Porto da Barra
The apartments are located
facing quiet Praça dos Tamarineiros only 1 block from the
Porto Beach. Called Salvador's "postcard" district, Porto
da Barra boasts a mix of old and new Bahia. Shops, cafes,
restaurants and historic monuments make the neighborhood an
exciting and pleasant place to be. English is spoken widely
as Porto da Barra is frequented by international visitors
as well as the locals.
There are three apartments in Edificio New York, all
impeccably decorated:
Amenities
Include
A/C
in bedroom
Safety deposit box in bedroom
Wireless internet access (bring your own laptop)
Washing machine
Fixed line telephone
Living Room
Bedroom
The beach faces Itaparica Island on the Bahia de Todos os
Santos - All Saints Bay. The waters are calm, waveless,
clear and warm - perfect for swimming and sunbathing. Porto
da Barra beach is the only Brazilian beach where the sun
sets over the water and Itaparica Island in the distance.
It is not uncommon for the late afternoon beachgoers to
applaud the spectacular sunsets in a standing ovation to a
splendid day and an enticing evening to come.
| Barra |
– First fort built in the city, it had the function of hindering the enemies entrance in Todos os Santos Bay. Initiated in 1582, it got the shape of an irregular polygon with ten sides, six salient and four re-entering angles; its current dimensions, however, just came about in the 17th century. The first wooden lighthouse, which functioned with whale oil, was made in 1696 and it indicated the entrance of the bay, alerting to the dangers of the coral reef or sandbank of Santo Antônio – the current iron lighthouse, working with electricity, was built in 1836. In the fort, there are a restaurant, a bar and the Nautical Museum, with exhibitions of old maps, navigation equipment, models of vessels, artillery pieces and remains of shipwrecks that happened in Barra, mainly Galeão Sacramento‘s.
| Fort Santo Antônio da Barra |
– With the whole coast almost surrounded by reefs, the city has in Porto da Barra the only place where the landing of small boats in safety is possible.
With the shape of a small bay, the port was chosen by donee Francisco Pereira Coutinho to found the Villa of the Captaincy of Bahia. Known as Pereira’s Villa, it received the ships that made trade with the native commanded by Diogo Álvares “Caramuru” in the first half f the 16th century. There, general governor Tomé de Souza (1549), and the soldiers of Companhia das Índias Ocidentais that invaded the city in 1624 also landed off.
A commemorative mark, built in 1949, points out the place where Tomé de Souza landed off.
| Porto da Barra |
– Built to protect Porto da Barra from the invaders, crossing fires with Fort São Diogo, the fort already existed when Companhia das Índias Ocidentais tried to occupy Salvador for the second time, in 1638.
With seven sides, four salient and three re-entering angles, in design is of Italian type from the end of the 18th century.
| Fort Santa Maria |