| Salvador - Others - Pelourinho |
If you don’t visit the Pillory and the hills of the old center, you haven’t been
to Salvador. In fact, it is one of the principal tourist points of the city and is located in the heart of the Historical Center that was listed
as world Heritage by Unesco.
Originally, pillories were wooden pasts put in the public squares to punish slaves.
In stalled in place like the Terreiro de Jesus and the present Tome de Souza and Castro Alves squares, ended up lending the name to the central
part of the city. By the way, the region was first inhabited by the riches families of Salvador.
The mansions that are seen from the Pelourinho were built during the 17th century
when the big rural owners raised real palaces to show off their social position. In the 19th century, the commerce started to spread out through
the region which made the aristocracy move to other parts of the city.
After years of abandon and deterioration, the Historical Center of Salvador today
is lot ally revived. Around 800 colonial mansions were recovered and as a starting point for the economical, social and cultural revival of the
area. Due to this, today, the Pelourinho is one of the symbols of Salvador. It has bars, restaurants, theaters, museums, churches and historical
monuments, without mentioning that it is the main stage of the Olodum, one of the most traditional and characteristic groups of Bahia. |
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