Historic City Center
Salvador's Historic Center is the space in to stand by construction's preserver the colonial city's and its memory Brazilian capital. From Municipal Square - open within the dense tropical forest by the first general-governor, Tomé de Souza, in 1549 - to Largo de Santo Antonio Além do Carmo, battle field where Brazilian and Dutch soldiers from Companhia das Índias Ocidentais fought in 1638. There are churches and places built by the religious orders that came from Europe. Its big space here is divided in three areas that you can go in one visit: from Praça Tomé de Souza to Terreiro de Jesus, Pelourinho and from Largo do Carmo to Largo de Santo Antonio Além do Carmo.
Salvador's main visual mark, the Lacerda Elevator (see this page top image) had its first tower built in 1873 and started to function with one cabin for passenger transportation, which worked with a hydraulic system. At first, it was called Elevador da Conceição, in 1930, it got the name of its constructor, engineer Antonio de Lacerda, and it was completely remodeled and amplified, in a project that was very daring for the time. Currently with four electric lifts, Elevador Lacerda is the main access to the tower and Higher cities, and from its high part, it is possbile to have a panoramic view of the city.