Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
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The Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia is a colonial-era district renowned for its well-preserved Portuguese architecture, vibrant Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage, and historic role as Brazil’s first capital and a major port in the Atlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelourinho | 4 |
| Historic Center of Salvador | 3 |
| Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia canonical | 2 |
| Historic Centre of Salvador | 1 |
| Largo do Pelourinho | 1 |
| Lower City of Salvador | 1 |
| Pelourinho, Salvador | 1 |
| Salvador Historic Center | 1 |
| Salvador city center | 1 |
| Upper City of Salvador | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ urban cultural landscape ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque architecture
Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ Rococo architecture ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| foundedAs | colonial town of Salvador ⓘ |
| founder | Tomé de Sousa ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1549 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Brazilian federal heritage agencies
ⓘ
Municipality of Salvador ⓘ State of Bahia government ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Afro-Brazilian culture
ⓘ
Bahian cuisine ⓘ Bahian music traditions ⓘ Candomblé religious traditions ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO criterion (iv)
ⓘ
UNESCO criterion (vi) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
administrative center of Portuguese America
ⓘ
first capital of colonial Brazil ⓘ major port in the Atlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| intangibleHeritage |
Afro-Brazilian religious festivals
ⓘ
Carnival of Salvador ⓘ
surface form:
Carnival of Salvador (as celebrated in the historic centre)
|
| locatedIn |
Northeast Region of Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Region, Brazil
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil ⓘ
surface form:
Salvador, Bahia
Bahia ⓘ
surface form:
State of Bahia
|
| notableBuilding |
Carmo Convent
ⓘ
Cathedral Basilica of Salvador ⓘ Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People ⓘ Elevador Lacerda vicinity structures ⓘ São Francisco Church and Convent of Salvador ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cobblestone streets
ⓘ
colorful colonial townhouses ⓘ numerous churches and convents ⓘ squares and plazas ⓘ |
| notableSubarea |
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pelourinho
Santo Antônio Além do Carmo ⓘ Sé district ⓘ |
| partOf | city of Salvador ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | major cultural tourism destination in Brazil ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion |
Latin America
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin America and the Caribbean
|
| urbanForm |
planned colonial city
ⓘ
upper town and lower town layout ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pelourinho
subject surface form:
Pelourinho
this entity surface form:
Historic Center of Salvador
subject surface form:
Pelourinho
this entity surface form:
Salvador Historic Center
subject surface form:
Pelourinho
this entity surface form:
Largo do Pelourinho
subject surface form:
Pelourinho
this entity surface form:
Salvador city center
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
→
notableSubarea
→
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Pelourinho
this entity surface form:
Historic Centre of Salvador
subject surface form:
Igreja de São Francisco (Salvador)
this entity surface form:
Historic Center of Salvador
this entity surface form:
Historic Center of Salvador
this entity surface form:
Lower City of Salvador
this entity surface form:
Pelourinho
this entity surface form:
Pelourinho
this entity surface form:
Upper City of Salvador
this entity surface form:
Pelourinho, Salvador