UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of São Luís

Historic Centre of São Luís is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Brazil, inscribed in 1997.

The late 17th-century core of this historic town, founded by the French and occupied by the Dutch before coming under Portuguese rule, has preserved the original rectangular street plan in its entirety. Thanks to a period of economic stagnation in the early 20th century, an excep

The late 17th-century core of this historic town, founded by the French and occupied by the Dutch before coming under Portuguese rule, has preserved the original rectangular street plan in its entirety. Thanks to a period of economic stagnation in the early 20th century, an exceptional number of fine historic buildings have survived, making this an outstanding example of an Iberian colonial town.

Country
Brazil
Region
South America
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1997
UNESCO reference
821
Area
66.65 ha

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