Sao Luis, state Maranhao

Сан Луис, штат Мараньяо См. Фото-галерею

The pole of tourism of Sao Luís encompasses the Capital, Sao Luis (World Heritage Monument), the Cities of Alcantara, Sao Jose de Ribamar, Paco do Lumiar and Raposa.

In Sao Luís, the Centro Historico is the principal attraction with an ensemble of over 3,500 colonial buildings from the 17th and 8th Centuries, distributed throughout the neighborhoods of Praia Grande, Desterro, and Portinho, completely rehabilitated during the Roseana Sarney's administration. Sao Luís was founded by the French in 1612.

It was later invaded by the Dutch and finally reclaimed by the Portuguese. The Centro Historico is a type of open-air museum filled with uncountable architectural elements and details, where streets covered in stones, corners, narrow side streets, balconies, inviting the visitor to wonder about the rich past of this one time rich, prestigious and promising Brazilian City. The project of rehabilitation by the State Government encouraged private investment in the area and resulted in the opening of stores, movie theaters, museums, bars, restaurants and hotels.

The Centro Historico of Sao Luis

Catedral da Sé - When Was also Called a Metropolitan Cathedral, dates of 1626. It was raised in honor of Our Lady of the Victory (patron of Saint Luís), for the Jesuits. It suffered successive reforms along three centuries. His current front was ended in 1922. His High altar, in baroque style, is knocked down by the Historical Inheritance. The style of the Cathedral is the primitive colonial thing. In his interior there are buried several bishops who there served and important figures from Maranhão.

Centro Caixeiral - When Was also Known as a Technical School of Commerce of the Center Caixeiral. It became a retirement of Our Lady of the Annunciation and Medicines and girls' asylum. It was a work of the priest Malarrida, who was a victim of the inquisition, today beatified. It is located in a colonial building, of two road surfaces and loft of the first half of the century XVII, which has an alone body of front. His plant is in form of "U", his roof is in Six Waters and the eave in tile channel.

Convento das Mercês - Ancient thirst of the Order of the Mercedários, come from the Pará, dates of 1654. It became a quarter of the Military police of the Maranhão. At present, it shelters the Foundation of the Republican Memory, created by ex-president José Sarney, with heap of more than 350.000 printed documents and photos. It shelters still the Center of Conventions of Saint Luís. The Convent disposes of auditoriums, galleries and patio for exhibitions of plastic arts and cultural shows in the open air.

Convento do Carmo - Built thanks to the donation of the lands done by Alexandre de Moura, to the friars Carmelites, who here arrived in 1615, date of 1627. In 1631 it was the High school From Maranhão. Together with the Church of the Carmo he is considered one of the most perfect architectural sets of the colonial time. It is administered from 1894 by the priests small hoods. In his interior there are buried several bishops and priests who there served.

Fonte das Pedras - Built in the place where Jerônimo de Albuquerque and his troops camped to face the Frenchmen, dates of 1614. Meantime the current sketch of his front dates of 1832, what it is in colonial style. His tank is in cantaria and his fronton in masonry, it has underground galleries, which in colonial times, were serving of escape place for the Jesuits, who were pursued by Indians and foreigners. So there are interconnections between churches and the fountain.