As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire.

As the first capital of Brazil, from 1549 to 1763, Salvador de Bahia witnessed the blending of European, African and Amerindian cultures. It was also, from 1558, the first slave market in the New World, with slaves arriving to work on the sugar plantations.

The Rio Branco Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Rio Branco) is a palace and former seat of government in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is one of the oldest palaces in Brazil and dates to 1549. It is located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Historic Center of Salvador. [1][2]

萨尔瓦多是 巴西 第一个首都，在1549至1763年期间见证了 欧洲 文化、 非洲 文化和 美洲 文化在这里的融合。从1558年开始，殖民者将非洲奴隶贩卖到这里的甘蔗园地劳动，使得萨尔瓦多成为了新大陆(New World)第一个奴隶市场。

Founded in 1549 on a small peninsula that separates Todos os Santos Bay from the Atlantic Ocean on the northeast coast of Brazil, Salvador de Bahia became Portuguese America’s first capital...

2025年1月23日 · Salvador de Bahia, a port city in northeastern Brazil, was the capital of Portuguese Brazil from 1549 to 1763 and the site of the first slave market in the Americas. The city prospered from the sugar cane industry, and many colorful Renaissance-style buildings were built, which still retain their original appearance today.

The history of Salvador began with its foundation in 1549 as the capital of Brazil (it remained so until 1763, when the seat of the Viceroyalty was transferred to Rio de Janeiro). The city of Salvador was the stage for the most remarkable events of …

Bahia was the first colonial capital of Brazil and the city is one of the oldest in the New World (founded in 1549 by Portuguese settlers). It was the main seaport and also held the first slave market on the continent, with slaves arriving to work on the sugar plantations.

Tomé de Sousa, colonizer, arrived in Brazil in 1549 with orders from the king of Portugal to found a fortress city in the All Saints Bay. Thus, on March 29 of that year, São Salvador was born, the seat of the General Government, the first city founded in the lands of Brazil, for many years the largest city in the Americas.

As the first capital of Brazil, from 1549 to 1763, Salvador de Bahia witnessed the blending of European, African and Amerindian cultures. It was also, from 1558, the first slave market in the New World, with slaves arriving to work on the sugar plantations.