Brazil, Bahia: Colonial style architecture and souvenir shop at the historic "Pelourinho" in Salvador da Bahia

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Salvador da Bahia is the capital of Bahia in the northeast of Brazil. Here the first portuguese discoverers landed in 1500 and the colonial time of the brazilian empire began. The historic center around the so called Pelourinho of Salvador da Bahia belongs to Unesco World Heritage Sites.

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Size: 6016px × 4016px
Location: Salvador da Bahia, Bahia, Brazil
Photo credit: © Cro Magnon / Alamy / Afripics
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