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

Salvador Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...

, capital of the Brazilian state of

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

. 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 ( pt, Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penha), one of the earliest structures, occupies the northern tip of the peninsula.

Etymology

The name "Itapagipe" comes from the

Tupi language Old Tupi, Ancient Tupi or Classical Tupi (also spelled as Tupí) is an extinct Tupian language which was spoken by the aboriginal Tupi people of Brazil, mostly those who inhabited coastal regions in South and Southeast Brazil. It belongs to the ...

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. Marcos de Noronha, 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

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

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

isthmus An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmu ...

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 of Our Lady of Penha *

Church and Hospice of Our Lady of the Good Journey The Church and Hospice of Our Lady of the Good Journey ( pt, Igreja e Hospício de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Good Journey ...

(''Igreja e Hospício de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem'') * Largo da Madragoa, no. 08 * Solar Amado Bahia * Antigo Hospital Português e Jardins *

Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate The Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate ( pt, Igreja e Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora do Monte Serrat) is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church and monastery located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church and monastery are dedicated to Our ...

(''Igreja e Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora do Monte Serrat'') * Fort of Monserrate (''Forte do Monte Serrat'') * Dom Pedro II Home * Fábrica Fratelli

References

Geography of Salvador, Bahia Peninsulas of Brazil Landforms of Bahia {{Bahia-geo-stub