34 Sights in Salvador, Brazil (with Map and Images)
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Horseshoe Front Square is officially Horseshoe Front Square, which is located in the center of the oldest area of Horseshoe Front City. Right next to the old gate of the Jesuits, and one of the most famous Baroque churches made up of the third-class churches of St. Francis, all carved in gold and wood. It's the rosary of Franciscan niggers; In front of the church of the College of Saints, the saints will study the Greek poets of the saints and preach there.
2. Igreja Nossa Senhora da Vitória
The Church of Our Lady of Victory is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Victory and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. The church was built in approximately 1561 by the Portuguese, and is the second-oldest church in Brazil. The church was listed as a historic structure by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute in 2005. It has a large collection of 18th-century Baroque images on the high altar. The façade of the church faced west to the Bay of All Saints until 1808. The church building was reoriented east in 1808, possibly in conjunction with the visit of John VI of Portugal to Bahia. The façade of the church was again greatly modified in 1910 to the present Neoclassical design; it is white with a Roman triangular pediment and elaborate decoration. A large-scale renovation of the church was carried out between 2014 and 2015. The work included improvements to the frescoes, secular paintings, the painting of the nave ceiling, the font, various sacred art objects, the high altar, and tombstones.
3. Igreja e Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora do Monte Serrat
The Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church and monastery located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church and monastery are dedicated to Our Lady of Monserrate and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. It is located 200 metres (660 ft) from the Fort of Monserrate on a rock on the Itapagipe Peninsula. The date of construction of the structure is disputed; it dates to the 16th century, and has seen numerous alterations. The church was built either by the Spanish, or by the group that constructed the Garcia d'Ávila Tower House. Its design, along with that of numerous rural chapels of Bahia, is attributed to the Italian architect Baccio da Filicaia (1565-1628). The church interior was once lined entirely with 16th-century azulejos; now only a single strip of the tiles remain. The church was listed as a historic structure by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute in 1958. It and the Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder are the only remaining 16th-century chapels in Salvador.
Wikipedia: Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate (EN)
4. Elevador Lacerda
The Lacerda Elevator (Elevador Lacerda) is a public urban elevator located in Salvador, Brazil, connecting the lower city (Cidade Baixa) to the upper city (Cidade Alta). The 72 metres (236 ft) elevator was built between 1869 and 1873; it was named after Antônio de Lacerda, director of the Commercial Association of Bahia. It was a hydraulic elevator at first; later operating by electricity since 1906. The elevator towers were renovated in 1930, in an Art Deco styling. The Lacerda Elevator has two towers, one that pierces the stone slope of the Ladeira da Montanha, and other, more visible, that goes to the level of the Cidade Baixa. 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.
5. Church of the Third Order of Mount Carmel
The Church of the Third Order of Mount Carmel is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is located adjacent to the Church and Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Work on the church began in 1644. It was destroyed by fire in 1788 and subsequently rebuilt. The church is a large complex consisting of a nave, chancel, choir, corridors, tribunes, meeting rooms, and a sacristy. The interior was richly decorated in the 18th century; the painting of the ceiling of the nave is the first major work by José Teófilo de Jesus. The Church of the Third Order of Mount Carmel was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1938 and is part of the Historic Center of Salvador UNESCO World Heritage Site.
6. Forte de São Marcelo
São Marcelo Fort, also known as Forte de Nossa Senhora do Pópulo e São Marcelo or Forte do Mar, is located in Salvador in Bahia, Brazil. It is located in small bit of land off the coast in the Baía de Todos os Santos. Standing on a small bank of reefs about 300 metres (980 ft) from the coast, it is one of two forts separated by water from land in Brazil, the other being the Fort Tamandaré da Laje Tamandaré in Rio de Janeiro. It is the only cylindrical fort in Brazil. Its design follows those of Castel Sant'Angelo in Italy and São Lourenço do Bugio Fort in Portugal. It is popularly known as the "Forte do Mar". It was built to protect the important port city Salvador from threats; the city had the largest number of forts during the colonial period of Brazil.
7. Igreja Senhor do Bonfim
The Church of Our Lord of Bonfim is the most famous of the Catholic churches of Salvador, in the State of Bahia, Brazil. It was built in the 18th century on the only line of hills in the Itapagipe Peninsula, in the lower town of Salvador. The church is the subject of intense religious devotion by the people of Salvador and is the site of a famous celebration held every year in January, the Festa do Senhor do Bonfim. The church is the Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim. The church is noted for the Festa do Bonfim, held annually the second Thursday after Three Kings Day. The festival combines elements of both Catholicism and Candomblé. It was listed as a historic structure by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute in 1938.
Wikipedia: Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, Salvador (EN), Website
8. Jardim dos Namorados
The Jardim dos Valentradas Park is one of the urban parks of the city of Salvador in Bahia, was created in the late 1960s. In the late 1990s, the park was reopened and the new project includes amphitheater, portica, murals and sculptures of Bahian plastic artists, sports courts and gym equipment. Located in the Pituba neighborhood, near Costa Azul Park, it was implemented in front of Jardim dos Valentine's beach. The park has 110,000 square meters with space for cultural events, children's recreation, contemplation and others. It has boardwalk, bike path, cooper clues, skating and skateboarding, coconut sales kiosks, parking and bike rental station Salvador. It usually has craft fairs, on some weekends, especially in summer.
9. Forte de Monte Serrat
The Fort of Monserrate is a military fortification located in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. It is also known as the Small Fort of Our Lady of Monserrate. It was known as the Forte de São Felipe from the time of its construction until the 19th century. The Fort of Monserrate was built between the end of the 16th century and early 17th century on the Itapagipe Peninsula. It is "one of the few Brazilian fortifications to retain its original appearance from the late 16th century." The fort is located above the Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate, one of the oldest church structures in Brazil. The fort was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1938.
10. Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas
The Getúlio Vargas Zoological Park, or Salvador Zoo, is a zoo located in Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia. Part of the total 700,000 square meters of land is occupied by 250,000 square meters of vegetation, the Zoo Forest. The park is located in the neighborhood of Ondina, more specifically, in alto de Ondina, hill that is also the address of the Palace of Ondina, official residence of the governors. It was created in 1958, according to state decree no. 17,481. There are 1500 existing animals belonging to 142 different species. The zoo is managed by the state government and is linked to the Bahia State Environment Secretariat (SEMA), as well as the Pituaçu Metropolitan Park and abaeté Metropolitan Park.
11. Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Praia
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, or the Basilica of the Conception, is a church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is affiliated with the Catholic Church and was built in 1623, making it one of the oldest parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. It was the first church built by the first governor-general of Brazil, Tomé de Sousa. The current structure was prefabricated in Portugal and assembled in Salvador; its construction began in 1739 and ended in the mid 19th century. The art historian Germain Bazin classifies the church as Portuguese in design, rather than part of the Bahian tradition of religious structures of the 17th and 18th century.
Wikipedia: Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Salvador (EN)
12. Igreja de São Lazaro
The Chapel of Saint Lazarus is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The chapel is dedicated to Saint Lazarus and Saint Roch. The chapel was established as a hermitage to treat people with leprosy; it was later used as a quarantine station for enslaved people arriving from Africa. Worship at the chapel is syncretic in character, with its two annual festivals combining Roman Catholic and Candomblé elements. The chapel is located on a hill high in the Federação neighborhood and consists of a single nave, altar, gallery, and sacristy. It is listed as a historic structure by the Instituto do Património Artístico e Cultural da Bahia.
13. Terreiro de Jesus
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 Praça da Sé. The Cathedral Basilica of Salvador, formerly the school and church of the Jesuits, is the most prominent structure in the Terreiro de Jesus, and occupies the west of the square. The plaza takes its names from the society. It was renovated in the mid-20th century by the landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx. It is officially know known as the Praça 15 de Novembro, and forms a central cultural and historical center of the city.
14. Forte de Santa Maria
Forte de Santa Maria is a fort located in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. It is also known as the Fortim de Santa Maria. It retains much of its original structure of the 17th century, including its broad, stone curtain walls. The fort is in the shape of a heptagon and is accessed via a narrow embankment. The fort was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1938. It is closed to the public, is not maintained by federal or state institutions and is falling into a state of disrepair.
15. Igreja do Rosário dos Pretos
The Church of the Third Order of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Construction of the church took almost 100 years. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary and belongs to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. The church was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1938 and is part of the Historic Center of Salvador UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wikipedia: Church of the Third Order of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People (EN)
16. Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
The Historic Center (US) or Centre of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, also known as the Pelourinho or Pelo, is a historic neighborhood in western Salvador, Bahia. It was the city's center during the Portuguese colonial period and was named for the whipping post in its central plaza where enslaved people from Africa were publicly beaten as punishment for alleged infractions. The Historic Center is extremely rich in historical monuments dating from the 17th through the 19th centuries.
17. Catedral Basílica Primacial São Salvador
Junior Catholicism as Savior-Basque is the mother church of all churches in the Bahia Church constituency, where the professorship of the Metropolitan Archbishop and the Presidency of the Borasikis are held. There is also the headquarters of the main reformed parish. The cathedral, the old chapel of the Jesuit Academy, was handed over to the diocese during a year of repressive order, also because of the demolition of the ancient cathedral.
18. Parque Costa Azul
Costa Azul Park was built in 1995 in the neighborhood of the same name in the city of Salvador. Located by the waterfront, on the banks of the Camarajipe River, the area that gave rise to the park was occupied by the ruins of the Costa Azul Club and was targeted during approximately two decades of demands from the population for the revitalization of the site. Currently the park is an area focused on sport, leisure and culture.
19. Praça Tomé de Souza
Tomé de Souza Square is a square located in the historic center of Salvador, where there are many public buildings in the city, such as the Tomé de Sousa Palace, Rio Branco Palace, Salvador City Council, among others. It is known to house a statue of the first governor general of Brazil, Tomé de Sousa, bringing together many people. In the background is the Lacerda Elevator and a view of the Bay of All Saints.
20. Memorial Irmã Dulce
The Sisters Memorial (mid) is a permanent exhibition covering the life and work of the beret nun dulce, whose duty is to preserve and disseminate her heritage. He opened his business at the Saviors a year after his death in 1993 and can receive about 20,000 visits a year. The memorial is located in the estate of St. Anthony's Convent, the site of the Roman Neighborhood Sisters' Social Works.
21. Praça Cairu
The Visconde de Cairu Square, or simply Cairu square, is a square located in Comércio, in the Lower City in Salvador, in the state of Bahia. In it is the Mercado Modelo, the Monument to the City of Salvador and the lower station of the Lacerda Elevator, as well as the Nautical Terminal of Bahia, bordering the Bay of All Saints and the Fort of São Marcelo further down.
22. Praça da Sé
Square Praça is a public place in the historic center of Salvador, capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia. It arose in the 1930s due to the demolition of the former Cathedral of Bahia, which gave rise to the name of the square, and some other colonial buildings. In the 1950s, it functioned as a bus terminal until the Lapa terminal was built.
23. Mercado do Rio Vermelho
The Red River Market, also known as Ceasinha do Rio Vermelho or, simply, Ceasinha, is located in the city of Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil. Situated in the Rio Vermelho district, on the edge of Juracy Magalhães Avenue, it is a shopping center for fruit products, fishmongers, butchers, flower shops, craft shops and food court.
24. Barra Lighthouse
The Barra Lighthouse, or Santo Antônio Lighthouse, is located at the former tip of the Padrão, present-day Ponta de Santo Antônio, in Salvador, on the coast of the state of Bahia, Brazil. It was the second nautical signaling system to go into operation in Brazil, after the lighthouse of the former Palace of Freiburg in Recife.
25. Teatro Castro Alves
The Castro Alves Theater (TCA) is a Brazilian theater. It is the largest and most important artistic center of Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, and is located in Largo do Campo Grande. In 2013, it was listed by the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN).
26. Museu Abelardo Rodrigues
The Abelardo Rodrigues Museum is a Brazilian museum that occupies the Solar Ferrão, in Pelourinho, Salvador. The organ is linked to the Institute of Artistic and Cultural Heritage of Bahia (IPAC) and its collection is focused on sacred art produced in Brazil.
27. Solar Ferrão
Solar Ferrão is a building located in Pelourinho, Historical Center of Salvador, capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia, and which integrates the national heritage listed by IPHAN. In the building is installed the Museum Abelardo Rodrigues, of sacred art.
28. Teatro Vila velha
The Vila Velha Theater, also known simply as "Vila", is a performing arts center in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The theater was constructed in 1964 and is located on Avenida Sete, at the west of the 19th-century Neoclassical public area, the Passeio Público.
29. Lighthouse Itapuã
The Lighthouse of Itapuã or Lighthouse of Ponta de Itapuã is a lighthouse in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is located on the beach of Itapuã, in the subdistrict of Itapuã, about 23 kilometers (14 mi) to the northeast of the lighthouse of Barra.
30. Palácio do Rio Branco
The Rio Branco Palace is a palace and former seat of government in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is one of the oldest palaces in Brazil and dates to 1549. It is located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Historic Center of Salvador.
31. Forte da Capoeira
Forte de Santo Antônio Além do Carmo is a fort located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is variously known as the Forte da Capoeira, State Prison. The fort defended the northern limit of Salvador at its time of construction 17th century.
32. A Casa do Rio Vermelho
Casa do Rio Vermelho or Casa de Jorge Amado is how the residence where the couple of Bahian writers Jorge Amado and Zélia Gattai lived, in the Rio Vermelho neighborhood, Rua Alagoinhas, in Salvador, Bahia.
33. Museu Carlos Costa Pinto
The Museum of Cartoon Coast is on September 7 on the boulevard in Messiah, Bahia, Brazil. It is a foundation, a specific cultural institution maintained through a contract with the Bahia state government.
34. Palácio da Aclamação
The Palace of Acclamation is situated in Salvador, on the square of the same name, and is attached to the city's Public Promenade. It was for 55 years the official residence of the governors of Bahia.
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