Pelourinho hosts Bailaum Black Bang on 3 October
Published on 10/04/2026 at 04:49 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂŒller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Pelourinho hosted Bailaum Black Bang at Largo da Tieta in Salvador, Brazil, on 3 October 2026. Led by the Bahia group ĂTTĂĂXXĂ, the event brought pagodĂŁo, electronic music and black music to one of the historic centre's performance spaces. The date fell on the Saturday immediately before 4 October, the publication date.
Bailaum Black Bang brought ĂTTĂĂXXĂ to Largo da Tieta
The Salvador tourism authority listed Bailaum Black Bang for 3 October at Largo da Tieta, identifying the venue as Pelourinho. Its event page described the programme as a night led by ĂTTĂĂXXĂ, with music linked to the group's sound and to Salvador's contemporary scene. The listing gave a start time of 7pm and an end time of 2am.
A separate cultural agenda described the performance as a mixture of pagodĂŁo, electronic music and other sounds associated with the group. The event listing for Bailaum Black Bang placed the show at Largo da Tieta in the Centro Historico. A report by A Tarde's weekend agenda also gave the date as 3 October and the programme as running from 7pm to 2am.
Pelourinho connects the show with Salvador's World Heritage centre
The performance took place within the Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia, which UNESCO lists as a World Heritage property. UNESCO describes the historic centre as the former capital of Portuguese America and identifies Pelourinho as one of its main districts.
The heritage area preserves the underlying sixteenth-century plan of the district, together with streets and buildings representing religious, civil, military and commercial architecture from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Its position on the Cidade Alta, or Upper Town, also links the event venue with the historic urban structure overlooking the lower city. UNESCO's description of the historic centre records the district's monuments, coloured houses and long cultural history. The combination of a contemporary music programme and a sixteenth-century street plan made Largo da Tieta a direct meeting point between Salvador's current performance culture and its protected historic setting.
Visiting Pelourinho: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Bailaum Black Bang took place on 3 October 2026 at Largo da Tieta in Pelourinho, with the listed programme running from 7pm to 2am.
- The event was a music programme led by ĂTTĂĂXXĂ, rather than a change to the regular access arrangements for the surrounding historic district.
- Pelourinho is in Salvador's historic centre, in the Cidade Alta above the lower city. UNESCO identifies the area as part of the Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia World Heritage property.
- The setting includes streets, squares and buildings shaped by a sixteenth-century urban plan, with religious, civil and military architecture dating from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries.
- Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, and the national currency is the Brazilian real.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Pelourinho
When did Bailaum Black Bang take place at Pelourinho?
Bailaum Black Bang took place on 3 October 2026 at Largo da Tieta. The listed programme ran from 7pm to 2am.
What is Pelourinho?
Pelourinho is one of the main districts within the World Heritage-listed Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia. UNESCO describes it as an area retaining a sixteenth-century plan and dense historic architecture.
Where is Pelourinho and how do you get there?
Pelourinho is in Salvador's Cidade Alta, or Upper Town, above the lower city. It forms part of the city's historic centre in Bahia, Brazil.
