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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Pelourinho (Pillory) is a historic neighborhood in western Salvador, Bahia. The Historic Center is extremely rich in historical monuments dating from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This area is in the older part of the upper city (Cidade Alta) of Salvador. It ecompasses several blocks around the triangular Largo, and it is a great location for music, dining and nightlife.

FABIO'S REVIEW

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Here it is, the top tourist attraction in Bahia. If you have time to visit only one place, go there! Tons of historical buildings in the purest colonial style, monuments and churches, more than you can handle in a day. Visit in particular the São Francisco Church and Convent of Salvador, the Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos Church and of course the epicenter of the historical district, called "Largo do Pelourinho", one of the main symbols of Salvador.

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Salvador de Bahia - Upper city (Pelourinho) - Church of S¦o Francisco - 991 cover

CHURCH OF SAO FRANCISCO

The São Francisco Church and Convent of Salvador is located in the historical centre of Salvador, in the State of Bahia, Brazil. The convent and its church are important colonial monuments in Brazil.

Salvador de Bahia - Upper city (Pelourinho) - Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos cover

IGREJA DE NOSSA SENHORA DO ROSÁRIO DOS PRETOS

Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos Church is a 18th-century Catholic church with neoclassical altars built by a brotherhood of enslaved Africans.

Fabio's LifeTour - Brazil (2015 April-June and October) - Salvador de Bahia - Upper city (Pelourinho) - Largo do Pelourinho - 6239 cover

LARGO DO PELOURINHO

Largo do Pelourinho is a historical part of Salvador and considered a city within a city: it is one of the main symbols of Salvador.The square is surrounded by several historical buildings and old houses in the purest colonial style, including the house of Jorge Amado Foundation and churches like the Church of the Rosary of Black Men and Cathedral Basilica.

CHURCH OF SAO FRANCISCO

Salvador de Bahia - Upper city (Pelourinho) - Church of S¦o Francisco - 991 cover

The São Francisco Church and Convent of Salvador is located in the historical centre of Salvador, in the State of Bahia, Brazil. The convent and its church are important colonial monuments in Brazil.

IGREJA DE NOSSA SENHORA DO ROSÁRIO DOS PRETOS

Salvador de Bahia - Upper city (Pelourinho) - Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos cover

Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos Church is a 18th-century Catholic church with neoclassical altars built by a brotherhood of enslaved Africans.

LARGO DO PELOURINHO

Fabio's LifeTour - Brazil (2015 April-June and October) - Salvador de Bahia - Upper city (Pelourinho) - Largo do Pelourinho - 6239 cover

Largo do Pelourinho is a historical part of Salvador and considered a city within a city: it is one of the main symbols of Salvador.The square is surrounded by several historical buildings and old houses in the purest colonial style, including the house of Jorge Amado Foundation and churches like the Church of the Rosary of Black Men and Cathedral Basilica.

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