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    Histórico) of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, also known as the Pelourinho (Portuguese for "Pillory") or Pelo, is a historic neighborhood in western Salvador, Bahia...
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    Atlantic Ocean to the east. The Historic Center of Salvador, iconized on the outskirts of Pelourinho, is known for its colonial architecture, with historical...
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    the coasts of Brazil. There is a World Heritage Site in Salvador. Pelourinho was once Salvador's principal red-light district as well as a working-class...
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    The Port of Salvador is a seaport located in All Saints Bay in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is connected to Downtown Salvador by Historic Center. The port...
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    churches; the brotherhood in Salvador was known, formally, as the Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do Rósario dos Homens Pretos de Pelourinho. Slaves and freedman worshiped...
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    The Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez (Portuguese: Pelourinho de Arcos de Valdevez) is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative...
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  • experience. In 1928, at just sixteen, he took a small room in the Pelourinho (in Salvador, Bahia), where he could witness the daily lives of the men and...
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    and transmit his mentors' teachings, he founded Grupo Capoeira Angola Pelourinho (GCAP) in 1980. What set Moraes apart from many other Bahians in Rio was...
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  • Ó Paí, Ó (category Films shot in Salvador, Bahia)
    Gardenberg. It tells the story of cortiço residents in Pelourinho, the historical center of Salvador, Bahia on the last day of carnaval. Lacking money but...
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  • public competition of ideas for the revitalization of the Largos do Pelourinho", Salvador, Bahia. (2012) Arthur Casas' Restaurante Kaa was not only a Wallpaper...
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    Bay of All Saints makes up its western border and the districts of Sé, Pelourinho, and Pilar sit above it to the east. The district includes São Marcelo...
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    colonies, notably in Brazil (in its former capital, Salvador, the whole old quarter is known as Pelourinho) and Africa (e.g. Cape Verde's old capital, Cidade...
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    the upper part of the city, the Barra-Ondina track by the shore, and Pelourinho (a historical neighborhood). It features performances by several music...
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    Sé) is a Roman Catholic residence in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is located on the Praça da Sé in the Pelourinho historical district of the city. The...
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  • March 23 to April 1 2012 - Solo exhibition at Theatro XVIII in Pelourinho - Salvador - BA in July. 2013 - Exhibition video-poem projected on low Center...
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  • Neguinho do Samba (category Musicians from Salvador, Bahia)
    an internationally known cultural group based in Salvador, Brazil. Samba, a resident of Pelourinho, was considered to be the "father" of samba reggae...
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    Sites by UNESCO. These are the historic centers of Ouro Preto, Olinda, Salvador, São Luís do Maranhão, Diamantina, Goiás Velho, the Ruins of the Guarani...
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    Convent of Bom Jesus dos Perdões and Chapel of Mercy (category Roman Catholic churches in Salvador, Bahia)
    Michael, located to the south below the Pelourinho. Similar pediments can be found at Solar Ferrão, also in the Pelourinho; the building of the Museum of Art...
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  • Vicente Ferreira Pastinha (category People from Salvador, Bahia)
    Pastinha founded the Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola, located at the Pelourinho. Like Bimba, Pastinha formalized capoeira practice by establishing structured...
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  • The first was shot in two locations in Brazil: in Pelourinho, the historic city center of Salvador; and in Santa Marta, a favela of Rio de Janeiro. State...
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    Olodum (category Historic Center (Salvador, Bahia))
    Simone and Daniela Mercury. In 1988, Simone recorded "Me ama mô" live, in Pelourinho, featuring Neguinho do Samba and Olodum, for Simone's album, Simone. In...
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    Modelo Market (category Buildings and structures in Salvador, Bahia)
    next to the Lacerda Elevator and the Historic Center (which includes Pelourinho). In neoclassical style architecture, the building is listed by the National...
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    the Historic Center of Salvador. It sits in close alignment to Rua Frei Vicente, a cobblestone street that connects the Pelourinho to Baixa dos Sapateiros...
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  • Casa da Nigéria or "Nigerian Culture House" in the historic Pelourinho neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia, with the support of the governments of Bahia and...
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    Africa Bantu, and one of the founders of the Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho (GCAP). Braga began practicing Capoeira in the early 1970s when at age...
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  • The Rhythm of the Saints, was recorded live in the streets of Pelourinho Square of Salvador, Brazil in February 1988. Microphones were hung from windows...
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    Revolution of 1820. Pillory of Aguieira (Portuguese: Pelourinho de Aguieira), located in the Largo do Pelourinho, the structure was originally constructed in...
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    Casa da Misericórdia de Messejana) Pillory of Messejana (Portuguese: Pelourinho de Messejana) Residence of the Majorat Moreiras (Portuguese: Casa dos...
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    in Salvador. It promotes the protection of Amado's estate and the development of culture in Bahia. The recently renovated building on the Pelourinho in...
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    this song, the music video was shot in the historic district of Pelourinho in Salvador and in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. Michael Jackson collaborated...
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