Nazaré is a neighborhood in the city of

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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 ...

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. The region of present-day Nazaré was chiefly rural until the 19th century. It developed below the Historic Center of the city around the ''freguesias'', or historical settlements of São Pedro, Santana do Sacramento, and later, Nossa Senhora de Brotas. Avenida Joana Angélica, a broad avenue, crosses the neighborhood from north-east to south-west. The avenue is named for

Joana Angélica Sister ''Joana Angélica de Jesus'', registered as Joanna Angelica de Jesus (December 12, 1761 – February 19, 1822) was a Brazilian Conceptionist nun, belonging to the Reformed Order of Our Lady of Conception, and martyr of the Brazilian Indep ...

, a Brazilian Conceptionist nun and martyr of

Brazilian Independence The Independence of Brazil comprised a series of political and military events that led to the independence of the Kingdom of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves as the Brazilian Empire. Most of the events occurre ...

. Joana Angélica was stabbed by a bayonet at the Convent of Lapa by Portuguese colonial troops. Nazaré is home to numerous historic structures of the city; it is additionally home of several government and academic centers.

Districts

*Saúde *Tororó *Jardim Baiano

Historic structures

Church of the Blessed Sacrament of Saint Anne The Church of the Blessed Sacrament of Saint Anne ( pt, Igreja do Santíssimo Sacramento e Sant'Ana) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in Nazaré, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Ro ...

*Academy of Letters of Bahia (Solar dos Calmons) *Asilo dos Expostos *Asilo Santa Izabel *Casa do Barão do Rio Real * Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Conception of Lapa *

Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Exile The Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Exile ( pt, Igreja e Convento de Nossa Senhora do Desterro) is a 17th-century Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The Convent of Our Lady of the Exil ...

* Church of Our Lady of Health and Glory * Church of Our Lady of the Palm * Church of Santo Antônio da Mouraria *Fonte do Gravatá *Hospital Santa Izabel *House at Avenida Joana Angélica no. 149 *House at Rua do Genipapeiro no. 65 *House at Rua do Gravatá no. 55 *House at Rua Felipe Camarão no. 34

References

{{Authority control Neighbourhoods in Salvador, Bahia