Joinville is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a major industrial, financial and commerce center.
Even though it is considered a German-Brazilian city, its origins are French: the area of Joinville was the Colônia Dona Francisca, designated as the dowry to be given to the future husband of Princess Francisca of Brazil, sister of Emperor Pedro II.
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The Convent of Santa Teresa was built by Antonio Gomez do Desterro in 1629. The convent is located on top of the Santa Teresa hill and presents a magnificent view of the city. It is one of the few neighborhoods to resist development in order to retain its colonial charm. It is famous for its winding, narrow streets. The church can only be visited during mass. It is located adjacent to the New Tunnel shown here.
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Cartagena known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias is one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia. The city was founded on 1 June 1533. During the Spanish colonial period Cartagena had a key role in administration and expansion of the Spanish empire. Cartagena's colonial walled city and fortress were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1894.
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Venezuelan architect Alejandro Chataing designed the Neoclassical style Palacio Municipal de Caracas, or Consejo Municipal de Caracas in 1906. The palacio is the City Hall of Caracas, Venezuela, located on the corner of Gradillas a Monjas opposite the Plaza Bolívar. The building dates from the seventeenth century ; it was the focal point for the Constitutional Convention, and signing of the Declaration of Independence in the nineteenth century (declared on 5 July 1811 and hence known as the "cradle of independence").
The west wing of the building, the Capilla de Santa Rosa de Lima (Santa Rosa chapel), the chapel where Venezuela's independence was declared in 1811, has been fully restored and furnished with authentic period pieces. The ground floor houses the Museo Caracas (Caracas Museum), which contains works by Venezuela's most celebrated painters and many other historic artifacts.
Designated a Venezuela National Historic Landmark on 16 February 1979. Located at Av Sur 2, Caracas 1012, Distrito Capital, Venezuela.
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Museu da Inconfidência or Museum of the Inconfidência is a history museum dedicated to those who died in a failed rebellion movement Inconfidência Mineira for Brazilian independence from Portugal. Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas decided that those who died in Inconfidência Mineira were martyrs and their remains were brought back from Africa where they had been buried or exiled by the Colonial Portuguese rulers. The museum was built as a tribute to their memory, and a Pantheon was built to house the remains of the rebels in 1942. Located at Barra Funda, São Paulo, Brazil
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