Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia

World Heritage

Brazil

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Salvador was the first capital of Brazil from 1549 to 1763 and witnessed a fusion of European, African and Amerindian cultures. From 1558, it was also the first slave market in the New World, where slaves came to work on the sugar plantations. The city has preserved many outstanding Renaissance buildings. A feature of the old town are the brightly colored houses, often decorated with elaborate stucco.

# Historic Center

# Old Town

# Cultural Fusion

# Brazil's first capital

# Slave Market

# Renaissance architecture