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Canela, Salvador — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Canela is the museum quarter of Salvador, holding the Bahia Museum of Art, Museu Rodin Bahia and Museu Carlos Costa Pinto.
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Where to stay in Canela
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
SalvadorBrazilquieter rooms minutes from the Palacete do Comendador Bernardo Martins CatharinoGraça
Graça adjoins Canela so closely that the Palacete do Comendador Bernardo Martins Catharino and the Sião Baptist church stay within a short walk of a bed there.Graça →About Canela
What are the main landmarks in Canela?
Four museums sit inside Canela: the Bahia Museum of Art, the Museu Rodin Bahia, the Museu Carlos Costa Pinto and the Museu Geológico da Bahia. The register runs longer than that: the Monumento ao Dois de Julho, the Palacete do Comendador Bernardo Martins Catharino, the Memorial da Medicina Brasileira - Fameb/Ufba and the Sião Baptist church all carry entries in the same quarter. Three more close it out.
The Núcleo de Memória de Enfermagem, the Star Memorial and the Memorial Lindembergue Cardoso complete the list.
What is the history of Canela?
Canela has no founding year in the record. Its past is held in buildings instead: the Palacete do Comendador Bernardo Martins Catharino, the Memorial da Medicina Brasileira - Fameb/Ufba and the Núcleo de Memória de Enfermagem all set down parts of the medical history of Salvador. The Monumento ao Dois de Julho carries a date in its name.
Graça adjoins the quarter and Barra lies south-west.
Where is Canela?
Canela occupies ground south-west of the middle of Salvador, Bahia, adjoining Graça, with Garcia to the east and Barra to the south-west.
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What is the best area to stay in Canela?
Graça: quieter rooms minutes from the Palacete do Comendador Bernardo Martins Catharino.
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Updated August 2026