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Pelourinho's African roots, told through its museum and its streets.
A private tour of Pelourinho focused specifically on Salvador's African heritage, including a visit to the Afro-Brazilian Museum and the historic Rosary of the Blacks church, built by a Black brotherhood granted its land in 1704.
This tour is exclusively for your own group. Pelourinho was central to the history of the African slave trade in Brazil and remains a center of African culture today — your guide walks you through that history directly, with real stops rather than a passing mention.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Round-trip pickup from your Salvador hotel.
Explore exhibits on the history and culture of Afro-Brazilian communities in Bahia.
Visit the historic church built by and for Salvador's enslaved and free Black community, the first of its kind in the Americas.
Walk the same cobblestone streets that were once central to Brazil's colonial slave trade.
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
A private tour of Pelourinho focused specifically on Salvador's African heritage, including a visit to the Afro-Brazilian Museum and the historic Rosary of the Blacks church, built by a Black brotherhood granted its land in 1704. This tour is exclusively for your own group. Pelourinho was central to the history of the African slave trade in Brazil and remains a center of African culture today — your guide walks you through that history directly, with real stops rather than a passing mention.
The Museu Afro-Brasileiro (Afro-Brazilian Museum) grew out of the work of the French-born photographer and ethnologist Pierre Verger, who settled in Salvador and became a professor at the Federal University of Bahia in 1973; he is credited with helping establish the museum. Its collections trace African influence on Bahian religion, art and daily life.
The Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos was built by a brotherhood of Black Catholics. In 1704 the Portuguese crown granted the brotherhood the land, and enslaved members reportedly worked on the building at night so as not to interfere with their daytime labor. It is a Baroque church, protected as national heritage in 1938; claims that it was the first Black brotherhood anywhere in the New World are commonly repeated, but we have not independently verified them.
Pelourinho took its name from the pillory where enslaved people were punished, and the neighborhood was inscribed by UNESCO in 1985. This tour places the museum and the church in that context, so the history is told directly rather than as a passing mention.
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