History First capital of Brazil from 1548 to 1763 , Salvador de Bahia has been a focal point of European cultures, African and Amerindian.
The colony was founded in 1549 by Tom de Sousa and quickly became a center of culture of sugarcane. The need for manpower and its proximity to the coast of Africa makes it a hub for the slavery of Africans. It is the capital of the Viceroy of Gro-Par.
The Dutch captured and sacked the city in May 1624 and resumed by the Portuguese in April of next year.
The city is the capital of Brazil until 1763. Having revolted, it was stormed by the Portuguese troops in 1822 to be "liberated" officially on July 2 1823.
In 1948, the city has 340,000 inhabitants. In the 1990s, the historic district of Pelourinho (the pillory small "because that's where the slaves were punished) is cleaned and restored. It is listed by UNESCO at the World Heritage of Humanity. It is a very popular area.
The musician Gilberto Gil was born, and here is the house of Jorge Amado , the most famous writers of Bahia, Salvador cantor.
The airport was called "Do de Julho", "July 2", until June 16, 1998, when it was renamed International Airport "Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes," after the name of the son of a governor of this state of Brazil, Antnio Carlos Magalhes.
Today
Modern buildings in Salvador
The city has managed to preserve many outstanding examples of Renaissance architecture. The brightly colored houses, often decorated with fine stucco, are a hallmark of the old city.
The city is divided between its upper part, including the Pelourinho, and the lower the cidade baixa where the cathedral (the first in Brazil) and administrative buildings. Around this historic two-headed, the city covers a large area, often made of very typical neighborhoods (suburban, favelas , ancient villages built in the city, housing estates, luxury buildings) separated by highways.
The majority of the population has African ancestry, which earned him the nickname of Rome black African culture marked (Voodoo rituals and spicy food), dancing ( focused and samba ) and a colorful carnival. The sanitary conditions are not correct for at least a third of them.
In close proximity, beautiful beaches attract tourists. Since the mid-90s, the North Coast was opened to tourism through the creation of a coastal road (Route coco), and higher buildings, tourist villages and resorts "is very important.
Because of the slave trade, ancient Portuguese city of South America became a melting pot where you can find people of different ethnic origins but in neighboring countries. There is Mediterranean and Africa both in the crowded old city and, of course, in this nation of mixed blood.
According to Bahia, Salvador is deemed safer than the southern cities (Rio and So Paulo). For the people of these cities, however, the Bahia are known to concentrate mainly to party.
Eat on the street is commonplace but it is also often part of rituals in Salvador de Bahia. Caranguejos (crabs) and Camaro (Shrimp) rub shoulders acaraj (bean balls) and sarapatis (pork tripe) and countless sweets Based coconut.
The construction company of motor Ford owns a large assembly plant.
Suddenly pulled from its slumber, the city of Salvador advance by forced marches toward modernism. It talks about that new factories, assembly lines, and the country people flock here by the thousands. The skyscrapers are mushrooming and threaten the old districts. Undoubtedly efforts is there to save a cultural heritage of inestimable value, especially those beautiful churches from the colonial era. But large parts of the old city will disappear: among others, the houses on stilts, but quite picturesque unhealthy.
The Elevador Lacerda (1873), Salvador elevator that connects the Upper Town (Pelourinho) and the lower town, overlooking the Bay of All Saints
Carnival
The carnival in Salvador is the biggest popular street carnival in the world (Guinness Book). This is undoubtedly the most important event of the year for most people: in 2005, military police (MP) has identified nearly 2.2 million members at the same time.
Some figures on the carnival of 2005 (source: Municipality of Salvador):
- 209 entities participated carnival, usually "Trios," semi-trailers lined with speakers and orchestra on the roof, often accompanied by a second truck "support" with bar and reserved for registered nursing.
- 25 km of streets, squares and avenues were closed for the carnival, including 11 km strictly for parades (4 km to 7 km circuit Dodo and Osmar for the circuit and Batatinha).
- The revenue generated was 87 million
- 220 087 temporary jobs were created.
- 85% of participants were Brazilian, including a large majority coming from other states, and 15% foreigners (among them, 12% French and 5% Swiss)
- 16.9 million liters of beer and 9.8 million liters of mineral water there were buses.
- Heavily guarded by police, there still counts each year many robberies and violence, but no deaths were listed in 2005.
Unlike the Rio Carnival, which is largely in the show, the Salvador carnival is a street carnival. Carnival is the feast of feasts. Many Brazilians come to live in Salvador, rather leaving Rio to foreigners. For four days and four nights, the whole city is in the street. Groups, corporations and sects combine to sing and dance until exhaustion. All the extravagances are permitted.
In this regard, even the work of Michel Agier , Anthropology of the carnival. The city, the feast and Africa in Bahia. Paris, Ed. Parentheses - ird "Eupalinos", 2000, 256 p.
People illustrious
- Rui Barbosa , lawyer, politician, diplomat, writer, linguist, translator.
- Itamar Franco , 33 President of Brazil.
- Antnio Carlos Magalhes , politics.
- Jorge Amado , writer.
- Dorival Caymmi , musician.
- Gilberto Gil , musician.
- Gregorio de Matos , poet.
- Acelino "Popo" Freitas , world champion boxer.
- Ricardo Alex Santos , beach volleyball player.
- Mestre Bimba , famous capoeiristas , was born there in 1900.
- Adriana Lima , model (Victoria's Secret, Maybelline, etc..) was born there in 1981.
Twinnings
See also
Michel Agier , Anthropology of the carnival. The city, the feast and Africa in Bahia, Paris, Ed. Parentheses - ird "Eupalinos", 2000, 256 p.
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