Historic Center of Salvador
The Historic Center or Centre of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, also known as the Pelourinho or Pelo, is a historic neighborhood in western Salvador, Bahia.Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Historical site
- Description: World Heritage Site in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Also known as: “Centro Histórico de Salvador”, “Conjunto Arquitetônico, Paisagístico e Urbanístico Centro Histórico da Cidade de Salvador”, “Historic Center of Salvador da Bahia”, “Historic Centre (Salvador)”, and “Historic Centre of Salvador da Bahia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Largo do Pelourinho and Teatro Miguel Santana.
Teatro Miguel Santana
Theater building
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Teatro Miguel Santana is a theater building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Água de Meninos and Graça.
Graça
Suburb
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Graça is a neighborhood located in the southern zone of Salvador, Bahia. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Salvador. The Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Grace is located in Graça. Graça is situated 3½ km southwest of Historic Center of Salvador.
Horto Bela Vista
Neighborhood
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Horto Bela Vista is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km east of Historic Center of Salvador.
Historic Center of Salvador
- Categories: old town, historic site, architectural ensemble, urban ensemble, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Salvador, Grande Salvador, Bahia, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Historic Center of Salvador” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وسط سلفادور دي باهيا التاريخي”
- Basque: “Salvador de Bahíaren hirigune historikoa”
- Chinese: “巴伊亚州的萨尔瓦多历史中心”
- Chinese: “薩爾瓦多歷史中心”
- Dutch: “Historisch centrum van Salvador de Bahia”
- French: “Centre historique de Salvador da Bahia”
- French: “Centre historique de Salvador de Bahia”
- Galician: “Centro histórico de Salvador de Baía”
- German: “Historisches Zentrum von Salvador da Bahia”
- Indonesian: “Pusat Sejarah Salvador de Bahia”
- Japanese: “サルヴァドール・デ・バイア歴史地区”
- Maltese: “Ċentru Storiku ta‘ Salvador de Bahia”
- Maltese: “Ċentru Storiku ta’ Salvador de Bahia”
- Portuguese: “Centro Histórico de Salvador”
- Portuguese: “CHS”
- Portuguese: “Conjunto Arquitetônico, Paisagístico e Urbanístico Centro Histórico da Cidade de Salvador”
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho”
- Russian: “Исторический центр города Салвадор-ди-Баия”
- Serbian: “Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia”
- Slovenian: “Zgodovinsko središče Salvador de Bahia”
- Spanish: “Centro historico de Salvador de Bahia”
- Spanish: “Centro histórico de Salvador de Bahía”
- Swahili: “Kituo cha kihistoria cha Salvador de Bahia”
- Turkish: “Salvador’un Tarihi Merkezi”
- Turkish: “Salvador’un Tarihî Merkezi”
- Vietnamese: “Trung tâm lịch sử Salvador”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saúde and Comércio.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Studio Do Carmo Pousada and Studio Do Carmo Boutique Hotel.
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