Built on the spot where a winching system had been carved into the hillside by the Jesuits in the 17" century, known as the
'Clergy's Crane,* the Gonçalves Streetcar, an ingenious transport system connecting Salvador's Upper and Lower Cities, was inaugurated in 1874. In 1888, it was redesigned, adding a flat floor to facilitate the transportation of live animals. Later, one of the cabins was converted into a street car thereby making it possible to transport passengers. The line was then known as the Chariot.