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Heritage
The Historic Center was listed in 1984 and by UNESCO in 1985
The Historic Center of Salvador was listed as a national heritage site in 1984 and named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. It is rich in monuments dating from the 17th through the 19th centuries.
A lost church
The Church of the Holy See was demolished in 1933
The Church of the Holy See was demolished in 1933 along with four other blocks of colonial and imperial buildings. Debates over the loss led to the first attempts at federal-level protection of historic assets.
Renewal
More than 800 buildings have restored façades and interiors
Restoration of whole blocks of houses, convents and churches began in the early 1990s. Many became small museums and cultural centers. The work also dislocated Afro-Brazilian residents and contributed to gentrification.
800buildings with restored façades and interiors
The pillory
The name comes from the whipping post in the central plaza
Pelourinho is Portuguese for pillory. The neighborhood was named for the whipping post in its central plaza, where enslaved people from Africa were publicly beaten as punishment for alleged infractions.
Day 1, morning
Next is Terreiro de Jesus.
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