Salvador as Capital of Brazil (1600s)

Name: Salvador as Capital of Brazil (1600s)
Start: 1601
End: 1610

Type Event Region South America Time 1601–1610

In the early 17th century Salvador remained the capital of Portuguese Brazil, thriving on sugar exports, until Rio de Janeiro replaced it in the mid-…

Timeline

1601–1610Upper Town of Salvador · BahiaThe governor-general of Brazil resided in Salvador, governing colonial affairs across the territory; the city's upper town concentrated the governor-general's office, town hall, and ecclesiastical authority, making it one of Portugal's most important administrative and religious hubs in southern America.

Sources

Salvador, Bahia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador,_Bahia