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Salvador was the first colonial capital of Brazil and its central district, Pelourinho, now a UNESCO world heritage site, was the New World's first slave market from 1553, according to UNESCO.
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To see just how hard that can be, consider the case of Salvador de Bahia, for two centuries until 1763 the capital of Portuguese Brazil.
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But some of the capital fleeing Brazil has simply been seeking safety against a possible devaluation.
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