Lencois Attractions
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Lençóis
Lençóis, 425km/264mi west of Salvador, enjoyed a rapid economic upswing when a rich seam of diamonds was discovered in the nearby Serra de Sincorá in 1844, and soon developed into the third largest town in Bahia, its prosperity reflected in fine new buildings. Within fifty years, however, the seam was worked out and the boom came to a sudden end. Evidence of this brief heyday is provided by the stone-built church of Bom Jesus dos Passos with its delicately wrought doorways and Baroque pictures. The town has also a number of handsome 18th and 19th century buildings.
Bus station
Avenida Senhor dos Passos
Lençóis, 425km/264mi west of Salvador, enjoyed a rapid economic upswing when a rich seam of diamonds was discovered in the nearby Serra de Sincorá in 1844, and soon developed into the third largest town in Bahia, its prosperity reflected in fine new buildings. Within fifty years, however, the seam was worked out and the boom came to a sudden end. Evidence of this brief heyday is provided by the stone-built church of Bom Jesus dos Passos with its delicately wrought doorways and Baroque pictures. The town has also a number of handsome 18th and 19th century buildings.
Bus station
Avenida Senhor dos Passos
Lencois Surroundings
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Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina
This park, located in the Serra de Sincorá, is an area of lush vegetation, and wildlife that includes the black jaguar.