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Alcantara Maranhao Brazil_LT0369.jpg
Pillory ( Pelourinho ) at Matriz Square, Alcantara, Maranhao State, northeastern Brazil - the place where criminals were exhibited and punished is one of Alcantara main attractions - the pillory, decorated with the Portuguese empire´s weapons, is today the most well-preserved in the country - the city was declared by the Brazilian government as a National Historical Patrimony because of the ruins of the colonial and imperial period.