Ein weiterer heisser Tag fuehrt uns zum Pelourinho, welches oberhalb des Hafens liegt und durch einen Aufzug zu erreichen ist.
The Historic Centre (known in Brazilian Portuguese as The Pelourinho) is a historic neighborhood located in the western zone of Salvador, Bahia. It was the city's center during the Portuguese Colonial Period, and was named for the whipping post (Pelourinho means Pillory) in its central plaza where African slaves received punishment for various infractions, as well as for disciplinary purposes.
The Historic Centre of Salvador da Bahia, is extremely rich in historical monuments dating from the 17th through the 19th centuries. Salvador was the first colonial capital of Brazil and the city is one of the oldest in the New World (founded in 1549 by Portuguese settlers). It was also the first slave market on the continent, with slaves arriving to work on the sugar plantations
Erhohlung von den Touristenstrapazen suchen wir in einem ehemaligen Kloster und heutigen 5 Sterne Hotel.
Leider sind heute viele der alten Herrenhaeuser verfallen und werden erst nach und nach renoviert. Kaeufer werden immer gesucht, falls du dich fuer ein Ferienhaus in Brasilien interessierst.
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