Engenho Vitória

Engenho Vitória
Engenho Vitória in 2017.
Engenho Vitória is located in Brazil
Engenho Vitória
Location of Engenho Vitória in Brazil
Alternative namesVitória Sugar Mill
General information
TypeEngenho
Town or cityCountryside of Cachoeira, Bahia
CountryBrazil
Coordinates12°39′44″S 38°56′26″W / 12.66222°S 38.94056°W / -12.66222; -38.94056
Construction started1812

Engenho Vitória is a sugarcane mill founded in the nineteenth century, located on the banks of the Paraguaçu River in the countryside of Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil.[1][2][3]

History

The year 1812 marks the beginning of the construction of Engenho Vitória, on the banks of the Paraguaçu River, an important watercourse in Bahia, near Cachoeira.[4][5] The work was sponsored by the Commander Pedro Bandeira, an important merchant of his time and one of the pioneers in the use of steam navigation in Bahia.[6][7]

Built in the period of Colonial Brazil, the Engenho building is connected to the slavery process in Brazil, as it was a place that used slave labor during its operation as a sugar business.[8][9][10] The mill consists of a three-level sobrado, based on an architectural project that imagined the construction of the building with a "T" shape.[6] The building includes covered access between the engenho and the sobrado.[4] There is also a marble hall, chapel, storage room and a room for the slaves.[9] The building also has an attic – later renovated and expanded.[6] The property also mentions Bandeira's family, with references to his family on the door and the Muniz family coat of arms carved in marble.[4]

Engenho Vitória in 2013.

Heritage register

In 1943, the mill underwent the process of historical listing with the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN), the organization responsible for historical preservation linked to the Federal Government.[4][11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Azevedo, Esterzilda (2009). "Engenhos do recôncavo baiano" (PDF). Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Cachoeira". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ Vídeo Teaser – Mural de Aventuras e CT de Cachoeira no Engenho da Vitória (in Portuguese), retrieved 19 July 2021
  4. ^ a b c d "Engenho Vitória: sobrado, capela, crucifixo, senzala e banheiro (Cachoeira, BA)". Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ GENZ, FERNANDO; LESSA, GUILHERME; CIRANO, MAURO (2008). "Vazão Mínima para Estuários: Um Estudo de Caso no Rio Paraguaçu/BA". Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos. 13 (3): 73–82. doi:10.21168/rbrh.v13n3.p73-82. ISSN 2318-0331.
  6. ^ a b c "Cachoeira – Engenho Vitória". iPatrimônio (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ ""200 anos do Vapor de Cachoeira" em seminário dia 3 de outubro, no IGHB". Instituto Geográfico e Histórico da Bahia (in Portuguese). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. ^ Sugimoto, Luiz (25 March 2007). "Do cativeiro às ruas". Sala de Imprensa da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b FILHO, Walter (2006). Encruzilhadas da liberdade: histórias de escravos e libertos na Bahia, 1870–1910 (in Portuguese). Campinas: Editora da Unicamp. p. 366.
  10. ^ Reis, João. "Recôncavo Rebelde: revoltas escravas nos engenhos baianos" (PDF). Universidade Federal da Bahia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ "O Iphan". Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  12. ^ Mariuzzo, Patrícia. "Trens e cana-de-açúcar". Labjor da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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