Municipal Chamber of Salvador, Municipal chamber in Salvador, Brazil

The Municipal Chamber of Salvador is the unicameral legislative body of the municipality, housed in the Paço Municipal. The present building was erected between 1660 and 1696 and altered between the 18th and 20th centuries; in the early 20th century it received an eclectic-style façade. A 1970s renovation sought to recover its 17th-century Portuguese Mannerist, or chão, style.

The institution was founded in 1549 during Salvador's establishment, while the current building was erected between 1660 and 1696. Over the centuries, the structure underwent many changes that shape its present form.

The Memorial da Câmara Municipal de Salvador was created in 1997 by Legislative Decree 855 and opened to the public in 2001, then reopened in 2010 after revitalization. Its collection, drawn from the Pinacoteca do Paço Municipal, includes panels, paintings, photographs, objects and furniture, plus three models showing the building's architectural phases. Among the paintings is Presciliano Silva's Entrada do Exército Pacificador, on Bahia's independence.

Visitors can attend council sessions and review public records to learn about city decisions and policies. Allow time to explore the memorial and the building's architectural details while you visit.

The first Casa de Câmara e Cadeia was built in 1549 in taipa and straw, right after the city's founding, and combined executive, judicial and legislative powers. Its jail held women in the north wing and men in the south wing, with solitary cells called enxovias underground; it stayed there until the first half of the 19th century, when it moved to the Forte do Barbalho.