🏛️ Historic Centre of Salvador (Bahia)

Brazil · Americas · Cultural · 12.97°S, 38.50°W

Salvador is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music, and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire.

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Quick facts

Country	Brazil
Continent / region	Americas
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	12.97°S, 38.50°W · view on map

Historic Centre of Salvador (Bahia) is a cultural World Heritage site in Brazil, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Historic Centre of Salvador (Bahia) was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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