The original church, founded in 1636, burnt to the ground; the present neoclassical structure dates from 1828. The nave has a French organ and a baroque altar with a scandalous statue of NS Senhora do Carmo. Church historians claim the statue was modeled on the likeness of Isabel II, daughter of Garcia d鈥櫭乿ila, the largest landholder in the Northeast.
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This famous 18th-century church, located a few kilometers north of Com茅rcio on the Itapagipe Peninsula, is the source of the fitas (colored ribbons) you鈥
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The centerpiece of the Cidade Alta is the Pelourinho, a Unesco-declared World Heritage site of colorful colonial buildings and magnificent churches. As鈥
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This excellent nautical museum in Forte de Santo Ant么nio da Barra contains relics and displays from the days of Portuguese seafaring, plus exhibits on the鈥
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Picture-perfect Largo do Pelourinho is a sloping, triangle-shaped square, once the site of the pelourinho (whipping post) 鈥 one of several nearby鈥
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Holding one of Bahia鈥檚 most important collections, the Museu Afro-Brasileiro exhibits wood carvings, baskets, pottery and other artwork and crafts linking鈥
Forte de Santo Ant么nio da Barra
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Built in 1698, Bahia鈥檚 oldest fort is more commonly called the Farol da Barra for the lighthouse (South America鈥檚 oldest) within its walls. In addition to鈥
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The original 1861 Customs House, where slaves were housed when they arrived in Salvador, was partly destroyed in a fire in 1986. After reconstruction, it鈥
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Literary types shouldn't miss a quick visit to the Funda莽茫o Casa de Jorge Amado, offering an overview of the life of one of Brazil鈥檚 best-known writers. A鈥
Nearby Salvador attractions
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Leading away from the Pelourinho, the steep Ladeira do Carmo provides access to the Escadas do Carmo, a wide set of steps that were the setting of O鈥
2. Igreja NS do Ros谩rio dos Pretos
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The king of Portugal gave the Irmanidade dos Homens Pretos (Brotherhood of Black Men) the land for the periwinkle-blue Igreja NS do Ros谩rio dos Pretos in鈥
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Picture-perfect Largo do Pelourinho is a sloping, triangle-shaped square, once the site of the pelourinho (whipping post) 鈥 one of several nearby鈥
4. Funda莽茫o Casa de Jorge Amado
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Literary types shouldn't miss a quick visit to the Funda莽茫o Casa de Jorge Amado, offering an overview of the life of one of Brazil鈥檚 best-known writers. A鈥
5. Faculdade de Medicina Building
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A Portuguese prince, upon arrival in Salvador in 1808, founded a school of surgery here that was later named the Bahia School of Medicine.
6. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia
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Below the Museu Afro-Brasileiro (one admission ticket gets you into both), the Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia exhibits indigenous Brazilian pottery,鈥
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Holding one of Bahia鈥檚 most important collections, the Museu Afro-Brasileiro exhibits wood carvings, baskets, pottery and other artwork and crafts linking鈥
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After sitting, unused, for almost three years, the 1874 funicular railway Plano Inclinado Gon莽alves reopened in 2014. The restored line connects Com茅rcio鈥