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Avenida Sete de Setembro

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Avenida 7 de Setembro (Salvador Bahia)
Avenida 7 de Setembro (Salvador Bahia)

September Seven Avenue (Avenida Sete de Setembro in Portuguese) colloquially known as Seven Avenue (Avenida Sete in Portuguese) is an important road in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It starts at the Farol da Barra (Barra Lighthouse), Barra (Neighborhood), and ends at Castro Alves Square (Praça Castro Alves), Historic Centre. September Seven Avenue is the traditional route for many celebratory parades in the city of Salvador, Bahia, such as: carnival.

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Avenida Sete de Setembro
Avenida Sete de Setembro, Salvador Centro (Salvador)

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Avenida Sete de Setembro 675
40060-002 Salvador, Centro (Salvador)
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