The façade is divided into three parts with a bell tower at center, a feature found in other town halls of the period in Bahia.

[1][2][3] The gravestone of Francisco Lourenço de Araújo (1816-1893), a hero of the Paraguayan War, is located in the courtyard of the Town Hall.

The jail, which had operated on the ground floor of the town hall since its inception, was transferred elsewhere in the early 20th century.

[3][4] The Town Hall and Prison of Santo Amaro, like many others in Bahia, has two stories that surround a central rectangular patio.

The central section has a bell tower with a shallow hemispherical dome, a feature found in the town hall of Salvador.