3 hours of Queen Elizabeth’s 96th birthday spent in Salvador. In early November 1968, the Queen of the United Kingdom, along with her husband Prince Philip, toured Brazil. Here, the couple went to Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia and, of course, Salvador.
Just under 54 years after entering the capital of Bahia, Elizabeth passed away on Thursday (8).
The visit to Salvador was short but heated – quite literally. Spring welcomed the summer air to the royal couple with a 33-degree heat.
Columnist Nelson Cadena, from Koryo, He said in a text from 2012 That the driver who would take the Queen was careless and did not park his car in the shade. Unprepared, Beth got into the car and sat straight on the leather seat of a 1935 Lincoln, which she was to take on a “ride” through Bahia.
And while he was leaning back on the mostly furnace-like seat, Your Majesty widened his eyes and jumped off the coals of the seat. The scene surprised the audience and caused a slight delay in his schedule.
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| The safety of the procession was ensured only by a rope and a few policemen in fancy dress. (Photo: Bahia Public Archives) |
After the shock, the tour began. The first stop for Elizabeth and Philip was Mercado Modelo. The floor of the place, made of cement, was covered with a sisal carpet so as not to hurt the royal feet.
In the tourist district, the couple enjoyed leafy stalls, handicrafts, drank cherry juice, and gladly accepted silver trinkets made by goldsmith Gerson, commissioned by Camafeu de Oxóssi, on behalf of the stall owners.
After leaving the Mercado Modelo, the court set out towards Ladeira da Conceição, the brand new with a layer of asphalt that had passed the day before.
With England flags on, thousands of Bahians crowded the road trying to get a glimpse of the royal couple.
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| The girl broke the siege and managed to get close to the queen (Photo: Bahia Public Archives) |
Soon after, the Queen met the English residents of Salvador at the Anglican Church, and took part in a party at the Palácio da Aclamação, attended by state authorities and 120 invited couples, including such intellectuals and artists as Jorge Amado and Carybé; She visited the Igreja de São Francisco and the Museum of Sacred Art before boarding the British Royal Ship which would take her to Rio de Janeiro, the next stop on her tour of the land of Bendorama.
Then the Farol da Barra crossed, followed by English cruisers and several sailing ships in solemn procession, and the Bahia people on the shore enjoyed the procession.
