Nazaré (neighbourhood) explained

Nazaré
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Nazaré in Brazil
Coor Pinpoint:Nazaré
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Salvador
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:UTC-3
Area Code:+55 71

Nazaré is a neighborhood in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The region of present-day Nazaré was chiefly rural until the 19th century. It developed below the Historic Center of the city around the freguesias, or historical settlements of São Pedro, Santana do Sacramento, and later, Nossa Senhora de Brotas. Avenida Joana Angélica, a broad avenue, crosses the neighborhood from north-east to south-west. The avenue is named for Joana Angélica, a Brazilian Conceptionist nun and martyr of Brazilian Independence. Joana Angélica was stabbed by a bayonet at the Convent of Lapa by Portuguese colonial troops. Nazaré is home to numerous historic structures of the city; it is additionally home of several government and academic centers.

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Historic structures