Lennart Maschmeyer
In Photos: Inside Brazil's Largest Marketplace Before World Cup Raids Shut It Down
Its history goes back hundreds of years, and it was originally one of the slave capitals of the world.
A Visit to One of Brazil's Largest Marketplaces Before World Cup Raids
It was the biggest open-air market in all of Brazil and the nexus of the local economy. Now it's gone.
A Visit to One of Brazil's Largest Marketplaces Before The World Cup Raids
The vast majority of Salvador's population, who live in slums, are not allowed inside the city's new shopping malls. So this became the key place for the poorer 85 percent of the population to buy its food and other groceries.
