Palm tree sweaters. It's a thing. |
Our reason for visiting was for the porcelain, however. The Porcelana Monte Sião Ltda. factory, founded in 1959, is world-famous for its blue and white hand-painted pieces, though brown and white and plain white versions are also produced. Being a Saturday the factory was not functioning, but we were free to wander through and see the different pieces in their various states of readiness. And, of course, there was some consumerism to occupy ourselves with, as well!
Monte Sião Porcelain |
The town was originally known as Arraial do Jabuticabal, but was changed in 1850 at the suggestion of Franciscan missionaries who thought the area resembled the biblical "Mont Sion." Since then the name has changed slightly to accommodate the local language, however, the semblance remains.
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