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Pirenopolis, Goias, Brazil – May, 21, 2016: mother church and square at night at the city of Pirenopolis. Perspective photo of the church facade with cobbled stone street.

Atmospheric night view of illuminated street and buildings in historical center of Paraty, Brazil, Unesco World Heritage

Street lantern with green leaves on wall. This photo was taken at the Notre Dame d'Ambronay Abbey famous local monument in the French village of Ambronay, in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region.

Window and facade of an old colonial-style house illuminated by a lantern at night in Tiradentes, Minas Gerais

backstreets of Ouidah, Benin, West Africa.

Streets of Paraty with high tide at night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The facade of an abandoned residential building in Porto, Portugal

Lamps on, pale light on stone paved street, reflections on white walls, empty street no people

$Until 1612, the region was inhabited by a cluster of Tupinambá indigenous villages, the main one being known as Tapuitapera. When the French arrived in Maranhão, led by Daniel de La Touche, they established relations with these villages, building the first chapel.\n\nBetween 1616 and 1618, with the expulsion of the French, the Portuguese began the process of occupying the region. With the division of captaincies in that territory, Tapuitapera became the seat of the captaincy of Cumã. The captaincy's first grantees were judge Antonio Coelho de Carvalho and his grandson Francisco de Albuquerque Coelho de Carvalho.\n\nDuring the Dutch invasion of 1641, the Portuguese lost possession of the land. With the retaking of the territory, Tapuitapera was elevated to Vila de Santo Antônio de Alcântara, in 1648, returning to some activity with sugar mills and cotton production. The Town Hall, a pillory and a main church were installed in the village.\n\nIn the 18th century, there was a policy of reincorporating the donatary captaincies into the Crown, with the captaincy of Cumã being extinguished by royal charter, around 1754.\n\nThe captaincy occupied the region between the mouth of the Mearim River, the Pindaré River and the Turiaçu River.\n\nSubsequently, Alcântara became the largest producing center in Maranhão, rivaling São Luís, in the period when Maranhão's economy was based on cotton and slave labor. In 1836, Alcântara was elevated to the category of city, reaching its economic peak. The children of large landowners were sent to study in Europe, which brought great European influence to the region.\n\nIn the second half of the 19th century, there was a great economic decline in the region, with a sharp drop due to the Abolition of Slavery and the colonization of other regions of Maranhão, however, the architectural collection of undeniable value, listed by IPHAN in 1948, remained as a testimony to the golden period.$

Light details in a residence during the late afternoon on a rainy day.

Night photo of the historic city center of Paraty - RJ - Brazil. Date: 30/09/2012

Old metal street lamp on the facade of a colonial-style house in the historic city of Tiradentes, Minas Gerais

Detail of arch and lamp of a colonial style house, Carora, Lara State, Venezuela

Bogota, Colombia, January 04, 2016: Christmas lights on popular Plaza Usaquén in the capital city of Bogota in the South American country of Colombia, adds colour to the festive season. Street lights also light up the some colonial Spanish architecture. Photo shot with the camera on a tripod and a long exposure which creates some motion blur and starbursts around lights. Horizontal format.

Light fixtures illuminating the facade of old colonial houses in Paraty - Rio de Janeiro

Ruas de Paraty, historic city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Window of a house illuminated in the dark of the night

Colonial cobblestone street in Brazilian town of Paraty

Street lights and the clock on the Elizabeth Tower that houses the Big Ben bell. This is at the Eastern end of the Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament in London.

Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay and capital of the Colonia Department. It is renowned for its historic quarter, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Rua do centro histórico com iluminação artificial

Rio Pereque here and the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, in the background in Paraty, Brazil.

Buzios-RJ, Brazil – September 29, 2011: Shop employees talk in famous Rua das Pedras (Stone Street) sidewalk in Buzios, the main thoroughfare of the city in which are located the sophisticated shops and restaurants. Tourists sitting on the bar and walking in the sidewalk.

Rustic apartment window reflected in a garden pond as seen long the touristic streets of Saint-Emilion, France

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