City Tour Salvador Panoramic

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1. The Basilica Church Santuário Senhor Bom Jesus do Bonfim, in Salvador, was built between 1746 and 1754, to house the image of Senhor Bom Jesus do Bonfim, brought from Lisbon, in 1745. The architecture is in neoclassical style and Rococo façade. Senhor do Bonfim is an icon of the Bahian faith. The church attracts many devotees, tourists and pilgrims. The famous ribbons of Senhor do Bonfim are made since the beginning of the 19th century and measure the length of the right arm to the chest of the Senhor do Bonfim image.

   30 min

2. Mercado Modelo is a handicraft market located in the city of Salvador. It constitutes an important tourist attraction, visited by 80% of the city's tourists. [1] In front of Todos os Santos Bay, it is next to the Lacerda Elevator and the Historic Center (which includes the Pelourinho). In neoclassical style architecture, the building is listed by the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN).

   40 min

3. The Lacerda Elevator is a symbol of the two-story city called Salvador, one of the most well-known port cards in Bahia. It connects Praça Tomé de Sousa, in Cidade Alta, to Praça Cayru, in the Comércio district. It was the first elevator in the world to serve public transport and the tallest of its kind, when it opened on December 8, 1873, the day of N.S. da Conceição da Praia.

   15 min

4. Dique do Tororó is a dam built in the 17th century, in a natural valley, as shown in the illustration by Arnoldus Montanus, from 1671. Initially it was used to protect the city against invasions. From the 19th century, the Dyke began to be grounded for the expansion of the city, considerably reducing its size. Today it is a well-wooded area for sports and leisure. It has an amphitheater, community centers, pedal boats, restaurants, as well as twelve sculptures of orixás signed by the artist Tati Moreno. The orixás represented are Iansã, Nanã, Ogum, Oxalá, Xangô, Iemanjá, Oxum and Oxossi. The squirts with the orixás, in addition to the decorative effect, seek to oxygenate the water

   Passes by

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How it compares in Salvador da Bahia

• Its from-price is 87% below the median of the 45 city tours we list in Salvador da Bahia.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 8 of 45.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Salvador da Bahia

Salvador is the capital of Bahia on Brazil's north-east coast, a city of Afro-Brazilian culture, colourful colonial streets, churches and Atlantic beaches.

Salvador was founded by the Portuguese in 1549 and was Brazil's first capital, later a major port of the sugar and slave trades, and the Afro-Brazilian heritage that resulted shapes its music, religion and food. The old centre, Pelourinho, is a UNESCO-listed hill of pastel colonial houses, cobbled squares and baroque churches. The Church of São Francisco is covered inside in gilded woodwork, and the Lacerda Elevator lifts people between the upper and lower towns.

Top-ranked sights in Salvador da Bahia: Pelourinho, Lacerda Elevator (Elevador Lacerda), Sao Francisco Church and Convent (Igreja e Convento de Sao Francisco).

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