Object description

The Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro is an 18th-century philanthropic and medical building in Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil. The building was completed in 1778, following the construction of the Parish Church of Our Lady of Purification and the Town Hall of Santo Amaro . The Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro faces the Parish Church of Our Lady of Purification in the Historic Center of Santo Amaro. The building contains the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Natividade and still functions as a hospital in Santo Amaro.