The Lacerda Elevator ''(
Elevador Lacerda)'' is a public urban
elevator
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located in
Salvador
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** ''Salvador'' ( ...
,
Brazil
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, connecting the lower city ''(Cidade Baixa)'' to the upper city ''(Cidade Alta).''
The elevator was built between 1869 and 1873; it was named after Antônio de Lacerda, director of the Commercial Association of Bahia.
It was a
hydraulic elevator
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at first; later operating by electricity since 1906. The elevator towers were renovated in 1930, in an
Art Deco
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styling. The Lacerda Elevator has two towers, one that pierces the stone slope of the Ladeira da Montanha, and the other, more visible, goes to the Cidade Baixa level. The elevator has four lifts, carrying 27 passengers each on a 30-second ride costing 0.15
reais
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. In 2019 it transported more than 33,000 passengers per day.
The elevator was listed as a historical heritage of Brazil by
IPHAN
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, on 7 December 2006.
See also
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Modelo Market
Modelo Market () is a handicraft market located in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil. It was inaugurated on February 2, 1912, and has occupied, since 1971, the building of the old Salvador Customs House. It is located in ...
References
External links
Official site (in Portuguese)
Buildings and structures in Salvador, Bahia
Individual elevators
1873 establishments in Brazil
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