</p><p>After spending almost a week there, here are some places I liked:</p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><span style="background-color: #6c52c7; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">&#x1F49B; I LIKED </span>
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<li><a style="color: #666699;" href="https://g.page/abocacentrodeartes?share=&amp;ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Aboca</a>: especially for the Thursday evenings. Follow their <a href="https://www.instagram.com/abocacentrodeartes/?hl=fr&amp;ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Instagram</a> for more information</li>
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</div><!--kg-card-end: html--><p>Following the street where I was staying, towards Pelourinho, is the <a href="https://www.salvadordabahia.com/en/experiences/casa-do-benin-benin-house/?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com"><strong>Benin House</strong>,</a> a memory centre dedicated to the culture of this country from which many slaves were taken by force to Brazil. It was founded by <strong>Pierre Verger</strong>, a French photographer and ethnologist, and by the musician and former minister of culture <strong>Gilberto Gil,</strong> among others.</p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #c59136; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">WORTH A LOOK&#x200B; &#x1F440;</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #666699;">To learn more about Gilberto Gil&apos;s relationship with Africa: <a style="color: #666699;" href="http://artsandculture.google.com/story/hQUhmYutbCyOLg?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">https//artsandculture.google.com/story/hQUhmYutbCyOLg</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #666699;">It is for example where Michael Jackson&apos;s video clip &quot;<a style="color: #666699;" href="https://youtu.be/QNJL6nfu__Q?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">They don&apos;t care about us&quot;</a> was shot (well, partly because Christ the Redeemer is in Rio de Janeiro!)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"> The group Olodum has also collaborated with <a style="color: #666699;" href="https://youtu.be/9HKNAhAxMAk?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Paul Simon</a> or Jimmy Cliff.</span></p>
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<li><span style="color: #666699;">The <a style="color: #666699;" href="https://goo.gl/maps/W95tsghXRFZ8ciCU7.?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Clube do Samba</a> along the Terreiro de Jesus (entrance through the souvenir shop): Samba nights in the evening, always very good quality and a great atmosphere!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666699;">The Fondation Casa de Jorge Amado: One of the greatest Brazilian writers, I read several oh his books during my trip. His most famous book is: &#xAB; <a style="color: #666699;" href="https://books.google.fr/booksid=I4rxKa-7zcMC&amp;hl=fr&amp;source=gbs_slider_cls_metadata_7_mylibrary?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon</a> &#xBB;</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666699;">The bar<a style="color: #666699;" href="https://goo.gl/maps/StG5ShbrnqzWyxr88?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com"> Zulu </a>for the good, cheap beer &amp; food with vegetarian options</span></li>
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<li class="p2"><span style="color: #666699;"><span class="s1"><a style="color: #666699;" href="https://goo.gl/maps/kKjMHH4xEPff37TJ9?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">The Acaraj&#xE9; da Cira</a></span>, at the Rio Vermelho square (rated as the best and most traditional one)</span></li>
<li class="p2"><span style="color: #666699;">On Sundays, go for a walk on Avenida Beira Mar: very busy, full of families of locals, small &quot;Barracas&quot;, seafood restaurants and popular Brazilian beach dishes. Not far away, try the <a style="color: #666699;" href="https://g.page/solaramadobahia?share=&amp;ref=blog.culturaltraces.com"><span class="s1">Museu do Sorvete </span></a>for the delicious ice cream</span></li>
<li class="p2"><span style="color: #666699;">Not Bahian cuisine, but still worth mentioning: the Peruvian restaurant <a style="color: #666699;" href="https://goo.gl/maps/tRJXSM9FGYYVFPPU7,?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com"><span class="s1">O Peruano </span></a>&#xBB;run by a young Peruvian woman who cooks and do the service at the same time. Not exactly a fancy place but it&apos;s delicious!</span></li>
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</div><!--kg-card-end: html--><h3 id="2-de-fevereiro-dia-de-iemanj%C3%A1">2 de Fevereiro, Dia de Iemanj&#xE1;</h3><p>February 2nd is the day of <strong>Iemanj&#xE1;</strong>, the goddess of the sea and the rivers and the mother of all <strong>Orix&#xE1;s,</strong> the divinities of the Candombl&#xE9; religion.</p><p>Candombl&#xE9; is a Brazilian religion, a mixture of <strong>African divinities </strong>brought by slaves, <strong>Indigenous beliefs</strong> and the <strong>Catholic religion</strong> of the colonists. As the colonists forbade any other practice that was not Catholic, the slaves and indigenous people slowly integrated their divinities with the Catholic saints in order to be able to worship in a more discreet way.<br>Candombl&#xE9; is still widely practised today, particularly by the black and mixed populations of Brazil.</p><p>During the Iemanj&#xE1; celebration, offerings are thrown into the sea, especially flowers. It is believed that if the flowers return to the shore after being thrown into the sea, it means that they may have been rejected by Iemanj&#xE1; and therefore potentially that the wishes and prayers will not be fulfilled. Many people therefore take small boats to throw their offerings and make their prayers in the middle of the water, as close as possible to Iemanj&#xE1;.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560031-1.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="Acaraj&#xE9;, Iemanj&#xE1; and Jorge Amado in Salvador da Bahia (EN)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="3017" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/09/02560031-1.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/09/02560031-1.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/09/02560031-1.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560031-1.JPG 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Beach of the Rio Vermelho. Iemanj&#xE1; celebrations in the background <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><p><strong>Extract from my travel diary:</strong><br><em>&quot;The day begins at midnight with celebrations, and finishes the next day. It is a tradition to get up early and go to the beach at sunrise in Rio Vermelho, a neighbourhood of Salvador.<br>This is exactly what my dorm mates did, all dressed in traditional white clothes from head to toe. I instead met up with a new French friend, Anne, around 8am at the entrance to the Rio Vermelho. This year, the main beach being closed, the ceremonies were reduced, but still took place a bit further. Several people all dressed in white stood on the cliffs to pray and throw flowers into the sea. On the beach, two men were blessing people with sea water (mostly women) while singing. We then met Juliana, a Brazilian woman from Rio, and took a boat together. Juliana sang and thanked Iemanj&#xE1;, while we threw our flowers into the sea.</em></p><p><em>On our way back, we stopped at the main square of Rio Vermelho to have an Acaraj&#xE9;, the specialty of Bahia and also considered a sacred food since it can only be cooked by women from certain Bahian families.<br>Juliana told us that she had spent the day before with Bahian women, preparing offerings and taking herbal baths in order to prepare for the February 2nd celebration and pay homage to Iemanj&#xE1;&quot;</em></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560034-1.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="Acaraj&#xE9;, Iemanj&#xE1; and Jorge Amado in Salvador da Bahia (EN)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="3017" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/09/02560034-1.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/09/02560034-1.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/09/02560034-1.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560034-1.JPG 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Anne throwing roses into the water <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><p>The following pictures were taken at the <strong>Bonfim cathedral </strong>and shows the famous bracelets in remembrance of the &quot;<strong>Senhor do Bonfim</strong>&quot;. Again, this is a tribute to the Candombl&#xE9; religion as each colour represents an Orix&#xE1;, the Candombl&#xE9; gods. It is customary to make two turns before tying three times around the arm, while making three wishes. The wishes should come true when the bracelet falls off, but they must absolutely not be cut!</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560028-1.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="Acaraj&#xE9;, Iemanj&#xE1; and Jorge Amado in Salvador da Bahia (EN)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="3017" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/09/02560028-1.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/09/02560028-1.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/09/02560028-1.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560028-1.JPG 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>The steps of the Cathedral of Bonfim <em>&#xA9; Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><h3 id="the-museum-of-modern-art-of-bahia-the-mam">The Museum of Modern Art of Bahia, the MAM:</h3><p>I also visited the <strong>Museum of Modern Art, the MAM</strong>. It displays many pieces by local artists and craftsmen and is located not far from the main port and close to a small favela. This &quot;favela&quot; (the word &quot;communidade&quot; is more commonly used today as it is less stigmatising), is rather &quot;tranquilo&quot; as the Brazilians like to say, i.e. rather safe. There are often concerts on the terrace between the museum and the beach!</p><h3 id="museu-do-carnavalthe-carnival-museum">Museu do Carnaval - the Carnival Museum:</h3><p>This is a must-see in Salvador, especially because of the magnificent <strong>costumes.</strong> Carnival started with the European settlers wanting to imitate the Venetians, then the slaves and natives took it over until it became the huge popular festival it is today (except this year...). The most famous carnival singers are real rock stars and most of the songs are known by almost all Brazilians. I already knew <strong>Daniela Mercury </strong>who played several times in the Montreux Jazz Festival (where I worked for two years), but there are also for example Clara Nunes and many others.</p><h3 id="la-cidade-da-musicathe-city-of-music">La Cidade da Musica - the City of Music:</h3><p>Another very interesting museum is the City of Music. Thousands of hours of audio and video archives trace the history of Bahian music. The most famous singers and topics in Europe are <strong>Gilberto Gil</strong> and <strong>Jo&#xE3;o Gilberto</strong>, both from Bahia, and the <strong>&quot;Tropicalismo&quot;</strong>. This is an intellectual and artistic movement from the 1970s, in opposition to the military dictatorship of those years. The best known representatives are Gilberto Gil and <strong>Caetano Veloso</strong>, but also <strong>Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, Torquato Neto, Capinam, Tom Z&#xE9;, Nara Le&#xE3;o and Rog&#xE9;rio Duprat</strong>, who released the manifesto album <strong>&quot;Tropic&#xE1;lia or Panis et Circencis&quot;.</strong> Gilberto Gil and Caetano Valoso were later arrested and detained at home by the generals in power, then forced into exile, gradually putting an end to the movement.</p><p></p><p>There is so much to say about Brazil and the Bahian culture... I can&apos;t limit myself to one article, and this one is long enough. In four months, I have been able to capture several fragments of Brazilian diversity, and it is sometimes difficult to describe the sounds, smells and colours in a blog. But I&apos;ll try anyway, and I hope you enjoyed this first article!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iemanjá, Acarajé et Jorge Amado à Salvador da Bahia (FR)]]></title><description><![CDATA[La première étape de mon voyage seule au Brésil: Salvador de Bahia. Un mélange d'extraits de mes carnets de voyage, de mes découvertes culturelles (Gilberto Gil, Jorge Amado..) et des recommandations locales pour découvrir la ville. ]]></description><link>https://blog.culturaltraces.com/salvadordabahia-fr/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6326e74b3aa3b60444de5982</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mathilde Cl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:12:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560026--1-.JPG" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560026--1-.JPG" alt="Iemanj&#xE1;, Acaraj&#xE9; et Jorge Amado &#xE0; Salvador da Bahia (FR)"><p><br>D&#xE9;but 2022, j&#x2019;ai pass&#xE9; quelques mois &#xE0; voyager seule au Br&#xE9;sil. Mon p&#xE9;riple a commenc&#xE9; &#xE0; Rio de Janeiro, ville que je connais d&#xE9;j&#xE0; bien, avant de se poursuivre de Bahia jusqu&#x2019;en Amazonie. J&#x2019;ai donc pass&#xE9; quatre mois sur les routes, afin d&#x2019;appr&#xE9;hender un peu mieux la langue ainsi que divers aspects de la culture br&#xE9;silienne. Ces prochains articles seront donc des extraits de mes journaux de voyage, que j&#x2019;agr&#xE9;menterai de quelques d&#xE9;couvertes culturelles que j&#x2019;ai faites sur la route!</p><p><br><strong>F&#xE9;vrier 2022, Salvador da Bahia:</strong><br>Et me voil&#xE0; &#xE0; Salvador da Bahia ! D&#xE9;but du voyage solo. J&apos;avais envie de conna&#xEE;tre cette ville, capitale de l&#x2019;&#xE9;tat de Bahia, pour son aspect historique li&#xE9; notamment &#xE0; la colonisation et &#xE0; l&apos;esclavage et &#xE0; toute la culture traditionnelle, musicale et culinaire qui en r&#xE9;sulte. </p><h3 id="rua-direita-de-santo-antonio">Rua Direita de Santo Antonio:</h3><p>Les quartiers touristiques sont plut&#xF4;t s&#xFB;rs, et les gens sont assez tranquilles et franchement sympathiques. Je dors dans un Airbnb situ&#xE9; dans le prolongement du quartier le plus touristique, Pelourinho, dans une rue color&#xE9;e un peu plus alternative: la Rua Direita de Santo Antonio. C&apos;est un quartier artistique, avec une v&#xE9;ritable vie locale, et o&#xF9; se c&#xF4;toient v&#xE9;ritablement jeunes et vieux, blancs et noirs, riches et pauvres, artistes et travailleurs, ce qui est relativement rare au Br&#xE9;sil. Mes voisins &#xE9;coutent en permanence de la musique, chantent, et jouent m&#xEA;me de la fl&#xFB;te et de la trompette&#x202F;! Le matin je suis souvent r&#xE9;veill&#xE9;e par le chant d&apos;un coq (?!) que je n&apos;ai finalement m&#xEA;me pas r&#xE9;ussi &#xE0; localiser!</p><p>Apr&#xE8;s y avoir pass&#xE9; pr&#xE8;s d&apos;une semaine, voici quelques endroits que j&apos;ai appr&#xE9;ci&#xE9;:</p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><span style="background-color: #6c52c7; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">&#x1F49B; J&apos;AI BIEN AIM&#xC9; </span>
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</div><!--kg-card-end: html--><p>Dans le prolongement de la rue o&#xF9; je logeais, en descendant vers Pelourinho, se trouve <strong><a href="https://www.salvadordabahia.com/fr/experiences/la-maison-du-benin/?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">la maison du Benin</a></strong>, un centre de m&#xE9;moire consacr&#xE9; &#xE0; la culture de ce pays dont sont originaires bon nombre d&apos;esclaves ayant &#xE9;t&#xE9; emmen&#xE9;s de force au Br&#xE9;sil. Il a &#xE9;t&#xE9; pens&#xE9; notamment par <strong>Pierre Verger</strong>, un photographe et ethnologue fran&#xE7;ais et par le musicien et ex ministre de la culture <strong>Gilberto Gil.</strong></p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #c59136; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">&#xC7;A VAUT LE COUP D&apos;&#x200B;&#x1F440;</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #666699;">Pour en apprendre plus sur le rapport entre Gilberto Gil et l&#x2019;Afrique: <a style="color: #666699;" href="http://artsandculture.google.com/story/hQUhmYutbCyOLg?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">https//artsandculture.google.com/story/hQUhmYutbCyOLg</a></span></p>
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</div><!--kg-card-end: html--><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560023.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="Iemanj&#xE1;, Acaraj&#xE9; et Jorge Amado &#xE0; Salvador da Bahia (FR)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1326" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/09/02560023.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/09/02560023.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/09/02560023.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/09/02560023.JPG 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Vue depuis la fen&#xEA;tre de la Casa do Benin <em><strong>&#xA9;</strong>Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><h3 id="pelourinho">Pelourinho:</h3><p>Le quartier de Pelourinho est le <strong>quartier historique </strong>(et touristique!) de Salvador. Pelourinho abrita notamment d&#xE8;s 1558 le plus grand march&#xE9; aux esclaves du continent. Un peu laiss&#xE9; &#xE0; l&#x2019;abandon apr&#xE8;s l&#x2019;ind&#xE9;pendance du Br&#xE9;sil et l&#x2019;arr&#xEA;t officiel de l&#x2019;esclavage, le quartier fut peu &#xE0; peu restaur&#xE9; et est aujourd&#x2019;hui class&#xE9; au <strong>Patrimoine Mondial de l&#x2019;Unesco.</strong></p><p>Il est aujourd&#x2019;hui particuli&#xE8;rement bien pr&#xE9;serv&#xE9;, color&#xE9; et dynamique: de jour comme de nuit, de la musique s&#x2019;&#xE9;chappe des cours int&#xE9;rieures et de nombreux groupes locaux (le plus connu &#xE9;tant Olodum) ou capoeiristes s&#x2019;exercent et se produisent dans les petites rues pav&#xE9;es.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560021--1--1.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="Iemanj&#xE1;, Acaraj&#xE9; et Jorge Amado &#xE0; Salvador da Bahia (FR)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="3017" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/09/02560021--1--1.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/09/02560021--1--1.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/09/02560021--1--1.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560021--1--1.JPG 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Pelourinho <em><strong>&#xA9; </strong>Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #c59136; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">&#xC7;A VAUT LE COUP D&apos;&#x1F440;</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #666699;">Le groupe Olodum a aussi collabor&#xE9; avec <a style="color: #666699;" href="https://youtu.be/9HKNAhAxMAk?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Paul Simon</a> ou Jimmy Cliff.</span></p>
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<li><span style="color: #666699;">Le <a style="color: #666699;" href="https://goo.gl/maps/W95tsghXRFZ8ciCU7.?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Clube do Samba</a> bordant le Terreiro de Jesus (l&#x2019;entr&#xE9;e se fait par le magasin de souvenirs): des soir&#xE9;es sambas le soir, toujours de tr&#xE8;s bonne qualit&#xE9; et une super ambiance!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666699;">La Fondation Casa de Jorge Amado: Un des plus grands &#xE9;crivains du Br&#xE9;sil, que j&#x2019;ai d&#xE9;vor&#xE9; pendant tout mon voyage. Son ouvrage le plus connu est: &#xAB; <a style="color: #666699;" href="https://books.google.fr/booksid=I4rxKa-7zcMC&amp;hl=fr&amp;source=gbs_slider_cls_metadata_7_mylibrary?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">Gabriela, girofle et cannelle</a> &#xBB;</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666699;">Le bar<a style="color: #666699;" href="https://goo.gl/maps/StG5ShbrnqzWyxr88?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com"> Zulu </a>pour les bi&#xE8;res pas ch&#xE8;res et les options v&#xE9;g&#xE9;tariennes</span></li>
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</div><!--kg-card-end: html--><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560022-1.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="Iemanj&#xE1;, Acaraj&#xE9; et Jorge Amado &#xE0; Salvador da Bahia (FR)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1326" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/09/02560022-1.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/09/02560022-1.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/09/02560022-1.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/09/02560022-1.JPG 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Vue sur les toits de Pelourinho depuis la Fondation Casa de Jorge Amado <em><strong>&#xA9; </strong>Mathilde Cl.</em></figcaption></figure><h3 id="la-capoeira">La capoeira:</h3><p>Gr&#xE2;ce &#xE0; lui, j&#x2019;ai aussi eu la chance de pouvoir assister &#xE0; une &#x201C;<strong>Roda</strong>&#x201D;(un cercle) de <strong>Capoeira</strong> sur le Terreiro principal de Pelourinho. Il connaissait les participants et m&#x2019;a m&#xEA;me pr&#xE9;sent&#xE9; au &#x201C;Mestre&#x201D;, le professeur, celui qui chante des paroles influen&#xE7;ant le jeu. Dans la Capoeira Angola comme celle &#xE0; laquelle j&#x2019;ai assist&#xE9;, il est souvent accompagn&#xE9; par trois <strong>berimbau</strong> (un arc musical frapp&#xE9; typiquement br&#xE9;silien), deux <strong>pandeiro</strong> (sorte de tambourin), un <strong>atabaque</strong> (tambour), un <strong>reco-reco</strong> que l&#x2019;on gratte et frappe, et un <strong>agogo</strong> (sorte de cloche).<br></p><p>Les participants sont vraiment concentr&#xE9;s et c&#x2019;est assez clair qu&#x2019;il ne s&#x2019;agit ici pas d&#x2019;un simple sport (contrairement &#xE0; d&#x2019;autres &#x201C;repr&#xE9;sentations&#x201D; de Capoeira que j&#x2019;ai pu voir en Europe) mais plut&#xF4;t d&#x2019;un rituel un peu hypnotique, renforc&#xE9; par les chants et rythmes r&#xE9;p&#xE9;titifs. &#xC0; la fin du &#x201C;Jogo&#x201D;, les deux capoeiristes du centre terminent en &#xE9;changeant des sourires complices, rompant avec l&#x2019;aspect presque guerrier du &#x201C;combat&#x201D; qu&apos;ils viennent de mener. <br></p><h3 id="la-cuisine-bahianaise">La cuisine bahianaise:</h3><p>Je voulais &#xE9;galement parler ici de la <strong>cuisine Bahianaise</strong>, en tout cas des plats que j&#x2019;ai go&#xFB;t&#xE9;s. En effet, la cuisine tient une place importante dans la culture de la r&#xE9;gion, car elle est intimement li&#xE9;e aux rites et traditions. Comme la gastronomie antillaise par exemple, elle a aussi &#xE9;t&#xE9; naturellement influenc&#xE9;e par la culture africaine et utilise de nombreux ingr&#xE9;dients import&#xE9;s au Br&#xE9;sil par les portugais (l&#x2019;huile de palme, la banane, l&#x2019;igname ou les combos par exemple). </p><p>Un des plats de rue les plus connus est<strong> l&apos;Acaraj&#xE9;,</strong> une sorte de galette d&#x2019;haricots blancs frite, remplie de crevettes, de salade et/ou de p&#xE2;te d&apos;arachide. Dans la religion <strong>Candombl&#xE9;</strong> (religion m&#xE9;langeant les croyances africaines au catholicisme), les Acaraj&#xE9;s sont en fait des offrandes aux <strong>Orix&#xE1;s</strong> (les diff&#xE9;rents dieux du Candombl&#xE9;). Encore aujourd&apos;hui, ce plat est consid&#xE9;r&#xE9; comme sacr&#xE9; et seule certaines femmes issues de certaines familles ont le droit d&apos;en pr&#xE9;parer. Elles sont souvent habill&#xE9;es en habits traditionnels.<br></p><p>J&apos;ai aussi gout&#xE9; la <strong>Moqueca</strong>. C&apos;est &#xE9;galement un plat de Bahia, souvent &#xE0; base de poisson ou de crabe mijot&#xE9; en sauce, de riz, de Farofa (farine de Manioc) et de sauce. <br></p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><span style="background-color: #1d6da4; padding: 3px 25px 1px; font: bold 16px/24px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #fff; border-radius: 27px 27px 0 0;">&#x1F49B; &#x200B;J&apos;AI BIEN AIM&#xC9; &#x200B;</span></p>
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<li class="p2"><span style="color: #666699;"><span class="s1"><a style="color: #666699;" href="https://goo.gl/maps/kKjMHH4xEPff37TJ9?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com">L&#x2019;Acaraj&#xE9; da Cira</a></span>, sur la place du Rio Vermelho (consid&#xE9;r&#xE9; comme le meilleur et le plus traditionnel)</span></li>
<li class="p2"><span style="color: #666699;">Le dimanche, aller se promener sur l&#x2019; Avenida Beira Mar: tr&#xE8;s anim&#xE9;, fr&#xE9;quent&#xE9; par des familles de locaux, plein de petites &#xAB; Barracas &#xBB;, des restaurants de fruits de mer et de plats populaires br&#xE9;siliens de plage. Pas tr&#xE8;s loin, tester le &#xAB; <a style="color: #666699;" href="https://g.page/solaramadobahia?share=&amp;ref=blog.culturaltraces.com"><span class="s1">Museu do Sorvete </span></a>&#xBB; pour les d&#xE9;licieuses glaces</span></li>
<li class="p2"><span style="color: #666699;">Pas de la cuisine Bahianaise mais vaut cependant le coup d&#x2019;&#xEA;tre mentionn&#xE9;: le restaurant P&#xE9;ruvien &#xAB; <a style="color: #666699;" href="https://goo.gl/maps/tRJXSM9FGYYVFPPU7,?ref=blog.culturaltraces.com"><span class="s1">O Peruano </span></a>&#xBB;, tenue par une jeune p&#xE9;ruvienne qui cuisine et fait le service en m&#xEA;me temps. Le lieu ne paye pas de mine mais c&#x2019;est d&#xE9;licieux!</span></li>
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</div><!--kg-card-end: html--><h3 id="2-de-fevereiro-dia-de-iemanj%C3%A1">2 de Fevereiro, Dia de Iemanj&#xE1;</h3><p>Le 2 f&#xE9;vrier, c&apos;est le jour de <strong>Iemanj&#xE1;</strong>, la divinit&#xE9; de la mer et des rivi&#xE8;res et la m&#xE8;re de tous les <strong>Orix&#xE1;s,</strong> les divinit&#xE9;s de la religion Candombl&#xE9;.</p><p>Le Candombl&#xE9; est une religion br&#xE9;silienne, m&#xE9;lange de <strong>divinit&#xE9;s africaines </strong>apport&#xE9;es par les esclaves,<strong> de croyances indig&#xE8;nes </strong>et de<strong> la religion catholique </strong>des colons. Ces derniers ayant interdit tout autre pratique ne relevant pas du catholicisme, les esclaves et indig&#xE8;nes ont peu &#xE0; peu int&#xE9;gr&#xE9; leurs divinit&#xE9;s aux Saints catholique afin de pouvoir pratiquer de fa&#xE7;on plus discr&#xE8;te. Le Candombl&#xE9; est encore aujourd&apos;hui beaucoup pratiqu&#xE9;, notamment par les populations noires et m&#xE9;tiss&#xE9;es du Br&#xE9;sil.<br></p><p>Lors de la f&#xEA;te de Iemanj&#xE0;, des offrandes sont jet&#xE9;es &#xE0; la mer, et notamment des fleurs. La croyance veut que si les fleurs reviennent au rivage apr&#xE8;s avoir &#xE9;t&#xE9; jet&#xE9;es &#xE0; la mer, cela signifie qu&apos;elles pourraient avoir &#xE9;t&#xE9; rejet&#xE9;es par Iemanj&#xE1; et donc potentiellement que les souhaits et pri&#xE8;res ne se r&#xE9;aliseront pas. De nombreuses personnes prennent donc de petites barques pour jeter leurs offrandes et faire leur pri&#xE8;res au milieu de l&apos;eau, au plus pr&#xE8;s de Iemanj&#xE1;. <br></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560031.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="Iemanj&#xE1;, Acaraj&#xE9; et Jorge Amado &#xE0; Salvador da Bahia (FR)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="3017" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/09/02560031.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/09/02560031.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/09/02560031.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560031.JPG 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Plage du Rio Vermelho. Au fond, c&#xE9;l&#xE9;brations de Iemanj&#xE1; <strong>&#xA9; </strong>Mathilde Cl.</figcaption></figure><p><strong>Extrait de mon carnet de voyage:</strong></p><p><em>&#x201C;La journ&#xE9;e commence &#xE0; minuit avec des c&#xE9;l&#xE9;brations, et finit le lendemain. Il est coutume de se lever t&#xF4;t et de se rendre sur la plage de Rio Vermelho, un quartier de Salvador, au lever du soleil.</em></p><p><em>C&apos;est d&#x2019;ailleurs ce que mes camarades de dortoir ont fait, toutes v&#xEA;tues de tenues traditionnelles blanches de la t&#xEA;te aux pieds. Moi j&apos;ai plut&#xF4;t retrouv&#xE9;e une nouvelle amie fran&#xE7;aise, Anne aux alentours de 08h00 &#xE0; l&apos;entr&#xE9;e du Rio Vermelho. Cette ann&#xE9;e, la plage principale &#xE9;tant ferm&#xE9;e, les c&#xE9;r&#xE9;monies ont &#xE9;t&#xE9; r&#xE9;duites, mais ont tout de m&#xEA;me eu lieu un peu plus loin. Plusieurs personnes en blanc se tenaient donc sur les falaises pour prier et jeter des fleurs &#xE0; la mer. Sur la plage, deux hommes b&#xE9;nissaient les gens avec de l&apos;eau de mer (surtout des femmes) tout en chantant. Nous avons ensuite retrouv&#xE9; Juliana, une br&#xE9;silienne de Rio et pris un bateau ensemble. Juliana chantait et remerciait Iemanj&#xE1;, tandis que nous jetions nos fleurs &#xE0; la mer.</em></p><p><em>En rentrant, nous nous sommes arr&#xEA;t&#xE9;es sur la place principale de Rio Vermelho pour prendre un Acaraj&#xE9;, la sp&#xE9;cialit&#xE9; de Bahia et aussi consid&#xE9;r&#xE9; comme nourriture sacr&#xE9;e puisqu&apos;elle ne peut &#xEA;tre cuisin&#xE9; que par des femmes issues de certaines familles de Bahia.</em></p><p><em>Juliana nous a ainsi racont&#xE9; qu&apos;elle avait pass&#xE9; la journ&#xE9;e de la veille avec des Bahianaises, pr&#xE9;parant des offrandes et prenant des bains aux herbes afin de pr&#xE9;parer la f&#xEA;te du 2 F&#xE9;vrier et ainsi rendre hommage &#xE0; Iemanj&#xE1;</em>&#x201D;<br></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560034.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="Iemanj&#xE1;, Acaraj&#xE9; et Jorge Amado &#xE0; Salvador da Bahia (FR)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="3017" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/09/02560034.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/09/02560034.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/09/02560034.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560034.JPG 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Anne jetant des roses &#xE0; l&apos;eau <strong>&#xA9; </strong>Mathilde Cl.</figcaption></figure><p>Sur les photos suivantes, il s&apos;agit de la <strong>cath&#xE9;drale de Bonfim </strong>et des fameux bracelets en souvenir du &quot;<strong>Senhor do Bonfim</strong>&quot;. Il s&apos;agit l&#xE0; encore d&apos;un hommage &#xE0; la religion Candombl&#xE9; puisque chaque couleur repr&#xE9;sente une Orix&#xE1;, les dieux du Candombl&#xE9;. Il est coutume de faire deux tours avant de nouer trois fois autour du bras, tout en faisant trois v&#x153;ux. Les v&#x153;ux devraient de r&#xE9;aliser lorsque le bracelet tombera, mais il ne faut surtout pas les couper !</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560028.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="Iemanj&#xE1;, Acaraj&#xE9; et Jorge Amado &#xE0; Salvador da Bahia (FR)" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="3017" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/09/02560028.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/09/02560028.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/09/02560028.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/09/02560028.JPG 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Les marches de la cath&#xE9;drale de Bonfim <strong>&#xA9; </strong>Mathilde Cl.</figcaption></figure><h3 id="le-mus%C3%A9e-d%E2%80%99art-moderne-de-bahia-le-mam">Le Mus&#xE9;e d&#x2019;Art Moderne de Bahia, le MAM:</h3><p>J&apos;ai aussi visit&#xE9; <strong>mus&#xE9;e d&apos;art moderne de Bahia</strong>, le <strong>MAM</strong>. Il abrite de nombreuses &#x153;uvres d&apos;artistes et artisans de la r&#xE9;gion et se situe pas tr&#xE8;s loin du port principal et proche d&apos;une petite favela. Cette &quot;favela&quot; (le mot &quot;communidade&quot; est plut&#xF4;t utilis&#xE9; aujourd&apos;hui car moins stigmatisant), est plut&#xF4;t &quot;tranquilo&quot; comme aiment le dire les br&#xE9;siliens, c&apos;est &#xE0; dire plut&#xF4;t s&#xFB;re. Il y a souvent des concerts sur la terrasse entre le mus&#xE9;e et la plage ! <br></p><h3 id="museu-do-carnavalle-mus%C3%A9e-du-carnaval">Museu do Carnaval - le Mus&#xE9;e du Carnaval:</h3><p>C&apos;est un passage incontournable &#xE0; Salvador, surtout car les <strong>costumes</strong> expos&#xE9;s sont magnifiques. Le Carnaval a commenc&#xE9; avec les colons europ&#xE9;ens voulant imiter les Venitiens, puis les esclaves et natifs se le sont appropri&#xE9; jusqu&apos;&#xE0; l&apos;&#xE9;norme f&#xEA;te populaire qu&apos;elle est devenue aujourd&apos;hui (sauf cette ann&#xE9;e...). Les chanteur.s.e.s du carnaval les plus connues sont de v&#xE9;ritables Rockstars et la plupart des chansons sont connues par presque tous les br&#xE9;siliens. Je connaissais d&#xE9;j&#xE0; <strong>Daniela Mercury </strong>qui a jou&#xE9; plusieurs fois au Montreux Jazz Festival (o&#xF9; j&#x2019;ai travaill&#xE9; deux ans), mais il y a aussi par exemple Clara Nunes et bien d&apos;autres. <br></p><h3 id="la-cidade-da-musicala-cit%C3%A9-de-la-musique">La Cidade da Musica - la Cit&#xE9; de la musique:</h3><p>Autre mus&#xE9;e tr&#xE8;s int&#xE9;ressant, celui de la <strong>Cit&#xE9; de la Musique</strong>. Des centaines d&apos;heures d&apos;archives audio et vid&#xE9;o retracent l&apos;histoire de la<strong> musique de Bahia</strong>. Les chanteurs et th&#xE9;matiques les plus connues en Europe sont <strong>Gilberto Gil</strong> et <strong>Jo&#xE3;o Gilberto</strong>, tous deux originaires de Bahia, ainsi que <strong>Tropicalismo.</strong> Il s&apos;agit d&apos;un mouvement intellectuel et artistique des ann&#xE9;es 70, en opposition &#xE0; la dictature militaire de ces ann&#xE9;es l&#xE0;. Les repr&#xE9;sentants les plus connus sont <strong>Gilberto Gil et Caetano Veloso</strong>, mais aussi <strong>Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, Torquato Neto, Capinam, Tom Z&#xE9;, Nara Le&#xE3;o et Rog&#xE9;rio Duprat</strong>, qui sortirent l&apos;album manifeste &quot;Tropic&#xE1;lia ou Panis et Circencis&quot;. Gilberto Gil et Caetano Valoso seront ensuite arr&#xEA;t&#xE9;s et emprisonn&#xE9;s &#xE0; domicile par les g&#xE9;n&#xE9;raux au pouvoir, puis oblig&#xE9;s de s&apos;exiler, mettant progressivement fin au mouvement.<br></p><p></p><p>Il y a tellement &#xE0; dire sur le Br&#xE9;sil et la culture bahianaise&#x2026; Je ne peux me cantonner qu&apos;&#xE0; un seul article, m&#xEA;me si il est suffisamment long. En quatre mois, j&#x2019;ai pu appr&#xE9;hender plusieurs fragments issus de la diversit&#xE9; br&#xE9;silienne, et il est parfois difficile de d&#xE9;crire les sons, les odeurs et les couleurs dans un blog. Mais je vais tout de m&#xEA;me essayer, en esp&#xE9;rant que ce premier article vous ait plu!<br></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA["Following the traces of..." Cultural Traces' Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Cultural Traces blog, a blog about travel and cultural tips. I'll be sharing my cultural discoveries, and the books, music and films I found on the road! ]]></description><link>https://blog.culturaltraces.com/welcome-cultural-traces-blog/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6228cfca3aa3b60444de58ed</guid><category><![CDATA[About]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mathilde Cl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:41:25 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, Ola, Hi, and welcome to <strong>Cultural Traces.</strong></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/03/F1000005--2--1.JPG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1333" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/03/F1000005--2--1.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/03/F1000005--2--1.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/03/F1000005--2--1.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/03/F1000005--2--1.JPG 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>Boatshelf in Bretagne</figcaption></figure><p>My name is <strong>Mathilde</strong>, almost 30 years old. I love walking around cities without purpose, taking pictures with my little analog camera, beaches in summer and storms on the ocean in winter, and listening to the life stories of the people I meet.</p><p><br>I was born in France, but I have also lived in Spain, Switzerland and Germany, and I travel whenever I can. I am currently struggling to write these few words of introduction from S&#xE3;o Miguel do Gostoso, a small town in the North East of Brazil where I settled for a few weeks.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/03/F1000021--5--1.JPG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1333" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/03/F1000021--5--1.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/03/F1000021--5--1.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/03/F1000021--5--1.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/03/F1000021--5--1.JPG 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>I&apos;m on the right. On the left, some guy trying to take selfie despite the wind in Nazar&#xE9;, Portugal</figcaption></figure><p>Like many <strong>travellers</strong>, I am naturally <strong>curious.</strong> I like to learn new things, discover <strong>new ways of life</strong> and meet <strong>different people</strong>. And when I&apos;m not travelling, I try to fulfil this need for new experiences, this desire to teleport myself away from everyday life, with <strong>culture</strong>. Books, films and music have always allowed me to break away. For me, art is an <strong>open door to the world</strong>, and I have always loved immersing myself in the atmospheres, worlds, cultures, colours and scents described in the books, movie or songs.</p><p>I now have the opportunity to travel quite often, and because I think that thanks to culture and artists, it is possible to <strong>travel without travelling</strong>, to discover new places and new ways of life from the confort of his home, I would like to use this blog to both keep a trace of my travel, and to share my <strong>cultural discoveries </strong>with as many people as possible.</p><p>I will therefore share my <strong>favourite places</strong>, always along with some <strong>cultural tips.</strong> I will probably talk a lot about music, a few books and films that I liked, as well as some museums or cultural curiosities that I discovered on the road!</p><p>I hope that this blog will gives us the opportunity to <strong>discuss art and travel</strong>, &#xA0;and will inspire some of you to discover new places, in real or virtual through art!</p><p>Bienvenue sur mes traces! </p><p>Mathilde</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA["Sur les traces de...": le blog de Cultural Traces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bienvenue sur le blog de Cultural Traces, un blog de voyage et de recommandations culturelles. J'y parlerai de mes découvertes culturelles, et des livres, musiques et films rencontrés sur la route! ]]></description><link>https://blog.culturaltraces.com/bienvenue-cultural-traces-blog-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">622777593aa3b60444de57c0</guid><category><![CDATA[À propos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mathilde Cl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:41:20 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, Ola, Hi, et bienvenue sur le blog de <strong>Cultural Traces</strong>.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-width-wide kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/03/F1000005--2-.JPG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1333" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/03/F1000005--2-.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/03/F1000005--2-.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/03/F1000005--2-.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/03/F1000005--2-.JPG 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 1200px"><figcaption>Boatshelf en Bretagne</figcaption></figure><p>Je m&apos;appelle Mathilde, j&apos;ai bient&#xF4;t 30 ans. J&apos;aime marcher sans but dans les villes, prendre des photos avec mon petit appareil photo argentique, les plages en &#xE9;t&#xE9; et les temp&#xEA;tes sur l&apos;oc&#xE9;an en hiver et &#xE9;couter les histoires de vie des gens que je rencontre. </p><p>Je suis n&#xE9;e en France, mais j&apos;ai aussi v&#xE9;cu en Espagne, en Suisse et en Allemagne, et je pars voyager d&#xE8;s que je peux. J&apos;essaie d&apos;ailleurs d&apos;&#xE9;crire ces quelques mots de pr&#xE9;sentation depuis S&#xE3;o Miguel do Gostoso, une petite ville du Nordeste du Br&#xE9;sil dans lequel j&apos;ai pos&#xE9; mon sac &#xE0; dos quelques semaines.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/2022/03/F1000021--5-.JPG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1333" srcset="https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w600/2022/03/F1000021--5-.JPG 600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/03/F1000021--5-.JPG 1000w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w1600/2022/03/F1000021--5-.JPG 1600w, https://blog.culturaltraces.com/content/images/size/w2400/2022/03/F1000021--5-.JPG 2400w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption>&#xC0; droite c&apos;est moi, &#xE0; Nazar&#xE9; (Portugal). &#xC0; gauche, un inconnu bravant le vent pour prendre un selfie</figcaption></figure><p>Comme beaucoup de voyageur-se-s, je suis <strong>curieux-se</strong>. J&apos;aime apprendre de nouvelles choses , d&#xE9;couvrir de nouvelles <strong>fa&#xE7;ons de vivre</strong> et rencontrer des <strong>personnes diff&#xE9;rentes</strong>. Et quand je ne voyage pas, je comble ce d&#xE9;sir de nouveaut&#xE9;s, cette envie de me t&#xE9;l&#xE9;porter loin de la vie quotidienne, par la <strong>culture.</strong> Les <strong>livres</strong>, les <strong>films</strong>, la <strong>musique,</strong> m&apos;ont toujours permis de m&apos;&#xE9;vader. Ils sont pour moi une <strong>porte ouverte sur le monde</strong>, et j&apos;ai toujours ador&#xE9; me plonger dans les <strong>ambiances</strong>, les <strong>univers</strong>, les <strong>cultures</strong>, les <strong>couleurs</strong> et les <strong>senteurs</strong> d&#xE9;crites dans les oeuvres. </p><p>J&apos;ai aujourd&apos;hui l&apos;opportunit&#xE9; de voyager assez r&#xE9;guli&#xE8;rement, et parce que je pense que gr&#xE2;ce &#xE0; la culture et aux <strong>artistes</strong>, on peut<strong> voyager sans voyager</strong>, d&#xE9;couvrir de nouveaux lieux &#xA0;et de nouvelles fa&#xE7;ons de vivre et se replonger dans des endroits que l&apos;on a connu, j&apos;aimerais profiter de ce blog pour garder une trace, et partager au plus grand nombre mes <strong>d&#xE9;couvertes culturelles</strong> en voyage. </p><p>Je partagerai donc mes <strong>coups de coeur</strong> de lieux, toujours accompagn&#xE9; de <strong>recommandations culturelles</strong>. Il est probable que je parle beaucoup de musique, de quelques d&#xE9;couvertes litt&#xE9;raires et cin&#xE9;matographiques, ainsi de quelques mus&#xE9;es ou particularit&#xE9;s culturelles d&#xE9;couverts sur la route!</p><p>J&apos;esp&#xE8;re que ce blog nous permettra d&apos;ouvrir quelques &#xE9;changes, et qu&apos;il donnera l&apos;envie &#xE0; certains d&apos;entre vous de voyager, pour de vrai ou virtuellement gr&#xE2;ce &#xE0; la culture!</p><p>Bienvenue sur mes traces! </p><p>Mathilde</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>