Dom Pedro II Home
The Dom Pedro II Home (, formerly known as ) and later , is an 18th-century retirement home in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It was built as largest private residence in the 19th century in Bahia, and was renovated into a social services home in 1887. The current retirement home is administered by the Municipal Secretariat for Social Promotion and Fight against Poverty (SEMPS) of Salvador. The building, located at Avenida Luís Tarquínio nº 18, was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1978. The Dom Pedro II Home is likely the largest private residence built in Bahia, and is approximately in length. Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, a Brazilian Vententian Sister, was murdered while working at the retirement home in 1993 and was subsequently beatified in 2007. Location The Dom Pedro II Home was built on a privileged location in Salvador on the south of the Itapagipe Peninsula facing the Bay of All Saints. The house is located on Avenida Luiz Tarquínio, which ranges from Praça da Bandeira (Praça Irma Dulce) northwest to the Fort of Monserrate. The home is one of many historic built on the southern shore of the peninsula, and