Faith & Culture: Salvador
Key Facts
—Event. The Festa de Santa Dulce dos Pobres runs 1 to 13 August 2026 in Salvador, Bahia, honoring Brazil’s first native-born saint.
—Opening. It began on Saturday 1 August with a Solemn Mass at 8:30 a.m. at the Santuário Santa Dulce dos Pobres, at the Largo de Roma, led by auxiliary bishop Dom Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues.
—Program. The 13-day “Trezena Solene” brings daily Masses, a quermesse (church fair), cultural shows and free public services around the sanctuary.
