In 1985 the historic core of colonial Salvador was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the United Nations. It's well merited.
It is one of the most impressive churches in the city, surrounded by the "Convento de S�o Francisco".
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| Brazil's first capital city, Salvador serves simultaneously as the repository of the country's historical heritage and the source of much that is new and vibrant in its culture. Nothing symbolizes this dual role better than Pelourinho. The historic core of Salvador, Pelourinho is a perfectly preserved urban gem from the 16th and 17th centuries, the capital of one of the grandest and richest colonial dominions in the Americas. Pelourinho today boasts a wealth of richly decorated baroque churches, tiny squares, and fine old colonial mansions. By day, one could wander its cobblestone streets for hours. In 1985 the historic core of colonial Salvador was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the United Nations. It's well merited. |
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| Pelourinho - Salvador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At the top of the cliff at the edge of Pelourinho one finds the "Tom� de Souza" square, flanked on one side by the ugly modern city hall, the other side by the neoclassical Pal�cio Rio Branco, and on the cliff face by the Art Deco Elevator Lacerda. The original 236-foot-tall elevator was built in 1872 to whisk people between the upper and lower city. The present distinctive Art Deco look was added in 1930, when the old mechanism was replaced with hydraulics. The elevator was also then re-christened "Lacerda" in honor of the original engineer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevador Lacerda - Salvador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sao Francisco Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convento de S�o Francisco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning in 1708 and continuing until 1723, it took more than 100kg of gold and slathered it over every available knob and curlicue in the richly carved interior of this high-baroque church named "Sao Francisco Church". The result could hardly be called beautiful, not to say amazingly beautiful! It is one of the most impressive churches in the city, surrounded by the "Convento de S�o Francisco". |
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