Itapagipe Peninsula
The Itapagipe Peninsula is a peninsula located in the city of Salvador, capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia. The peninsula comprises Administrative Region III, including the neighborhoods of Alagados, Boa Viagem beach, Bonfim, Monte Serrat, Ribeira, Uruguai, Mares, Roma, Caminho de Areia, Vila Ruy Barbosa, and Massaranduba, among others.Photo: Tiago Celestino, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ribeira beach and Church of Nossa Senhora da Penha, Salvador.
Church of Nossa Senhora da Penha, Salvador
Church
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The Church of Our Lady of Penha is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is located in the Ribeira neighborhood and constructed in 1742 as an extension of the Summer Palace of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.
Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim
Church
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Água de Meninos and Horto Bela Vista.
Água de Meninos
Neighborhood
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Água de Meninos is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km south of Itapagipe Peninsula.
Horto Bela Vista
Neighborhood
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Horto Bela Vista is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km southeast of Itapagipe Peninsula.
Caminho das Árvores
Suburb
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Caminho das Árvores is a neighborhood located in the southeastern zone of Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. This neighborhood is a mixed of residential and trade area, with majority presence of wealthy classes. Caminho das Árvores is situated 8 km southeast of Itapagipe Peninsula.
Itapagipe Peninsula
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: Peninsula in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Category: landform
- Location: Salvador, Grande Salvador, Bahia, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Itapagipe Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Itapagipe Peninsula”
- German: “Itapagipe”
- Portuguese: “Itapagipe (Salvador)”
- Portuguese: “Itapagipe”
- Portuguese: “Península de Itapagipe”
- Portuguese: “Península itapagipana”
- Portuguese: “Península Itapagipana”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Itapagipe”
- Spanish: “Península de Itapagipe”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Largo do Papagaio and Igreja Senhor do Bonfim.
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