Brazilian music and an lively drumming welcome Elcano

A sunny day of almost 30 degrees and the sounds of traditional Brazilian music. Thus of luminous and Sonora has been the arrival of Princess Leonor to Salvador de Bahía, aboard Juan Sebastián Elcano, who has proceeded to dock in the port this Friday 14 in the morning. They are images that the king’s house has shared.

The daughter of Felipe VI and Doña Letizia and her 75 companions guardiarinas have arrived in Puerto for the Bay of All Saints. It is the first international scale of the school ship, which has crossed the Atlantic since Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where they sailed on January 23. It has been 23 days furrowing the ocean in a journey that will take the future officers of the 427th promotion of the general body and 157th of Marine Infantry throughout the coast of South America. They will go up to the Panama Canal to complete their journey to New York and, from there, back home.

As can be seen in the video, the guards, shaking the cap with their hand, have greeted from the deck of the historic ship. There they have received the visit of the Spanish ambassador, who when climbing on board has been received with a “Long live Spain!” and the national anthem.

At the rhythm of drummers, a picture of musicians interpreted traditional Brazilian rhythms. While the ship docked at the port, the unmistakable tune of the song has been heard Brazil, La, la, theCarnival soundtrack. Bay, very musical, is the cradle of Candomblé, the dance of the Capoeira, the Samba, the Afoxé and the Axé. Nexo de Culturas, is the hometown of the writer Jorge Amado and the musicians Gilberto Gil, the great Caetano Veloso, Margareth Meneses, Daniela Mercury, Ivette Sangalo and Carlinhos Brown, closely linked to Spain. In Salvador, just 25 years ago, Don Felipe and Mrs. Letizia visited the Candeal neighborhood accompanied by the Brazilian musician.

Bahia is the only port of Brazil where Elcano will arrive. Together with the 76 Guardiamarinas, a endowment formed by 20 officers, 20 non -commissioned officers, 130 military of the sailor and troop scale and two civil masters. The historic city of Salvador de Bahia will now commemorate the 400th anniversary of its recovery of the Dutch, by a combined Portuguese Hispanic fleet commanded by Admiral Don Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo. Until that time, that fleet was the greatest to cross the Atlantic Ocean.