28/7/12

Today our assignment was to visit four sites in Fortaleza: the city cathedral, the Central Market, São José Theater, and the Dragão Center of Culture. The Central Market was huge! It was story after story full of stores selling anything from hammocks to t-shirts to canned peppers. The architecture was pretty cool with a winding platform that went up among several floors of stores.

I loved the stained glass in the cathedral we visited. It is the most modern church we've seen so far on this trip. One cool fact I learned is that the most expensive color for a stained glass window is blue.

The Dragão Center of Culture is comprised of several buildings where cultural events such as plays, movies, and concerts take place. There is even a planetarium on the grounds.

According to the people we talked to, the São José Theater is undergoing renovations right now. Out of these four places we visited my favorite was the cathedral. It was really peaceful inside, and I liked just sitting in the pews admiring the complexity and beauty of the stained glass windows.