[2][3][4] The Sobrado Azulejado was built at the end of the 19th century, dedicated to the business of the Port of Salvador.

A petition to the state government in 2015 requested the expropriation and demolition of Sobrado Azulejado and six other historic structures in the district for the construction of a high-rise hotel.

A compromise was reached that the hotel would demolish the all parts of the structure but retain and restore the façade.

[4] In 2015, the decree that made public property (first step for expropriation) published in the Official Gazette of the Municipality (DOM), seven properties in the region - including the sobrado - will be used as equipment for the Museum of Music and the Public Archive of City.

[6][9][8] Buildings coated entirely in azulejos are found in both Portugal and Brazil, and in both religious and domestic architecture.

The Capela das Almas in Porto, Portugal is an early and well-preserved example of the azulejo-glazed building; similar sobrados were constructed in the Ladeira dos Aflitos, Boqueirão, and Soledade neighborhoods of Bahia.

[5] The azulejos of Sobrado Azulejado are of two general types, both white with blue design.