Engenho Vitória | |
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![]() Engenho Vitória in 2017. | |
Alternative names | Vitória Sugar Mill |
General information | |
Type | Engenho |
Town or city | Countryside of Cachoeira, Bahia |
Country | Brazil |
Coordinates | 12°39′44″S 38°56′26″W / 12.66222°S 38.94056°W |
Construction started | 1812 |
Engenho Vitória is a sugarcane mill founded in the nineteenth century, located on the banks of the Paraguaçu River in the countryside of Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil. [1] [2] [3]
The year 1812 marks the beginning of the construction of Engenho Vitória, on the banks of the Paraguaçu River, an important watercourse in Bahia, near Cachoeira. [4] [5] The work was sponsored by the Commander Pedro Bandeira, an important merchant of his time and one of the pioneers in the use of steam navigation in Bahia. [6] [7]
Built in the period of Colonial Brazil, the Engenho building is connected to the slavery process in Brazil, as it was a place that used slave labor during its operation as a sugar business. [8] [9] [10] The mill consists of a three-level sobrado, based on an architectural project that imagined the construction of the building with a "T" shape. [6] The building includes covered access between the engenho and the sobrado. [4] There is also a marble hall, chapel, storage room and a room for the slaves. [9] The building also has an attic – later renovated and expanded. [6] The property also mentions Bandeira's family, with references to his family on the door and the Muniz family coat of arms carved in marble. [4]
In 1943, the mill underwent the process of historical listing with the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN), the organization responsible for historical preservation linked to the Federal Government. [4] [11] [12]
Engenho Vitória | |
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![]() Engenho Vitória in 2017. | |
Alternative names | Vitória Sugar Mill |
General information | |
Type | Engenho |
Town or city | Countryside of Cachoeira, Bahia |
Country | Brazil |
Coordinates | 12°39′44″S 38°56′26″W / 12.66222°S 38.94056°W |
Construction started | 1812 |
Engenho Vitória is a sugarcane mill founded in the nineteenth century, located on the banks of the Paraguaçu River in the countryside of Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil. [1] [2] [3]
The year 1812 marks the beginning of the construction of Engenho Vitória, on the banks of the Paraguaçu River, an important watercourse in Bahia, near Cachoeira. [4] [5] The work was sponsored by the Commander Pedro Bandeira, an important merchant of his time and one of the pioneers in the use of steam navigation in Bahia. [6] [7]
Built in the period of Colonial Brazil, the Engenho building is connected to the slavery process in Brazil, as it was a place that used slave labor during its operation as a sugar business. [8] [9] [10] The mill consists of a three-level sobrado, based on an architectural project that imagined the construction of the building with a "T" shape. [6] The building includes covered access between the engenho and the sobrado. [4] There is also a marble hall, chapel, storage room and a room for the slaves. [9] The building also has an attic – later renovated and expanded. [6] The property also mentions Bandeira's family, with references to his family on the door and the Muniz family coat of arms carved in marble. [4]
In 1943, the mill underwent the process of historical listing with the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN), the organization responsible for historical preservation linked to the Federal Government. [4] [11] [12]