Brazil Slide Series: Collection Salvador, Bahia, Slide No. 0089.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Visitor information and service building at the State Administrative Center. From Abaete Lake one can take the double lane express avenue popularly called Avenida Paralela (Parallel Avenue) to the center of the city. On the way one passes the new State Administrative Center, which was moved from the crowded downtown area. Various constructions at the center offer interesting forms of modern architecture and art. Districts along the avenue have been chosen by the government for low cost housing.Prédio de Serviço e Informação ao Visitante no Centro Administrativo do Estado. Do lago de Abaeté pode-se pegar a via expressa com pista dupla, popularmente chamada Avenida paralela, até o centro da cidade. No caminho passa-se pelo Centro Administrativo do Estado, que foi transferido da povoada área central. Várias construções no centro apresentam interessantes formas de arte e arquitetura moderna. Bairros ao longo da avenida foram escolhidos pelo governo para moradias de baixo custo.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

Rights

Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1988