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Salvador (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [sawvaˈdoʁ]) is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia.Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music, and architecture.
Mannerist Colonial Primate Cathedral Basilica of Salvador 17th-century colonial governmental building (Câmara) of Salvador. The Historic Center or Centre (Portuguese: Centro Histórico) of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, also known as the Pelourinho (Portuguese for "Pillory") or Pelo, is a historic neighborhood in western Salvador, Bahia. [1]
View of the Terreiro de Jesus, with the Cathedral in the background, photographed in 1862. The old Colégio dos Jesuítas de Salvador (Salvador Jesuit School) is next to the church. The Terreiro de Jesus is a plaza located in the Historic Center of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil. The square is located in the oldest part of the city and abuts the ...
The friars of the Franciscan Order arrived in Salvador in 1587 at the invitation of Dom Antônio Muniz Barreiros, third Bishop of Bahia.Their arrival in Bahia followed that of the Jesuits, who arrived with Tomé de Sousa, Brazil's first governor-general, and constructed their college and chapel of the Jesuits in 1564.
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil. [1] Number Name Image Party Start of term End of term Notes 1 José Luís de Almeida ...
Bahia returned to the Portuguese as part of the Recapture of Bahia 1625, but the region remained under attack during the Dutch rule of Northeast Brazil from 1630 to 1654. The fort played a decisive role in defending Bahia during an attempted invasion by Count Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen (1604-1679) between April and May, 1638. [4] [5] [2] [3]
1549 - Brazilian capital established at Bahia by Tomé de Sousa. [2] [3] 1551 - Catholic Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos established. [4] [2] 1624 - Capture of Salvador da Bahia by the Dutch [5] [2] 1625 - Recapture of Salvador da Bahia by Spanish-Portuguese forces. 1635 - Third Order of St. Francis active. [6]
BR-407 – together with BR-324, the highway connects the region of Bahia, which is the largest producer of fruit and the largest breeder of sheep and goats, in the cities of Juazeiro and Casa Nova, to Feira de Santana, Salvador and southeastern Brazil. The BR-235 borders the North of the state, connecting these same regions to the coast of Bahia.