Salvador da Bahia

Location: Bahia, Brazil
Culture: Portuguese, Amerindian, African
Era: Portuguese Colonial Era
Site Description: Salvador was the first capitol of Brazil when the Portuguese seat of royal administration was placed there and later became the first slave market in the New World. As a thriving neighborhood within a densely populated urban area, Pelhourinho faces the problems of traffic, pollution, overpopulation, crime, and the impact of tourism. The project was a joint venture between several institutions to create a data set that would be used for site management and restoration.
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