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The Pelourinho (Portuguese for "pillory") is an important monument in the city of Cidade Velha in the south of Santiago, Cape Verde. The historic centre of Cidade Velha is an UNESCO World Heritage Site since June 2009.
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The Historic Center (US) or Centre (UK) (Portuguese: Centro Histórico) of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, also known as the Pelourinho (Portuguese for ...
pelourinho m (plural pelourinhos) pillory (a framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation)
Jun 26, 2019 · Pelourinho means whipping post in Portuguese, and this was the old slave auction location in the days when slavery was common. Slavery was ...
À sua frente, encontra-se o pelourinho. In front of it stands the pillory.
“Pelourinho” means pillory. And Salvador's pelourinho last stood at the top of the sloping Largo do Pelourinho, final point in a journey which began in the ...
pelourinho {m} · volume_up. pillory · whipping-post. volume_up. colocar no pelourinho {vb}.
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Jul 17, 2022 · Pelourinho means quite literally “wooden pilar” and here is where slaves from Africa were brought in chains to be whipped in the public square.
Need to translate "pelourinho" from Portuguese? Here's what it means.