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It was built by engineer Augusto Frederico de Lacerda, a partner of his brother, the businessman Antônio Francisco de Lacerda, creator of Urban Transport Company, using pieces of steel imported from England. The works were initiated in 1869 and, with the two hydraulic lifts operating in December 1873 was the inauguration, with the name of the Hydraulic Elevator Conceição da Praia. Popularly known as the Screw Elevator then be renamed as Elevador Lacerda (1896), in homage to its constructor. After his inauguration, became the main means of transport between the two parts of the city. Initially operating with two cabins, currently works with four modern cabins eletrificadas that included twenty passengers each From the top of its towers, it reveals a view of the Bay of All Saints, Market Model, and the fund, the Fortress of the Sea The Lacerda Elevator has 191 feet tall (72 meters) and two towers: one that leaves the rock and drilled the Ladeira da Montanha, balancing boxes, and other, more visible, which is articulated to the first tower, down to the level of Cidade Baixa. The most famous of Bahia elevator reaches carry 900 thousand passengers per month or an average of 28 thousand people per day at a cost of five cents per passenger for real, a journey of thirty seconds long. and so it pays to walk 5centavos