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São João De Deus Hospital
São João de Deus Hospital is a building located in Cachoeira, a town in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It gives its name to the architectural ensemble that includes the hospital building, a large early 18th-century Baroque style church in front of Dr. Aristides Milton square, a Garden of Hospital São João de Deus, garden located at the back of the chapel, and a group of houses built by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia along Durval Chagas street. Friar Antônio Machado from Church of the Old Seminary in Belém da Cachoeira, Church of Belém da Cachoeira founded the Hospital de Caridade de Cachoeira (Cachoeira's Charity Hospital) in 1729, near the town's center. It was donated to the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, Order of Saint John of God of Lisbon in 1754, having been transferred to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia in 1826. Its chapel was listed by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cachoeira
Cachoeira (Portuguese, meaning waterfall) is an inland municipality of Bahia, Brazil, on the Paraguaçu River. The town exports sugar, cotton, and tobacco and is a thriving commercial and industrial centre. The municipality contains 56% of the Baía do Iguape Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 2000. São Félix is located directly across the Paraguaçu River from Cachoeira; it also borders the municipalities of Conceição da Feira, Santo Amaro, Saubara, Maragogipe, Governador Mangabeira, and Muritiba. History The area of present-day Cachoeira was home to numerous Amerindians prior to the colonial period. Paulo Dias Adorno and Afonso Rodrigues arrived in the region in 1531 from Portugal. They and their descendants entered into a century of conflict with the existing indigenous population, ultimately resulting in the expulsion of native Brazilians from the region. Mem de Sá, governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil from 1557 to 1572, first attempted to expel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |