Historic City Center of salvador

There are many people who believe that Salvador’s Historic City Center is limited to the colorful Pelourinho area. However, the area comprising historical sites extends far beyond the limits of the city founded by Tomé de Souza, ranging from Castro Alves Square until Santo Antonio Além do Carmo.

Recorded by UNESCO as part of Humanity’s Heritage, Salvador has thousands of houses from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The area is divided in thee main sectors: Municipal Square , at São Francisco Largo, Pelourinho and Carmo Largo, and finally Santo Antonio Além do Carmo Largo magnitude of the architectural complex the are about to see. Churches and centuried houses, surrounded by intense cultural activities. Moreover, 5 hundred years of Brazilian history can be appreciated by walking on its hills and stone paved streets.

Among the attractions, stand out the Muniçipal and Sé squares, the Lacerda Elevator, the City Council, Paço Municipal, Rio Branco Palace, Santa Casa e Igreja de Misericórdia, Arquiepiscopado Palace, Basilica Cathedra, Terreiro de Jesus, Cruzeiro de São Francisco Largo, Pelourinho with its churches, stores and squares, and finally Largo do Carmo , where Fort Santo Antonio and the great religious compound comprising the Church and Convent Nossa Senhora do Carmo and the Ordem Terceira do Carmo Church are located.