April 28th- Amazon to Salvador

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Today we departed from the jungles of the amazon and made our way back to land. Once back at Manaus we went to Mercado Publico which was established in 1882. The market is filled with crafts, fresh fish, fresh fruit and some of the medicinal plants Gabriel showed us in the Amazon. We walked through and saw how crazy and packed the markets can be on a daily basis. We then got a chance to shop around at the markets and see all of the hand made crafts like carved mugs or homemade soaps. We then headed over to the Opera House. The Opera house took 15 years to build and was the first opera house to have electricity. The Governor of Manaus decided to make a project to make Manaus more modern, which is how they decided to build this Opera House. 
Inside the theater there were beautiful paintings, and on the ceiling there was a huge mural that represented music, dance, tragedy and of course opera. There were also pillars surrounding the theater and each had a name of a famous artist to honor them. The tour of the Opera House included seeing old artifacts from when the theater first opened, which included old chairs, an old dressing room, and the old attire the performers would wear. After our tour, some of us went and got a milkshake or juice to cool down from the Manaus heat. We then departed for the airport and said our goodbyes to Gabriel, and made our way to Salvador. 

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