at a glance

rua de barão jaguaripe, formerly 31 street, was named in 1921/1922 as a tribute to elesbão francisco pires de carvalho e albuquerque, the baron of jaguaripe (1785-1856).

born in mata de são joão in bahia in 1785, francisco elesbão became governor of bahia and fought alongside his brothers, colonel line joaquim pires de carvalho e albuquerque (later baron and viscount pirajá) and colonel antónio joaquim pires de carvalho e albuquerque (later baron and viscount of the tower of garcia d' avila) in the war of independence of bahia in 1822-1823.