Igreja SR do Bonfim

Bonfim is known as a healing church. The testimonies of the healed are written in framed documents and replicas of heads, arms, legs, hands and canes are remembrances of those whose healing was successful. Tourists are told that if they wear a ribbon sold by hawkers who surround the church. It is supposed to fall off of its own accord when wearer's wish is granted. Some of these have been known to stay on for more than six months. My wife's stayed on for about two years. Be careful what you wish for.