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São
Sebastião Cathedral
One of the three patron saints of
the city, S. Sebastião gives
the name to the majestic and nice
cathedral in eclectic style, with
clear stained glass window, high Corinthian
columns and huge roman arched roof.
In other times, while the ladies and
the pious woman from the society attended
masses, some youngsters of that time,
like Jorge Amado, took part in the
"footing" in the square,
taking their girlfriends to the movies
or to the ice-cream parlor next door.
The cathedral is mentioned in the
novel Gabriela Cravo e Canela, has
a nice and simple interior and is
located at the Dom Eduardo square.
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Vesúvio
Bar
It
is famous just as the other notorious
world intellectual’s bars. Outwork
of Gabriela and Nacib, characters
of the novel Gabriela Cravo e Canela,
there the cocoa colonels used to get
together at the gold rush, to talk
about their sexual and business adventures,
and the hottest subjects: the local
politics and of course, the cocoa
quotations. Since its creation, the
Vesúvio has been through many
owners, but keeps its architectural
style. Praça Dom Eduardo, 190.
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City
Theater
lhéus was sizzling in the cultural
movements, the "Cine-Theatro
de Ilheus" (Ilhéus Movie
Theater) used to motivate the young
people that had some taste for arts.
The old theater was reminded by Jorge
Amado not only for cultural reasons,
but mainly for sentimental ones: "At
the Movie Theater, young boy on vacation,
I dated in romantic matinees, stole
kisses and exchanged promises of love
– unforgettable emotions".
Opened in 1932, the theater received
many lyrics companies, actors, actresses,
and famous national and international
singers. It was rebuilt by the City
Hall in 1986 with capacity for 475
people and it is considered by many
as one of the best in the country,
in acoustics, comfort and beauty.
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Cultural
House Jorge Amado
Built in the 20’s by the father
of the novelist, Mr. João Amado
Faria. In this house, Jorge Amado
spent most of his life and wrote some
chapters of his first novel “O
País do Carnaval”. He
was born right there, therefore, the
Jorge Amado writer. Some time later,
the house became the headquarters
of the Law School, and after its restoration
in 1997, it turned back to the culture.
Now it exposes the writer’s
personal collection, like books, photos,
sculptures and curiosities regarding
the writer’s culture and formation
and the entire Cocoa region. Rua Jorge
Amado, 21.
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Artist’s
House
Former residence of the Colonel Adami
de Sá, mayor of Ilhéus
in the beginning of the century, and
chief of a powerful politician faction.
It was acquired by a Swiss businessman
who founded the Casa dos Artistas,
destined to painting, sculpture, ceramic
expositions, courses and other artistic
activities. Its front is still faithful
to the original. It is located at
Rua Jorge Amado, 31.
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Ilhéus
Business Association
The poet Sosígenes Costa used
to work in that building, a literature
lover man, and contrary to the bohemia
at that time. Jorge Amado was inspired
by him, to create the character of
Sérgio Moura, in the novel
São Jorge de Ilhéus.
And he says: "I was just the
chief of the secretary, making my
salary, with the obligation of listening
to the farmers, businessmen, and exporters
discussions during the weekly meeting.
But he used to distract himself writing
his poems, listening to the birds,
picking orchids, reading Marx and
other revolutionaries". It is
located at the Praça J.J. Seabra.
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Sapho’s
Statue
Sapho was a Greek poetess, registered
in history as the first woman to fight
for the right of equality among men
and women. The statue in her honor
is the only one in South America and
it was bought in auction by a great
cocoa colonel’s wife at that
time. It is in neoclassic style, sculptured
in Carrara marble in the beginning
of the XX century; it is located at
the Praça J.J. Seabra, in front
of the Palácio Paranaguá.
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Paranaguá
Palace
Actual headquarter of the City Hall,
this building was opened in December
of 1907 by the mayor in that time,
the colonel Adami de Sá who
ordered it to be erected in 1898 in
place of the former Colégio
dos Jesuítas. This worked until
1817, when it gave in for the City
Council. The history tells us that
the place was a Tupi Indians’
cemetery since the foundation of the
captaincy in 1534. It was named after
the Bahia Governor Marquês de
Paranaguá who placed Ilhéus
as a city. It is located at the Prça
J.J. Seabra.
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São
Jorge Museum Church
Built with polished stones in a craftwork
way, it is the oldest church in downtown
Ilhéus, inaugurated in 1556.
Its primitive architecture stays intact
through the centuries, thanks to several
and careful restorations. The museum
keeps a small collection of sacred
works from the XVI, XVII and XVIII
centuries. There is a valuable secular
image of Saint Jorge, without his
horse, the only one in Latin America.
The church is a symbol of the time
of faith and belief in the cocoa saga
and it is located at one of the corners
of Rua Antônio Lavigne de Lemos.
The pavement of this street was made
with paving stones bought in 1907
from an English ship that was anchored
here. The history tells us that it
was the first paved street in Ilhéus
to serve to the ceremony of the wedding
of one of the colonel’s daughter
at Saint George’s church.
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Coronel
Misael Tavares’ House
Built in 1914, at a corner of Rua
Antônio Lavigne de Lemos, near
the São Jorge church, the house,
or yet, the Coronel Misael’s
mansion, one of the richest man in
the area, it had the charm and refinement
of the time, with door knobs in crystal
imported from Belgium, Persian rugs
and drawing in the ceiling just like
the ones on the floor. It was discussed
there the social directions and the
political decisions in the heat of
the cocoa saga. Misael was the absolute
mayor and owner of power in the region.
Expressive figure of the novel Gabriela
Cravo e Canela. The building is today
the headquarters of the freemasonry.
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Tonico
Bastos’ House
There, at the Praça
Ruy Barbosa, used to live Tonico Bastos,
owner of a public notary and protagonist
of the novel Gabriela Cravo e Canela.
Always well-dressed, clean and wearing
cologne. Tonico used to grow with
carefulness a thin well-trimmed mustache,
as a seduction trap. He was famous
for being lady’s man, and used
to enjoy the bohemia life. His father
asked him once: "What are you
going to do when you grow old?"
He readily replied: "Husband".
He got married four times and had
many kids but not with his first wife.
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Gabriela
Cravo e Canela Restaurant
Inspired in the title of the novelist’s
most read work, the Ilhéus
Praia Hotel dedicates the kitchen
of its restaurant to one of the tastiest
tributes of the character that, without
polemic, used do provoke a general
delight and unanimous recognition:
the culinary token.
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