The Itapagipe Peninsula () is a peninsula located in the city of

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, capital of the Brazilian state of

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. The peninsula comprises Administrative Region III, including the neighborhoods of Alagados, Boa Viagem beach, Bonfim, Monte Serrat, Ribeira, Uruguai, Mares, Roma, Caminho de Areia, Vila Ruy Barbosa, and Massaranduba, among others. Rua Fernandes Viêira and Avenida Afrânio Peixoto roughly form a boundary between the peninsula and the city of Salvador. The

Church of Our Lady of Penha The Church of Our Lady of Penha (, also ''Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penha da Itapagipe'' and ''Nossa Senhora da Penha de França'') is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is located in the Ribeira neigh ...

(), one of the earliest structures, occupies the northern tip of the peninsula.

Etymology

The name "Itapagipe" comes from the

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and means "place of the stone in the river" (''ita'', stone + ''paba'', place + y'', river + ''pe'', in).

History

The peninsula was settled soon after the founding of Salvador in the mid-16th century. The historic center of Salvador, which sits a high bluff, was subject to frequent landslides throughout the colonial period. They caused widespread destruction, both the death of residents of the area and the destruction of public building.

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, Viceroy of Brazil from 1806 to 1808, transferred the administration of Salvador to the peninsula, and called on the architects João Silva Muniz and José da Costa e Silva, both of

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, to oversee the project. A navigable channel was planned at the

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the peninsula was planned, but the project was abandoned and the channel never built.

Neighborhoods

*Alagados *Bonfim *Caminho de Areia *Mares *Massaranduba *Monte Serrat *Ribeira *Roma *Uruguai *Vila Ruy Barbosa

Historic structures

The Itapagipe Peninsula, due to its early settlement by the Portuguese, is home to a designated historic district and numerous protected structures by federal, state, and municipal authorities. They range in construction from the 16th to 19th centuries. * Perimeter of the Penha Subdistrict (''Perímetro do Subdistrito da Penha'') * Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim *

Church and Hospice of Our Lady of the Good Journey The Church and Hospice of Our Lady of the Good Journey () is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Good Journey and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sã ...

(''Igreja e Hospício de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem'') * Largo da Madragoa, no. 08 *

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Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate The Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate () is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church and monastery located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church and monastery are dedicated to Our Lady of Monserrate and belongs to the Roman Catholic ...

(''Igreja e Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora do Monte Serrat'') *

Fort of Monserrate The Fort of Monserrate () is a military fortification located in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. It is also known as the Small Fort of Our Lady of Monserrate (). It was known as the Forte de São Felipe (Fort of Saint Phillip) from the time of its co ...

(''Forte do Monte Serrat'') *

Dom Pedro II Home The Dom Pedro II Home (, formerly known as ) and later , is an 18th-century retirement home in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It was built as largest private residence in the 19th century in Bahia, and was renovated into a social services home in 1887 ...

* Fábrica Fratelli

References

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