A great part of the historical Sao Luis, a city located in northern Brazil, is neglected and left in the unkind hands of time and nature. Yet this slow and melancholy decay infused these buildings with sweet romanticism that would have been captured on a canvas by the likes of Caspar D. Friedrich.

Photo gallery here:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.822093814479458.1073741949.392545607434283&type=1