Plano Inclinado do Pilar, Funicular in Santo Antônio, Salvador, Brazil.

The Plano Inclinado do Pilar is a funicular in Salvador that links two neighborhoods at different elevations through a cable-operated system on very steep terrain. The transport crosses a significant height difference and allows visitors to move quickly between the upper and lower parts of the city.

Built in 1897 on the site of the earlier Guindaste dos Carmelitas, the line was electrified between 1912 and 1915 by Otis, which brought Brill cars from Philadelphia and removed the rack rail. Deactivated in 1984 with 3,000 daily passengers, it reopened on 29 March 2006 after a 2 million real rebuild, then closed again in early 2013 for safety faults and returned in August 2015 after a 910,000 real overhaul.

The funicular links Rua do Pilar in the Cidade Baixa with the Santo Antônio Além do Carmo neighbourhood in the Cidade Alta, one of Salvador's four historic lifts. Its name comes from the Pilar district where the lower station stands, and it was built on the site of the old Guindaste dos Carmelitas. Residents use it daily to move between the two levels of the city.

The funicular runs Monday to Friday, from 8am to 4pm, and carries about 600 people a day. It links Rua do Pilar in the Cidade Baixa with Santo Antônio Além do Carmo in the Cidade Alta, so it works as a shortcut between the two levels of the old centre. The ride is short, and the cars hold 20 passengers each.

The 1912–1915 Brill cars from Philadelphia had adjustable floors that tilted to match the line's 83% grade, and the rack rail was removed at that time. The line was shut in 1984 carrying 3,000 passengers a day, and its stations and cars were then occupied by homeless people until the 2005–2006 rebuild.