Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation
Inaugurated on March 7, 1987, the Foundation was conceived and established with the objective of preserving and studying the work of the great novelist - has translated and edited successively in more than 49 languages - and, by extension, art and culture of Bahia in all its manifestations. Its collection consists of works of the author, an extensive collection of photographs, videos, posters and objects related to the author and his works, as well as files of letters and documents. Hours: Mon to Sat. from 9h to 18h (except Tues until 18h).
Address: Largo do Pelourinho
Neighbourhood: Pelourinho
Cep: 40025-280
Tel: (71) 321-0122 / 0070
http://www.salvadortur.com.br/museus/
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Address: Largo do Pelourinho - Pelourinho Salvador - BAActivities near to Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation
| Largo do Pelourinho (historical) - Largo do Pelourinho is a historical part of Salvador and considered a city within a city. Lots of historic buildings within this area.
It is one of the main symbols of Salvador. During slavery times, was the place where slaves were punished. The square is surrounded by several old houses in the purest colonial style, including the house of Jorge Amado Foundation and churches like the Church of the Rosary of Black Men and Cathe... Address: Largo do Pelourinho, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Distance: 0.00km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation |  |
| Zélia Gattai Theater Cafe (theater) -
With a capacity for 50 people, Café-Teatro Zélia Gattai constitutes a meeting point for artists and intellectuals, with programs including plays, dramatic readings, seminars, round tables, film screenings, and musical projects. The decor consists of covers of translations from 55 countries, the books of Jorge Amado and illustrations done by Floriano Teixeira.
The Café offers visitors hot drinks, hi... Address: Fundação Casa de Jorge Amado Largo do Pelourinho - Pelourinho, Salvador - BA Distance: 0.00km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation |  |
| Solar do Ferrão Cultural Center (theater) - The Cultural Center Solar do Ferrão Sting is a dynamic space for art, culture and memory. Reopened by the Secretary of Culture of the State of Bahia, in September 2008 under the new concept of "Cultural" was installed in the largest and most important monument of the polygon of the Historic Center of Salvador (CHS) - an area comprising some 10 neighborhoods of Salvador.
The house of the eighteenth century, declared as heritage by ... Address: Largo do Pelourinho - Pelourinho Salvador - BA, 40026-280 Distance: 0.00km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation |  |
| Tempostal Museum (museum) - A collection of more than 45 000 images, including postcards and photographs, was gathered over 40 years by the Sergipe Marcelino Antonio do Nascimento (06/13/1929 - 22/11/2006).
Highlights, postal Belle Epoque landscape of ancient cities in Bahia and other states, along with pictures of various countries. Among the oldest, can be found postcards, dating from the late nineteenth century, and prints Eucalol, the first collection, w... Address: Largo do Pelourinho - Pelourinho Salvador - BA, 40026-280 Distance: 0.00km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation |  |
| Christmas in Salvador (festival) - Preparations begin to make Christmas present to the city of Salvador, it is through the days before Christmas that people will have greater fellowship with each other, solidarity with others and creates a ball of anxiety for the arrival of December 25 , Christmas day the birth of Jesus Christ. The Christmas decorations, the Santas in various parts of the city, especially along the mall in the city center, are exposed to a greater presen... Address: Largo do Pelourinho - Pelourinho Salvador - BA, 40026-280 Distance: 0.00km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation |  |
| Cidade Museum (museum) -
Displaying many heritage items belonging to famous people throughout Salvador, including religious artwork, dolls, and statues. Museu da Cidade also includes novels, historical information and stories of life in Salvador through the ages. Other great displays within the Museu da Cidade include the traditional Bahia costumes, tapestries, ceramics, tools. Several famous people have items on display, ... Address: Lgo Pelourinho, 3 - Historic Centre Salvador - BA, 40026-280, Brazil Distance: 0.06km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation | |
| Largo do Pelourinho (market) - A small and perfectly formed public plaza, the Largo do Pelourinho is triangular in shape and remains steeped in history, marking one of the city's oldest areas. This was once the spot when slaves were sold and auctioned to the crowds, with 'pelourinho' literally meaning 'whipping post'. A group of attractions are based around the Largo do Pelourinho, such as the Fundacao Casa de Jorge Amado (Jorge Amado House Foundation) and th... Address: Praca José de Alencar, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, BR Distance: 0.08km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation |  |
| Eugênio Teixeira Leal Museum (museum) -
Created in 1959, during the sesquicentennial celebrations of the Bank's Economic S. A. In 1984 the collection was broken, the Numismatic Museum remaining in the neighborhood of Commerce, more than 27,000 coins and bills in Brazil, sine transferred to the Museum Eugenio Leal Teixeira, in Pelourinho a collection of 5,000 pieces, among them, coins, medals and domestic and foreign decorations, furniture, paintings, plaques and trophi... Address: Rua Acouguinho 1, 40026180, Salvador - BA, Brazil Distance: 0.17km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation | |
| Fundação Econômica Miguel Calmon (museum) - Rua Acouguinho 1, 40026180 Salvador
71 33218308 Address: Rua Acouguinho 1, 40026180, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Distance: 0.17km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation | |
| Olodum Music Rehearsal (activity) -
The percussions are infectious, with classic Afro Carnaval music from Bahia, the Olodum in Pelourinho practice their musical talents in Campo Grande.
Website: http://olodum.uol.com.br/
Address: Pelourinho Salvador - BA Distance: 0.19km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation |  |
| Udo Knoff Museum of Ceramics and Tiles (museum) - In 1994, the Government of Bahia, through the State Bank, acquired a valuable collection of ceramics German Udo Knoff, inaugurating the 18 May of that year Baneb Museum of Ceramic Tiles and Udo Knoff, single specimen of its kind in Latin America. After the privatization of Banco do Estado da Bahia, the museum has stopped using the name of the banking house.The collection brings together pieces signed by Udo and others collected by him d... Address: Pelourinho Salvador - BA Distance: 0.19km from the Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation |  |
Restaurants near to Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation
Dica is a Northeast Brazilian restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation and can be found at Largo do Pelourinho, s/n
Habeas Copos is a Pub restaurant that is roughly 0.13km from Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation and can be found at R. das Portas do Carmo, 31
Mama Bahia is a Steak house restaurant that is roughly 0.16km from Casa de Jorge Amado Foundation and can be found at Rua Portas do Carmo, 21
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