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    (Portuguese: Centro Histórico) of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, also known as the Pelourinho (Portuguese for "Pillory") or Pelo, is a historic neighborhood in western...
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    the east. The Historic Center of Salvador, iconized on the outskirts of Pelourinho, is known for its colonial architecture, with historical monuments dating...
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    The Pelourinho (Portuguese for "pillory") is an important monument in the city of Cidade Velha in the south of Santiago, Cape Verde. The historic centre...
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    Portugal today pillory has a different meaning. The Portuguese word is Pelourinho, and there are examples which are monuments of great importance, in a...
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    The Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez (Portuguese: Pelourinho de Arcos de Valdevez) is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative...
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    and transmit his mentors' teachings, he founded Grupo Capoeira Angola Pelourinho (GCAP) in 1980. What set Moraes apart from many other Bahians in Rio was...
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    The Pillory of Aguiar da Beira (Portuguese: Pelourinho de Aguiar da Beira) is a pillory located in the civil parish of Aguiar da Beira e Coruche, in the...
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  • videos directed by Lee. The first was shot in two locations in Brazil: in Pelourinho, the historic city center of Salvador; and in Santa Marta, a favela of...
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    (Pombaline) on Largo do Pelourinho (Portuguese: Casa Pombalino no Largo do Pelourinho) Residence (17th century) on Largo do Pelourinho (Portuguese: Casa Setecentista...
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    from the coasts of Brazil. There is a World Heritage Site in Salvador. Pelourinho was once Salvador's principal red-light district as well as a working-class...
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