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Salvador (Historic Center).
Salvador’s Historic Center, known as Pelourinho, dazzles with its pastel‑hued colonial mansions, intricate azulejo facades and towering baroque churches that line winding cobblestone streets.
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About Salvador (Historic Center)
Salvador’s Historic Center, known as Pelourinho, dazzles with its pastel‑hued colonial mansions, intricate azulejo facades and towering baroque churches that line winding cobblestone streets. The neighborhood pulses with Afro‑Brazilian rhythm, from spontaneous capoeira circles to the echo of drums spilling from open‑air cafés and bustling markets. From its hilltop plazas you can glimpse the turquoise Atlantic beyond, making the area a vibrant blend of history, culture and breathtaking seascape.
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Cultural · 1-2 hours · The Lacerda Elevator has two towers, one that pierces the stone slope of the Ladeira da Montanha, and the other, more visible, goes to the Cidade Baixa level. The elevator has four lifts, carrying 27 passengers each on a 30-second ride costing 0.15 reais. In 2019 it transported more than 33,000 passengers per day. The elevator was listed as a historical heritage of Brazil by IPHAN, on 7 December 2006.
Cultural · Varies · The Mercado Modelo is a not-to-be-missed market for Brazilian art, crafts, and handmade goods. It is one of Salvador’s Bahia’s best-known landmarks. You’ll find the market building set on its own near the old harbor.
Cultural · Varies · A Igreja e Convento de São Francisco foram erguidas entre os séculos XVII e XVIII e são consideradas uma das mais singulares e ricas expressões do Barroco brasileiro, classificadas como uma das Sete Maravilhas de Origem Portuguesa no Mundo e tombadas pelo Iphan, apresentando, em especial ...
Outdoor · Varies · It is officially known as the Praça 15 de Novembro, and forms a central cultural and historical center of the city. After the foundation of Salvador by the Portuguese, Governor-General Tomé de Sousa granted the Jesuits a land grant in the northern section of the new city.
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