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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] It was the city's center during the Portuguese colonial period and was named for the whipping post in its central plaza where ...
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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 National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN) took ownership of the building in 1938. [4] [5] [1] Ownership of the palace was passed to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia in March 2011, which then negotiated with the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute on the future use of the structure. [6]
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The Basilica of St. Sebastian was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1938. It is listed in the Book of Historical Works process no. 79-T, inscription no. 148. [6] It is also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Historic Center of the city of Salvador, a designation received in ...
This district has long been the country's political, economic and religious center. The history of San Salvador began here in the mid-16th century. After the pacification of the region by the Spanish conquistadors, the small town of Villa de San Salvador in the Valle de la Bermuda (Valley of Bermuda) was gradually abandoned.
Nearly every street in the district was widened and a large strip of empty land sat between the historic district and the port. [2] The district subsequently became the center of business and finance in Salvador by the mid-20th century. Comércio suffered a period of stagnation in the early 1980s and companies migrated to the Iguatemi region.