{{Short description|Capital city of Bahia, Brazil}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

! style="background:#87CEFA; color:white" | Religion! style="background:#87CEFA; color:white" | Percentage! style="background:#87CEFA; color:white" | Number style="text-align:center;"|Catholic|51.55%|1,379,252 style="text-align:center;"|Protestant|19.59%|524,286 style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;"|Umbanda and CandomblÃ©|1.05%|28,019 style="text-align:center;"

factoids

name

Salvador

Municipalities of Brazil>Municipality| official_name = Municipality of Salvador

Sic illa ad arcam reversa est (Latin language>Latin)"So she returned to the ark"| nickname = Roma Negra (Black Rome) and SoterÃ³polis| image_skyline = {{multiple image|border = infobox|perrow = 1/3/2|total_width = 290|caption_align = center

image1

Bahia>State of Bahia| pushpin_map = Brazil#South America| pushpin_label_position = right| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil| pushpin_relief = yes

region:BR|display=inline,title}}

List of sovereign states>Country

Regions of Brazil>Region

States of Brazil>State

Brazil}}

Northeast Region, Brazil>Northeast| subdivision_name2 = Bahia| leader_title = Mayor

Bruno Soares Reis (Brazil Union>UNIÃƒO)| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor

List of largest cities in Brazil>5th)| population_density_km2 = 4187

List of largest cities in Brazil>7th)HTTP://WWW.IBGE.GOV.BR/HOME/ESTATISTICA/POPULACAO/CENSO2010/POPULACAO_POR_MUNICIPIO.SHTM > TITLE=PRIMEIROS RESULTADOS DO CENSO 2010

PUBLISHER=INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE GEOGRAFIA E ESTATÃSTICA

ARCHIVE-DATE=14 JULY 2011

PUBLISHER=BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS

TITLE=CONFIRA O RANKING DAS MAIORES REGIÃµES METROPOLITANAS

LAST1=G1

LAST2=PAULO

ARCHIVE-DATE=13 APRIL 2015, Brasil, | population_footnotes = | population_density_metro_km2 = 891.3| population_urban =

Portuguese language>Portuguese: Soteropolitano/a English: Soteropolitan

GDP>GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)| demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Year| demographics1_info1 = 2023| demographics1_title2 = Total

TITLE=TELLUBASEâ€”BRAZIL FACT SHEET (TELLUSANT PUBLIC SERVICE SERIES), 2024-01-11, | demographics1_title3 = Per capita| demographics1_info3 = $12,700

Time in Brazil>BRT| utc_offset = −3| timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | elevation_m = 8

List of dialling codes in Brazil>Area code| area_code = +55 71| postal_code_type = Postal code| postal_code = 40000-001 to 42599-999

Human Development Index>HDI (2010)

URL-STATUS=DEAD

ARCHIVE-DATE=JULY 8, 2014

PUBLISHER=UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP),

weblink}} {{in lang|pt}}| module =

*factoids*

(iv)(vi)| ID = 309| year = 1985}}| native_name_lang = Portuguese}}Salvador{{refn|group=n|The presented pronunciation in Brazilian Portuguese is {{IPA-pt|sawvaËˆdoÊ|}} spoken around Brazil and most variants.}} is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music, and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas. Its foundation in 1549 by TomÃ© de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire.Centralization as a capital, along with Portuguese colonization, were important factors in shaping the profile of the municipality, as were certain geographic characteristics. The construction of the city followed the uneven topography, initially with the formation of two levelsâ€”Upper Town (') and Lower Town (')â€”on a steep escarpment, and later with the conception of valley avenues. With {{Convert|692818|km2|mi2|sp=us}} in area, its emerged territory is peninsular, and the coast is bordered by the Bay of All Saints to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The Historic Center of Salvador, iconized on the outskirts of , is known for its colonial architecture, with historical monuments dating from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century, and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985. The stage of one of the biggest Carnivals in the world (the biggest street party in the world, according to the Guinness World Records), the integration of the municipality to the UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as the "City of Music", a unique title in the country, added to the international recognition of Salvador's music.With more than 2.9 million inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous municipality in the Northeast, the third most populous in Brazil (BrasÃlia surpassed Salvador in 2016, but it is a federal district, not a municipality), and the ninth largest Latin American city. It is the core of the metropolitan area known as "Great Salvador", which had an estimated 3,957,123 inhabitants in 2020 according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). This makes it the second most populous metropolitan area in the Northeast, the seventh in Brazil, and one of the largest in the world. Also due to these urban-population dimensions, it is classified by the IBGE study on the Brazilian urban network as a regional metropolis. In its reports for the years 2014 and 2020, the Research Network of Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) classified Salvador as a global city in the "Sufficiency" category (the smallest). Global city surveys by consultancy Kearney also included Salvador in the 2018 and 2020 annual reports, while excluding it in the 2019.The economic center of the state, Salvador is also a port city, administrative and tourist center. Its metropolitan region has the highest GDP among urban concentrations in the Northeast. In 2018, it had the second-highest gross domestic product (GDP) among Northeastern municipalities. Furthermore, it is the headquarters of important regional, national and international companies, such as Novonor, Braskem, Neoenergy Coelba, and Suzano Papel e Celulose. In addition to companies, the city hosts or has hosted many cultural, political, educational, sports events and organizations, such as the Bahia State University, the Federal University of Bahia, the Brazilian Army Complementary Training School, the Brazilian Surfing Confederation, the 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (in 2010), the third Ibero-American Summit (in 1993), the 2003 Pan-American Judo Championship, the second Conference of Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora (in 2006),WEB, 1 September 2006, Second Conference of Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora,weblink 2023-09-21, unesdoc.unesco.org, the 1989 Copa AmÃ©rica, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and Group E of the women's football tournament in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

History

1549â€“1815{{flagicon image

border}} Dutch Brazil 1624â€“1625{{flagicon image

border}} United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves 1815â€“1823{{flag

BRA}} Republic of Brazil 1889â€“present}}File:TomÃ©_de_sousa.jpg|thumb|TomÃ© de Sousa TomÃ© de Sousa(File:Solar FerrÃ£o fachada 2008.jpg|thumb|Solar FerrÃ£o in )File:Attack_on_San_Salvador_RMG_BHC0268.tiff|thumb|left|Dutch fleet commanded by Piet Pieterszoon Hein in Salvador during the unsuccessful 1624 invasion.]]File:Salvador_Brasil_1875.jpg|thumb|left|Salvador in 1875 during the Empire of Brazil Empire of BrazilSalvador lies on a small, roughly triangular peninsula that separates the Bay of All Saints, the largest bay in Brazil, from the Atlantic Ocean.{{citation |url=http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2014/11/maior-baia-do-pais-tem-ilhas-esconde-naufragios-e-e-retrato-da-desigualdade.html |title=All Saints Bay |date=November 2014 |access-date=1 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104092911weblink |archive-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=live }}. {{in lang|pt}} It was first reached by Gaspar de Lemos in 1501, just one year after Cabral's purported discovery of Brazil.WEB,weblink Salvador â€“ Bahia â€“ A primeira cidade do Brasil, capital cultural â€“ EcoViagem, Ecoviagem.uol.com.br, 2017-09-12,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170322222625weblink">weblink 22 March 2017, live, During his second voyage for Portugal, the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci sighted the bay on All Saints' Day (1 November) 1502 and, in honor of the date and his parish church in Florence, he named it the Bay of the Saint Savior of All the Saints.{{sfnp|Bargellini & al.|1977|pp=337â€“340}} The first European to settle nearby was Diogo Ãlvares Correia ("Caramuru"),{{sfnp|EB|1878}} who was shipwrecked off the end of the peninsula in 1509. He lived among the TupinambÃ¡, marrying Guaibimpara and others. In 1531, Martim Afonso de Sousa led an expedition from Mount St Paul (){{citation |contribution-url=http://www.climatefinder.com/places/SBSV |contribution=SBSV |url=http://www.climatefinder.com |title=Climate Finder |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113072657weblink |archive-date=13 January 2012 |url-status=live }} and, in 1534, Francisco Pereira Coutinho, the first captain of Bahia, established the settlement of Pereira in modern Salvador's Ladeira da Barra neighborhood. Mistreatment of the TupinambÃ¡ by the settlers caused them to turn hostile and the Portuguese were forced to flee to Porto Seguro {{circa|lk=no|1546}}.{{sfnp|Schwartz|1985|p=19}} An attempted restoration of the colony the next year ended in shipwreck and cannibalism.{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.historia-bahia.com/caramuru.htm |contribution=Caramuru: O patriarca da NaÃ§Ã£o Brasileira |url=http://www.historia-bahia.com |title=Guia GeogrÃ¡fico: HistÃ³ria da Bahia |last=Bacelar |first=Jonildo |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109203137weblink |archive-date=9 January 2016 |url-status=live }}. {{in lang|pt}}The present city was established as the fortress of {{nowrap|SÃ£o Salvador}} da Bahia de {{nowrap|Todos os Santos}} ("Holy Savior of the Bay of All Saints")BOOK, Graham, Sandra Lauderdale, Caetana Says No: Women's Stories from a Brazilian Slave Society,weblink Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002, 3, 0-521-89353-4, 29 April 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160114103623weblink">weblink 14 January 2016, live, {{refn|group=n|As late as the 19th century, it was also known in English as San Salvador,{{sfnp|EB|1878|p=239}} although the general name continued to be "Bahia".{{sfnp|EB|1878|p=239}}{{sfnp|EB|1911}}}} in 1549 by Portuguese settlers under TomÃ© de Sousa, Brazil's first governor-general.{{sfnp|EB|1878|p=240}} It is one of the oldest cities founded by Europeans in the Americas.{{citation |url=http://www.escolakids.com/salvador--a-primeira-capital-do-brasil.htm |title=Salvador â€“ A Primeira Capital do Brasil |access-date=20 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401010410weblink |archive-date=1 April 2014 |url-status=live }}. {{in lang|pt}} From a cliff overlooking the Bay of All Saints,{{refn|group=n|Its exact position remains a matter of debate.{{sfnp|Coelho Filho|2015|pp=90 ff}}}} it served as Brazil's first capital and quickly became a major port for its slave trade and sugarcane industry.WEB,weblink 13th International RIdIM Conference & 1st Brazilian Conference on Music Iconography â€“ Salvador 2011, Ridim-br.mus.ufba.br, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120205052739weblink">weblink 5 February 2012, live, Salvador was long divided into an upper and a lower city, divided by a sharp escarpment some {{convert|85|m|ft|sp=us}} high.BOOK,weblink Geography, Aloveworld, Salvador, Brazil, 85-240-3919-1, 2007-07-18, 2006,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060227020257weblink">weblink 27 February 2006, live, The upper city formed the administrative, religious, and primary residential districts while the lower city was the commercial center, with a port and market.In the Roman Catholic Church, Brazil and the rest of the Portuguese Empire were initially administered as part of the Diocese of Funchal in Portugal but, in 1551, Salvador became the seat of the first Roman Catholic diocese erected in Brazil.{{citation |author=Julius III |date=25 February 1551 |title=Super specula militantis Ecclesiae... |author-link=Pope Julius III }}. {{in lang|la}} The first parish church was the mud-and-thatch Church of Our Lady of Help () erected by the Jesuits (Society of Jesus),{{refn|group=n|This church was first rebuilt in stone and mortar in 1579 and then demolished in 1912 to widen a road. The present Church of Our Lady of Help is located a block away from the original site.{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.bahia-turismo.com/salvador/igrejas/igreja-ajuda-antiga.htm |contribution=Antiga Igreja da Ajuda [Old Church of Our Lady of Help] |url=http://www.igrejas-bahia.com/index.htm |title=Guia GeogrÃ¡fico: Igrejas da Bahia |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114103623weblink |archive-date=14 January 2016 |url-status=live }}. {{in lang|pt}}}} which served as the first cathedral of the diocese until the Jesuits finished construction of the original basilica on the Terreiro de Jesus in 1553.{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.bahia-turismo.com/salvador/igrejas/se-de-palha.htm |contribution=A SÃ© de Palha [The See of Straw] |url=http://www.igrejas-bahia.com/index.htm |title=Guia GeogrÃ¡fico: Igrejas da Bahia |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114103623weblink |archive-date=14 January 2016 |url-status=live }}. {{in lang|pt}}{{refn|group=n|This basilica was later rebuilt from 1656 to 1672.{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.bahia-turismo.com/salvador/igrejas/catedral-basilica.htm |contribution=Catedral BasÃlica de SÃ£o Salvador [Basilica Cathedral of SÃ£o Salvador] |url=http://www.igrejas-bahia.com/index.htm |title=Guia GeogrÃ¡fico: Igrejas da Bahia |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114103623weblink |archive-date=14 January 2016 |url-status=live }}. {{in lang|pt}}}} Its bishop was made independent of the Archdiocese of Lisbon at the request of King Pedro II in 1676;{{citation |author=Innocent XI |date=16 November 1676 |title=Inter Pastoralis Officii Curas... |author-link=Pope Innocent XI }}. {{in lang|la}} he served as the primate of the Congo and Angola in central Africa until the elevation of the Diocese of Luanda on 13 January 1844 and its bishop still serves as the national primate and premier see (diocese) of Brazil.In 1572, the Governorate of Brazil was divided into the separate governorates of Bahia in the north and Rio de Janeiro in the south. These were reunited as Brazil six years later, then redivided from 1607 to 1613. By that time, Portugal had become temporarily united with Spain and was ruled from Madrid by its kings. In 1621, King Philip III replaced the Governorate of Brazil with the states of Brazil, still based in Salvador and now controlling the south, and the MaranhÃ£o, which was centered on SÃ£o LuÃs and controlled what is now northern Brazil. As Spain was then prosecuting a war against the independence of the Dutch, the Dutch East and West India companies tried to conquer Brazil from them. Salvador played a strategically vital role against Dutch Brazil, but was captured and sacked by a West India Company fleet under Jacob Willekens and Piet Hein on 10 May 1624. Johan van Dorth administered the colony before his assassination, freeing its slaves. The city was recaptured by a Luso-Spanish fleet under Fadrique Ãlvarez de Toledo y Mendoza on 1 May 1625. John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, tried to conquer the city for his country, unsuccessfully besieging it between April and May 1638.File:Campo Grande ssa.jpg|thumb|right|Monument dedicated to the heroes of the battles of Bahia's independence from Portugal in the Campo Grande Square]]In 1763, the colonial administration was removed to Rio de Janeiro and elevated to a viceroyalty. Salvador remained the heart of the , Bahia's rich agricultural maritime district,{{citation |url=http://www.narradoresdoreconcavo.com.br/index/reconcavo |title=RecÃ´ncavo Baiano |access-date=20 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420043752weblink |archive-date=20 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}. {{in lang|pt}} but was largely outside Brazil's early modernization. The area formed a center of royal Portuguese support against heir apparent {{nowrap|Pedro I}}'s declaration of independence from European Portugal on 7 September 1822. Its elites initially remained loyal to the Portuguese crown{{sfnp|EB|1911}} while rebels from Cachoeira besieged them for a year until finally receiving Portugal's surrender of the town on 2 July 1823, which is now celebrated as Bahia Independence Day.{{citation |url=https://www2.senado.leg.br/bdsf/bitstream/handle/id/70433/CE_BA_EC_26-2020%20.pdf |title=Article 6th, paragraph 3rd of the Constitution of Bahia |access-date=18 April 2020}}. {{in lang|pt}} The local elite was similarly hesitant during Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca's later coup that established the republic in 1889.{{sfnp|EB|1911}}Owing to whales' use of the Bay of All Saints as a mating ground, Salvador became a large whaling port in the Southern Hemisphere during the 19th century but the trade had already begun to fall off by the 1870s.{{sfnp|EB|1878|p=239}}Under the empire and republic periods, however, the town slowly began to industrialize. In 1873, Brazil's first elevator, the powerful hydraulic , was constructed to connect the city's upper and lower towns.{{sfnp|EB|1878|p=239}} Having undergone several upgrades, it continues in use.Cidade Baixa e Alta {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528141048weblink |date=28 May 2014 }} {{in lang|pt}}WEB, tudobeleza,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110710215326weblink">weblink dead, 2011-07-10, Salvador da Bahia â€“ First National Capital, Eyes on Brazil, 2008-07-15, 2014-01-27, By the First World War, it was joined by a second elevator{{refn|group=n|The development of the tramways and elevators, however, ended a long-running trade for porters and chairmen carrying people and goods up the steep staircase streets of the escarpment.{{sfnp|EB|1878|p=239}}}} and Salvador was connected to four railroads: the Bahia & Alagoinhas to Joazeiro, the Bahia Central, the Nazareth Tramway, and a short line to Santo Amaro.{{sfnp|EB|1911}} Its central districts and the major suburbs of Bomfim and Victoria were served by four streetcar lines,{{sfnp|EB|1878|p=239}}{{sfnp|EB|1911}} which had begun to electrify.{{sfnp|EB|1911}} It also served as a port of call for most steamship lines trading between Europe and South America.{{sfnp|EB|1911}}In 1985, UNESCO listed the city's neighborhood as a World Heritage Site.{{citation |contribution=Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia |contribution-url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/309 |title=World Heritage List |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/ |publisher=UNESCO |location=Paris |access-date=4 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101002905weblink |archive-date=1 November 2015 |url-status=live }}Centro HistÃ³rico da cidade de Salvador {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420051144weblink |date=20 April 2014 }} {{in lang|pt}} In the 1990s, a major municipal project cleaned and restored the neighborhood in order to develop it as the cultural center and heart of the city's tourist trade. The development of the Historical Center, however, involved the forced removal of thousands of working-class residents and now necessitates local and municipal events in order to attract people to the area.{{citation|url=http://www.ywamcity.org/city.asp?id=75 |title=YWam City |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912061824weblink |archive-date=12 September 2011 }} The relocated workers, meanwhile, have encountered significant economic hardship in their new homes on the city's periphery, separated from access to work and civic amenities.WEB,weblink Zumbi dos Palmares Monument Marker, Hmdb.org, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120128001316weblink">weblink 28 January 2012, live, In 2007, Porto da Barra Beach in Barra was named by the Guardian as the 3rd-best beach in the world.Top 10 beaches of the world {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201182101weblink |date=1 December 2016 }} {{in lang|en}}. In 2010, the city hosted the 12th UN Congress on Crime Prevention.WEB,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140708175033weblink">weblink Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Salvador, Brazil, 2-19 April 2010, 8 July 2014, United Nations, The city hosted the 2013 Confederations Cup and was one of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil at its Arena Fonte Nova.Arena Fonte Nova {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516190322weblink |date=16 May 2014 }} {{in lang|pt}} As part of its preparations for the World Cup, the city re-established its public transportation lines as the Salvador Metro.

Geography

Climate

Salvador has a trade-wind tropical rainforest climate (KÃ¶ppen: Af). Temperatures are relatively consistent, showing little variance throughout the course of the year. Salvador's driest months of the year are December and January, when the city receives on average less than {{convert|10|cm|0|abbr=on}} of precipitation. Salvador's wettest months are April, May and June, when at least {{convert|20|cm|0|abbr=on}} of rain falls during each of these three months.{{Weather box|location = Salvador (Bahia) 1991â€“2020 normals, extremes 1911â€“present|width = auto|metric first = yes|single line = yes|Jan record high C = 34.3|Feb record high C = 34.7|Mar record high C = 37.0|Apr record high C = 34.5|May record high C = 31.6|Jun record high C = 30.6|Jul record high C = 30.7|Aug record high C = 31.3|Sep record high C = 30.7|Oct record high C = 33.5|Nov record high C = 33.5|Dec record high C = 34.3|year record high C = 37|Jan high C = 31.0|Feb high C = 31.1|Mar high C = 30.9|Apr high C = 29.6|May high C = 28.1|Jun high C = 27.1|Jul high C = 26.6|Aug high C = 26.7|Sep high C = 27.7|Oct high C = 29.1|Nov high C = 29.8|Dec high C = 30.6|year high C = 29.0|Jan mean C = 26.9|Feb mean C = 27.1|Mar mean C = 27.1|Apr mean C = 26.4|May mean C = 25.3|Jun mean C = 24.3|Jul mean C = 23.7|Aug mean C = 23.6|Sep mean C = 24.3|Oct mean C = 25.4|Nov mean C = 26.1|Dec mean C = 26.6|year mean C = 25.6|Jan low C = 23.8|Feb low C = 24.0|Mar low C = 24.1|Apr low C = 23.6|May low C = 22.8|Jun low C = 21.9|Jul low C = 21.1|Aug low C = 21.0|Sep low C = 21.5|Oct low C = 22.5|Nov low C = 23.1|Dec low C = 23.5|year low C = 22.7|Jan record low C = 19.8|Feb record low C = 19.5|Mar record low C = 18.7|Apr record low C = 18.7|May record low C = 18.0|Jun record low C = 18.2|Jul record low C = 17.5|Aug record low C = 17.7|Sep record low C = 17.6|Oct record low C = 18.3|Nov record low C = 18.9|Dec record low C = 19.8|year record low C = 17.5|precipitation colour = green|Jan precipitation mm = 76.9|Feb precipitation mm = 98.7|Mar precipitation mm = 147.3|Apr precipitation mm = 284.9|May precipitation mm = 302.2|Jun precipitation mm = 237.6|Jul precipitation mm = 194.1|Aug precipitation mm = 129.7|Sep precipitation mm = 99.3|Oct precipitation mm = 91.0|Nov precipitation mm = 108.2|Dec precipitation mm = 63.4|year precipitation mm = 1833.3|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm|Jan precipitation days = 9|Feb precipitation days = 9|Mar precipitation days = 11|Apr precipitation days = 16|May precipitation days = 18|Jun precipitation days = 19|Jul precipitation days = 18|Aug precipitation days = 16|Sep precipitation days = 11|Oct precipitation days = 8|Nov precipitation days = 8|Dec precipitation days = 7|year precipitation days = 150|Jan humidity = 78.7|Feb humidity = 79.4|Mar humidity = 80.6|Apr humidity = 83.3|May humidity = 85.1|Jun humidity = 84.9|Jul humidity = 83.4|Aug humidity = 82.1|Sep humidity = 81.2|Oct humidity = 80.0|Nov humidity = 80.4|Dec humidity = 79.3|year humidity = 81.5|Jan sun = 234.8|Feb sun = 208.2|Mar sun = 225.5|Apr sun = 185.4|May sun = 156.7|Jun sun = 144.6|Jul sun = 169.6|Aug sun = 190.4|Sep sun = 205.3|Oct sun = 226.6|Nov sun = 202.9|Dec sun = 222.8|year sun = 2372.8|source 1 = Instituto Nacional de MeteorologiaWEB,weblink 24 March 2022,weblink Temperatura MÃ¡xima Mensal e Anual (Â°C), Normais ClimatolÃ³gicas do Brasil 1991-2020, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, pt, 24 March 2022, WEB,weblink 24 March 2022,weblink Temperatura MÃ©dia Compensada Mensal e Anual (Â°C), Normais ClimatolÃ³gicas do Brasil 1991-2020, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, pt, 24 March 2022, WEB,weblink 24 March 2022,weblink Temperatura MÃnima Mensal e Anual (Â°C), Normais ClimatolÃ³gicas do Brasil 1991-2020, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, pt, 24 March 2022, WEB,weblink 24 March 2022,weblink PrecipitaÃ§Ã£o Acumulada Mensal e Anual (mm), Normais ClimatolÃ³gicas do Brasil 1991-2020, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, pt, 24 March 2022, WEB,weblink 24 March 2022,weblink NÃºmero de dias no mÃªs ou no ano com precipitaÃ§Ã£o maior ou igual a (1 mm) (dias), Normais ClimatolÃ³gicas do Brasil 1991-2020, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, pt, 24 March 2022, WEB,weblink 24 March 2022,weblink Umidade Relativa do Ar Compensada Mensal e Anual (%), Normais ClimatolÃ³gicas do Brasil 1991-2020, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, pt, 24 March 2022, WEB,weblink 24 March 2022,weblink InsolaÃ§Ã£o Total (horas), Normais ClimatolÃ³gicas do Brasil 1991-2020, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, pt, 24 March 2022, |source 2 = Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)WEB,weblink Station Salvaodr (Ondina), Meteo Climat, fr, 24 March 2022, }}

Demographics

{{see also|Brazilians|Demographics of Brazil|Immigration to Brazil}}(File:Skyline of Salvador, Brazil.jpg|thumb|right|Rio Vermelho and Horto Florestal neighborhoods)File:Ponta_de_Santo_AntÃ´nio.jpg|thumb|View of Farol da Barra Lighthouse]](File:Av Paralela no ImbuÃ.jpg|alt=|thumb|LuÃs Viana Avenue (also known as Paralela Avenue). It connects the Financial Center to the North Zone of city (airport).)In 2010, the city of Salvador was the third-most populous city in Brazil, after SÃ£o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.WEB,weblink The largest Brazilian cities â€“ 2010 IBGE Census (in Portuguese), Noticias.uol.com.br, 2017-09-12,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120106193624weblink">weblink 6 January 2012, live, The city had 474,827 opposite-sex couples and 1,595 same-sex couples. The population of Salvador was 53.3% female and 46.7% male.WEB, 2010 IGBE Census,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120514145708weblink">weblink 14 May 2012, 2014-01-27, Censo2010.ibge.gov.br, pt,

Ethnic groups

{{bar box|title = Race and ethnicity in Salvador|width = 287px|titlebar = #ddd|left1 = Ethnicity|right1 = Percentage|float = left|bars={{bar percent|Pardo (Multiracial)|#009000|49.1}}{{bar percent|Black|#9955BB|34.1}}{{bar percent|White|blue|16.5}}{{bar percent|Amerindian|red|0.2}}{{bar percent|Asian|yellow|0.1}}}}According to the 2022 census, there were 2,417,678 people residing in the city of Salvador.WEB, Censo 2022 - Panorama,weblink The census revealed the following self-identification: 1,186,416 persons identify as Pardo (Multiracial) (49.1%); 825,509 as Black (34.1%); 398,688 as White (16.5%); and 4,395 as Amerindian (0.2%); 2,605 as Asian (0.1%).WEB, Censo 2022 - Panorama,weblink Salvador's population is the result of 500 years of interracial marriage. The majority of the population has African, European and Native American roots. The African ancestry of the city is from Angola, Benin, Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal and Mozambique.WEB,weblink African ancestries in Salvador, en, Ecoviagem.uol.com.br, 2017-09-12,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170322222625weblink">weblink 22 March 2017, live, File:Catedral BasÃlica Salvador 2019-6527.jpg|thumb|Mannerist Cathedral Basilica of Salvador, the (Primate (bishop)|Primate]] of Brazil (1657â€“1746Flexor, Maria Helena Ochi. "Catedral BasÃlica". In: Igrejas e Conventos da Bahia. Series Roteiros do PatrimÃ´nio, vol. II. BrasÃlia: Iphan / Programa Monumenta, 2010, pp. 11â€“36))According to an autosomal DNA study from 2008, the ancestral heritage of the population of Salvador was estimated to be 49.2% African, 36.3% European and 14.5% Native American.WEB,weblink Archived copy, 2010-10-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110426180856weblink">weblink 26 April 2011, The study also analyzed the genetic backgrounds of people by type of surname. Those with surnames with a religious connotation were 53.1% African in genetic ancestry and tended to be in lower economic classes. During the colonial era, it was typical practice for Portuguese priests and missionaries to baptize converted African slaves and Native Americans with surnames of religious connotations. These have been passed down to their descendants.A 2015 autosomal DNA study found out the following ancestral composition in Salvador: 50.5% of African ancestry, 42.4% of European ancestry and 5.8% of Native American ancestry.JOURNAL, Lima-Costa, M. Fernanda, Rodrigues, Laura C., Barreto, MaurÃcio L., Gouveia, Mateus, Horta, Bernardo L., Mambrini, Juliana, Kehdy, Fernanda S. G., Pereira, Alexandre, Rodrigues-Soares, Fernanda, Victora, Cesar G., Tarazona-Santos, Eduardo, Cesar, Cibele C., ConceiÃ§Ã£o, Jackson S., Costa, Gustavo N.O., Esteban, Nubia, Fiaccone, Rosemeire L., Figueiredo, Camila A., Firmo, JosÃ©lia O.A., Horimoto, Andrea R.V.R., Leal, Thiago P., Machado, Moara, MagalhÃ£es, Wagner C.S., de Oliveira, Isabel Oliveira, Peixoto, SÃ©rgio V., Rodrigues, MaÃra R., Santos, Hadassa C., Silva, Thiago M., Genomic ancestry and ethnoracial self-classification based on 5,871 community-dwelling Brazilians (The Epigen Initiative), Scientific Reports, 27 April 2015, 5, 1, 9812, 10.1038/srep09812, 25913126, 5386196, 2015NatSR...5E9812., The researchers explained they oversampled individuals living in poor environments (page 4).Another 2015 autosomal DNA found out Salvador to be 50.8% African, 42.9% European and 6.4% Native American.JOURNAL, Kehdy, Fernanda S. G., Gouveia, Mateus H., Machado, Moara, MagalhÃ£es, Wagner C. S., Horimoto, Andrea R., Horta, Bernardo L., Moreira, Rennan G., Leal, Thiago P., Scliar, Marilia O., Soares-Souza, Giordano B., Rodrigues-Soares, Fernanda, AraÃºjo, Gilderlanio S., Zamudio, Roxana, Sant Anna, Hanaisa P., Santos, Hadassa C., Duarte, Nubia E., Fiaccone, Rosemeire L., Figueiredo, Camila A., Silva, Thiago M., Costa, Gustavo N. O., Beleza, Sandra, Berg, Douglas E., Cabrera, Lilia, Debortoli, Guilherme, Duarte, Denise, Ghirotto, Silvia, Gilman, Robert H., GonÃ§alves, Vanessa F., Marrero, Andrea R., Muniz, Yara C., Weissensteiner, Hansi, Yeager, Meredith, Rodrigues, Laura C., Barreto, Mauricio L., Lima-Costa, M. Fernanda, Pereira, Alexandre C., Rodrigues, MaÃra R., Tarazona-Santos, Eduardo, Alcantara-Neves, Neuza, AraÃºjo, Nathalia M., Carvalho, MÃ¡rcio L.B., ConceiÃ§Ã£o, Jackson Santos, Firmo, JosÃ©lia O.A., Gigante, Denise P., Meira, Lindolfo, Muniz-Queiroz, Thais, Oliveira, Guilherme C., Oliveira, Isabel O., Peixoto, SÃ©rgio V., Proietti, Fernando A., Rodrigues, Domingos C., Santolalla, Meddly L., Strina, Agostino, Zolini, Camila, Origin and dynamics of admixture in Brazilians and its effect on the pattern of deleterious mutations, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 14 July 2015, 112, 28, 8696â€“8701, 10.1073/pnas.1504447112, 26124090, 4507185, 2015PNAS..112.8696K, free, And another autosomal DNA study, also in 2015, found out Salvador to be: 50.8% European, 40.5% African and 8.7% Native American.JOURNAL, The correlation between ancestry and color in two cities of Northeast Brazil with contrasting ethnic compositions, MagalhÃ£es da Silva T, Sandhya Rani MR, Nunes de Oliveira Costa G, Figueiredo MA, Melo PS, Nascimento JF, Molyneaux ND, Barreto ML, Reis MG, Teixeira MG, Blanton RE, European Journal of Human Genetics, 2015, 23, 7, 984â€“989, 10.1038/ejhg.2014.215, 25293718, 4463503,

Population growth

Changing demographics of the city of Salvador

Colors=

id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9)
id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7)
id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1)
id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8)

ImageSize = width:560 height:260PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30DateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:3000000TimeAxis = orientation:verticalAlignBars = justifyScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:500000 start:0ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:100000 start:0BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondoBarData=

bar:1872 text:1872
bar:1890 text:1890
bar:1900 text:1900
bar:1920 text:1910
bar:1940 text:1940
bar:1950 text:1950
bar:1960 text:1960
bar:1970 text:1970
bar:1980 text:1980
bar:1991 text:1991
bar:2000 text:2000
bar:2010 text:2010

PlotData=

color:barra width:25 align:left

bar:1872 from:0 till: 129109
bar:1890 from:0 till: 174402
bar:1900 from:0 till: 205813
bar:1920 from:0 till: 283422
bar:1940 from:0 till: 290443
bar:1950 from:0 till: 417235
bar:1960 from:0 till: 649453
bar:1970 from:0 till: 1007195
bar:1980 from:0 till: 1501981
bar:1991 from:0 till: 2056013
bar:2000 from:0 till: 2440828
bar:2010 from:0 till: 2675000

PlotData=

bar:1872 at: 129109 fontsize:S text: 129.109 shift:(-2,5)
bar:1890 at: 174402 fontsize:S text: 174.402 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1900 at: 205813 fontsize:S text: 205.813 shift:(-10,5)
bar:1920 at: 283422 fontsize:S text: 283.422 shift:(-10,5)
bar:1940 at: 290443 fontsize:S text: 290.443 shift:(-10,5)
bar:1950 at: 417235 fontsize:S text: 417.235 shift:(-10,5)
bar:1960 at: 649453 fontsize:S text: 649.453 shift:(-10,5)
bar:1970 at: 1007195 fontsize:S text: 1.007.195 shift:(-20,5)
bar:1980 at: 1501981 fontsize:S text: 1.501.981 shift:(-20,5)
bar:1991 at: 2056013 fontsize:S text: 2.056.013 shift:(-20,5)
bar:2000 at: 2440828 fontsize:S text: 2.440.828 shift:(-20,5)
bar:2010 at: 2998097 fontsize:S text: 2.675.000 shift:(-30,5)

TextData=

fontsize:S pos:(20,20)
text:

Source: Planet Barsa Ltda.WEB,weblink Barsa Planeta Ltda, Brasil.planetasaber.com, 2010-04-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110715091236weblink">weblink 15 July 2011, live, {{Clear|left}}

Religion

File:IURD Salvador.jpg|thumb|alt= (File:Casa de OxumarÃª-13729.jpg|thumb|A temple of Afro-Brazilian religious expression in Salvador.){{see also|Religion in Brazil|Protestantism in Brazil|Roman Catholic Church in Brazil}}In Salvador, religion is a major contact point between Portuguese and African influences and, in the last 20 years, Brazil's version of a North American-influenced Pentecostalism.WEB,weblink Religion Salvador, pt, Touristlink.com.br, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130927184354weblink">weblink 27 September 2013, live, Salvador was the seat of the first bishopric in colonial Brazil (established 1551), and the first bishop, Pero Fernandes Sardinha, arrived already in 1552.WEB,weblink 1st bishop in Brazil, Darwin-online.org.uk, 2013-05-14, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130927074805weblink">weblink 27 September 2013, live, The Jesuits, led by the Manuel da NÃ³brega, also arrived in the 16th century and worked in converting the Indigenous peoples of the region to Roman Catholicism.Many religious orders came to the city, following its foundation: Franciscans, Benedictines and Carmelites. Subsequently, to them are created the Third Orders, the Brotherhoods, and Fraternities, which were composed mainly of professional and social groups. The most prominent of these orders were the Terceira do Carmo Order and the de SÃ£o Francisco Order, founded by white men, and the Nossa Senhora do RosÃ¡rio and SÃ£o Beneditino Brotherhoods, composed of black men.Salvador â€“ Religion {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144005weblink |date=14 July 2014 }} {{in lang|en}} In many churches maintained by religious men, were housed the SantÃssimo Sacramento brotherhoods.(File:Capela de Nossa Senhora da ConceiÃ§Ã£o Solar do UnhÃ£o Salvador Bahia 2021-8635.jpg|thumb|Capilla de Nuestra SeÃ±ora de la ConcepciÃ³n Solar do UnhÃ£o Salvador BahÃa)Besides these organizations, the expansion of Catholicism in the city was consolidated through social care work. Santa Casa the MisericÃ³rdia was one of the institution that did this kind of work, maintaining hospitals, shelters for the poor and the elderly, as well providing assistance to convicts and to those who would face death penalties. The convents, on their part, were cultural and religious formation centers, offering seminar coursed that often were attended by the lay.Even with the present evolution, and the growth of Protestantism and other religions in the city, the Catholic faith remains as one of its most distinctive features, drawing a lot of people to its hundreds of churches. Some aspects, like the use of Portuguese in the Masses, the simplification of the liturgy, and the adoption of "pop" religious songs are key factors to the triumph of Catholicism. In the Nossa Senhora do RosÃ¡rio dos Pretos Church, Masses are held in the YorubÃ¡ language, making use of African chants and typical clothes, which attract many people from the African Brazilian communities.Most enslaved Africans in Bahia were brought from Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the Yoruba-speaking nation (IorubÃ¡ or NagÃ´ in Portuguese) from present-day Benin. The enslaved were forced to convert to Roman Catholicism, but their original religion YorÃ¹bÃ¡ was combined with Roman Catholicism to make the syncretic religion known as, CandomblÃ©, which has survived in spite of prohibitions and persecutions. The enslaved Africans managed to preserve their religion by attributing the names and characteristics of their YorÃ¹bÃ¡ deities to Catholic saints with similar qualities. Still today all Candomble sessions are conducted in Yoruba, not Portuguese.(File:Casa de IemanjÃ¡-893.jpg|thumb|The religious house that holds the Afro-Brazilian goddess YemanjÃ¡ in Salvador.)These religious entities have been syncretised with some Catholic entities. For instance, Salvador's Feast of Bonfim, celebrated in January, is dedicated to both Our Lord of Bonfim (Jesus Christ) and OxalÃ¡. Another important feast is the Feast de Yemanja every 2 February, on the shores of the borough of Rio Vermelho inSalvador, on the day the church celebrates Our Lady of the Navigators. 8 December, Immaculate Conception Day for Catholics, is also commonly dedicated to Yemanja' with votive offerings made in the sea throughout the Brazilian coast.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}{| class="wikitable"

Atheism>No religion|17.64%|471,928

Kardecist spiritism>Spiritist|3.23%|86,484

Judaism>Jewish|0.04%|1,010

Source: IBGE 2010.WEB,weblink Religion in Salvador by IBGE, IGBE, 2012-10-11,weblink" title="archive.today/20150323020023weblink">weblink 23 March 2015, live,

Economy

(File:Avtancredoneves23012011.JPG|thumb|left|Buildings on Tancredo Neves Avenue)File:Salvador BA.jpg|thumb|The extreme southern point of the city in the neighborhood of Barra BarraFile:Salvador Brazil skyline.jpg|thumb|right|Skyscrapers SkyscrapersFile:Igreja de SÃ£o Francisco Salvador 2019-6929.jpg|thumb|Convent and Church of SÃ£o Francisco in ]]Throughout Brazilian history Salvador has played an important role. Because of its location on Brazil's northeastern coast, the city served as an important link in the Portuguese empire throughout the colonial era, maintaining close commercial ties with Portugal and Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia.Economy of Salvador {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821072920weblink |date=21 August 2013 }} {{in lang|en}}Salvador remained the preeminent city in Brazil until 1763 when it was replaced as the national capital by Rio de Janeiro. In the last ten years many high-rise office and apartment buildings were constructed, sharing the same blocks with colonial-era housing or commercial buildings.About Salvador {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404004858weblink |date=4 April 2012 }}File:Iguatemi,_Salvador_2.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Iguatemi mall.]]Salvador is the second most popular tourism destination in Brazil, after Rio de Janeiro.WEB,weblink Praias de Salvador Bahia Praias do Brasil: Brasil, Praias do Rio, do Nordeste e outras praias do Brasil, Topdobrasil.com.br, 2014-01-27, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140201195143weblink">weblink 1 February 2014, Tourism and cultural activity are important generators of employment and income, boosting the arts and the preservation of artistic and cultural heritage.Chief among the points of interest are its famous Pelourinho (named after the colonial pillories that once stood there) district, its historic churches,WEB, Gerador AutomÃ¡tico de Meta-Tags,weblink Historic Churches in Pelourinho, Visiteabahia.com.br, 2010-04-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080920101247weblink">weblink 20 September 2008, live, and its beaches. Salvador's tourism infrastructure is considered one of the most modern in World, especially in terms of lodging. The city offers accommodation to suit all tastes and standards, from youth hostels to international hotels. Construction is one of the most important activities in the city, and many international (mainly from Spain, Portugal and England)WEB,weblink Folha Online â€“ Growth in construction has attracted many international investors, .folha.uol.com.br, 1970-01-01, 2010-04-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070202213459weblink">weblink 2 February 2007, live, and national developers are investing in the city and in the Bahian littoral zone.JAC Motors will have a plant in the Metropolitan Region of Salvador, in the city of CamaÃ§ari, the new industry will result 3,500 direct jobs and 10,000 indirect jobs, the production of 100,000 vehicles by year.WEB,weblink Jac Motors in Bahia, pt, G1.globo.com, 2011-11-16, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130703011710weblink">weblink 3 July 2013, dead, In December 2001, Monsanto Company inaugurated, at the Petrochemical Pole of CamaÃ§ari, in Metropolitan Region of Salvador, the first plant of the company designed to produce raw materials for the herbicide Roundup in South America. The investment is equivalent to US$500 million; US$350 million were spent in this initial phase. The CamaÃ§ari Plant, the largest unit of Monsanto outside of the United States, is also the only Monsanto plant manufacturing raw materials for the Roundup production line. The company started the civil works for the new plant in January 2000.WEB,weblink Monsanto Company in Salvador, pt, Pautasocial.com.br, 2011-11-08, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141017131920weblink">weblink 17 October 2014, dead, {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"|+! style="background:#87CEFA; color:black" | EconomyWEB, Do G1, em SÃ£o Paulo,weblink 2013 GDPs, pt, Terra.com, 2014-03-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140325010159weblink">weblink 25 March 2014, live, WEB,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141016152829weblink">weblink IBGE: SALVADOR ocupa 22Âº lugar no ranking per capita do PIB/2011, Bahia, JÃ¡, 16 October 2014, Bahia JÃ¡, ! style="background:#87CEFA; color:black" | GDP (in reais)! style="background:#87CEFA; color:black" | GDP per capita (in reais) style="text-align:center;"|2016|58 bilhÃµes|19.505,84

Government and politics

(File:FÃ³rum_Ruy_Barbosa.jpg|thumb|Ruy Barbosa Forum){{See also|List of mayors of Salvador, Bahia}}Salvador's history as the first political capital of Brazil and as the capital of Bahia has meant that the city has historically exerted significant influence of both state and federal politics. Because of its importance as the largest port for imported slaves in Brazil, its early political history was dominated by a conservative slaveholding class. Bahia was a monarchy stronghold during the movement for Brazilian independence and was the last to join the new Empire of Brazil. Despite the abolition of slavery, expansion of the franchise and steady migration of Afro-Brazilians from the Bahian countryside into the city, the city's elected offices have and continue to be dominated by a mostly European-descended upper class in a majority Black city. Afro-Brazilians continue to be underrepresented politically and urban renewal efforts have increasingly displaced them out of the historical city center towards the suburbs.JOURNAL, Keisha-Khan, Y. Perry, The roots of black resistance: race, gender and the struggle for urban land rights in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Social Identities, November 2004, 10, 6, 811â€“831, 10.1080/1350463042000324283, 145675989, Examples of the city's political elite include the MagalhÃ£es family, which in the last 50 years has held positions for mayor of Salvador (AntÃ´nio Carlos and his grandson ACM Neto), governor of Bahia (AntÃ´nio Carlos), senator (AntÃ´nio Carlos and his son AntÃ´nio JÃºnior) and federal deputy (uncle LuÃs Eduardo and nephew ACM Neto). The control of the state of Bahia, and by extension Salvador, under political boss AntÃ´nio Carlos MagalhÃ£es was marked by an authoritarian style of clientelism known locally as carlismo.JOURNAL, Herrmann, JuliÃ¡n Durazo, Reflections on Regime Change and Democracy in Bahia, Brazil, Latin American Research Review, 2014, 49, 3, 23â€“44, 10.1353/lar.2014.0050, 144223560, Since January 2021, the mayor of Salvador has been Bruno Soares Reis of the UniÃ£o Brasil party (DEM). The office of mayor has a 4 year term and works with a deputy mayor, also an elected 4 year position. The current deputy mayor is Ana Paula Matos (PDT). In recent decades, the position has been held by mostly members of center-right parties such as the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and more recently the Democrats (DEM).ThereÂ are 43 councilors in the Salvador City Council, most recently elected in 2020. Geraldo JÃºnior (MDB) had been the president of the City Council.{{further ill|Salvador City Council|pt|CÃ¢mara Municipal de Salvador}}{{expand section|date=September 2018}}

Tourism and recreation

File:Praia_Farol_da_Barra_Salvador_2017-12322.jpg|thumb|Porto da Barra Beach in Barra BarraFile:Entardecer elevedor lacerda.jpg|thumb|Salvador, capital of Bahia state, is the centre of alt=(File:Ciclistas no Parque de PituaÃ§u.jpg|thumb|Cyclists in PituaÃ§u Park|alt=)The Salvador coastline is one of the longest for cities in Brazil. There are {{convert|80|km|mi|abbr=on}} of beaches distributed between the High City and the Low City, from Inema, in the railroad suburb to the Praia do Flamengo, on the other side of town. While the Low City beaches are bordered by the waters of the All Saints Bay (the country's most extensive bay), the High City beaches, from Farol da Barra to Flamengo, are bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The exception is Porto da Barra Beach, the only High City beach located in the All Saints Bay.The capital's beaches range from calm inlets, ideal for swimming, sailing, diving and underwater fishing, as well as open sea inlets with strong waves, sought by surfers. There are also beaches surrounded by reefs, forming natural pools of stone, ideal for children.Interesting places to visit near Salvador include:

According to the British newspaper The Guardian, in 2007, Porto da Barra Beach was the third best in the world.NEWS, Gavin McOwan,weblink Top 10 beaches of the world &124; Travel, The Guardian, 2007-02-16, 2010-04-17, London,weblink 27 September 2016, live,
The large island of Itaparica in the Bay of All Saints can be visited either by a car-ferry, or a smaller foot-passenger ferry, which leaves from near the Mercado Modelo near the Lacerda Elevator.
BA-099 Highway, or "Line of Coconut" and "Green Line" of towns and cities, with exquisite beaches, north of Salvador heading towards Sergipe state.
Morro de SÃ£o Paulo in the ValenÃ§a region across the Bay of All Saints â€“ an island that can be reached by ferry from Salvador (2 hours), by plane, or by bus to ValenÃ§a and then by 'Rapido' ('fast') speedboat or smaller ferry. Morro de SÃ£o Paulo is formed by five villages of the TinharÃ© Island.

The city is served by many shopping malls, including Shopping Iguatemi,(:pt:Shopping Iguatemi|Portuguese Wikipedia). Salvador Shopping,(:pt:Salvador Shopping|Portuguese Wikipedia). Shopping Barra,(:pt:Shopping Barra|Portuguese Wikipedia). and Shopping Paralela.(:pt:Shopping Paralela|Portuguese Wikipedia).Salvador has four parks, green areas protected, as Jardim dos Namorados Park, Costa Azul Park, Park of the city, Park of PituaÃ§u.(File:Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia--Solar do UnhÃ£o 2021-0960.jpg|thumb|Museo de Arte Moderno de BahÃa - Solar do UnhÃ£o)Jardim dos Namorados is located right next to Costa Azul Park and occupies an area of 15 hectares in Pituba, where many families used to spend their vacations in the 1950s.{{cn|date=April 2024}} It was inaugurated in 1969, initially as a leisure area. It underwent a complete renovation in the 1990s, with the construction of an amphitheater with room for 500 people, sports courts, playgrounds and parking for cars and tourist buses.{{cn|date=April 2024}}Park of the city is an important preservation area of the Atlantic forest. It was completely renovated in 2001, becoming a modern social, cultural and leisure place. The new park has 720 square meter of green area right in the middle of the city. Among the attractions are PraÃ§a das Flores (Flowers square), with more than five thousand ornamental plants and flowers.(File:Sob os olhos da Igreja - GiÃ¡como Mancini - MAM BA.jpg|thumb|217x217px|Baiana)Besides its environment, the park has an infrastructure for children, with a special schedule of events taking place every October.WEB,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100922094447weblink">weblink dead, 2010-09-22, Salvador Guide Information, Drhostel.com, 2008-02-12, 2014-01-27, Created by state decree in 1973, PituaÃ§u Park occupies an area of 450 hectares and is one of the few Brazilian ecological parks located in an urban area. It is surrounded by Atlantic forest, with a good variety of plants and animals. There is also an artificial pond in the park, built in 1906 along with the PituaÃ§u Dam, whose purpose was to supply water to the city.WEB,weblink Salvador: tourism and recreation, 360brazil.co.uk, 2013-02-03, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140330083353weblink">weblink 30 March 2014, live, There are a number of possible leisure activities, ranging from cycloboats rides on the pond, to a {{convert|38|km|mi|abbr=on}} long cycloway circling the entire reserve. A museum is also located in the park. EspaÃ§o Cravo is an outdoor museum with 800 pieces created by Mario Cravo, consisting of totems, winged and three-dimensional figures, as well as drawings and paintings.{{cn|date=April 2024}}Image:Catedral BasÃlica Salvador 2019-6527.jpg|Cathedral Basilica of Salvador, built between 1657 and 1679.Image:Igreja Nossa Senhora da Penha Salvador 2018-2.jpg|Church of Nossa Senhora da Penha, Salvador, built between 1723 and 1784.Image:Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo 2015.jpg|Church and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, built in 1681.Image:Igreja da Ordem Terceira de SÃ£o Francisco Salvador Fachada 2021-0065.jpg|Church da Ordem Terceira de SÃ£o Francisco (Salvador), built between 1702 and 1705.Image:Igreja do SantÃssimo Sacramento de Sant'Ana Salvador 2019-2155.jpg|Church do SantÃssimo Sacramento e Sant'Ana, built between 1696 and 1702.Image:Igreja de sÃ¢o Francisco - ft. Lazaro Menezes (3) (cropped).jpg|Church and Convent of SÃ£o Francisco, Salvador, built between 1686 and 1752.Image:Igreja e HospÃcio da Boa Viagem-10811.jpg|Church and Hospice of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem, built in 18th century.Image:Igreja de Nossa Senhora do RosÃ¡rio dos Pretos Salvador 2018-1153.jpg|Church of Nossa Senhora do RosÃ¡rio dos Pretos, built in the 18th century, with current decoration executed between the 1870s and 1890s.Image:Farol da Barra-02.jpg|Fort of Santo AntÃ´nio da Barra, built between 1696 and 1702.

Education

(File:Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da UFBA 3.jpg|alt=|thumb|Archeology and Ethnology Museum of UFBA)File:Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia, Salvador.jpg|alt=|thumb|The old Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia (FMB), the first medical school in the country, located in Pelourinho. In recent times, it serves as a museum museum

Educational institutions

The city has several universities:

Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) (Federal University of Bahia);
Universidade CatÃ³lica do Salvador (UCSal) (Catholic University of Salvador);
Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB) (Bahia State University);
Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS) (Salvador University);
Faculdade de Tecnologia e CiÃªncias (FTC) (College of Technology and Science);
Instituto Federal da Bahia (IFBA) (Federal Institute of Bahia);
Faculdade Ruy Barbosa (FRB) (Ruy Barbosa College);
Campus Integrado de Manufatura e Tecnologia (CIMATEC) (Integrated Campus of Manufacturing and Technology);
Faculdade Castro Alves (FCA) (Castro Alves College);
Centro UniversitÃ¡rio Jorge Amado (UNIJORGE) (Jorge Amado University Center);
Escola Bahiana de Medicina e SaÃºde PÃºblica (EBMSP) (Bahian School of Medicine and Public Health);

Primary and secondary schools

Top high schools of the city according to Exame Nacional do Ensino MÃ©dio are:WEB,weblink Top High schools of Salvador, Jestudante.blogspot.com.br, 2012-07-05,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120731005531weblink">weblink 31 July 2012, live, {{div col|colwidth=25em}}

Pan American School of Bahia
ColÃ©gio Marista
ColÃ©gio SÃ£o Paulo
ColÃ©gio Oficina
ColÃ©gio Anchieta
Federal Institute of Bahia (IFBA)
ColÃ©gio Bernoulli
CÃ¢ndido Portinari Academy
ColÃ©gio AntÃ´nio Vieira
ColÃ©gio MÃ³dulo
Military College of Salvador
ColÃ©gio Sartre Escola SEB
ColÃ©gio Integral
ColÃ©gio Gregor Mendel{{div col end}}

Public safety

Salvador is one of the most crime-ridden cities in the country. The number of homicides increased 418% from 2000 to 2010. From 1998 to 2008, the number of homicides of youths between the ages of 15 and 24 increased 435.1%. Gun violence in the state of Bahia more than doubled in the period from 2004 to 2014, and the city is in the top ten for gun violence of the 26 state capitals of Brazil. In 2014 the state of Bahia had the most murders in the country. At the same time, Salvador has one of the lowest rates of suicide in the nation.Any Brito Leal Ivo, Jardins do Ã‰den: Salvador, uma cidade global-dual, Cad. CRH [online], 2012, vol.25, n.64, p. 138WEB,weblink Quatro dos 10 municÃpios mais violentos do paÃs estÃ£o na Bahia, 2017-04-03, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161111061221weblink">weblink 11 November 2016, Waiselfisz, Julio Jacobo. "Mapa Da ViolÃªncia 2014." FLASCO Brasil, 2014.weblink{{dead link|date=September 2017}}WEB,weblink IBahia - Salvador Ã© a 14Âª cidade mais violenta do mundo, 2016-10-29, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161029112228weblink">weblink 29 October 2016, WEB, Por Talita Abrantes,weblink Estas sÃ£o as capitais mais violentas do Brasil; SP em Ãºltimo | EXAME, 30 September 2015, Exame.abril.com.br, 2017-09-12,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161027192206weblink">weblink 27 October 2016, live, WEB, Brasil,weblink Bahia lidera nÃºmero de assassinatos no Brasil, indica pesquisa divulgada pelo MinistÃ©rio da JustiÃ§a â€“ NotÃcias â€“ R7 Brasil, Noticias.r7.com, 2015-10-15, 2017-09-12,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161111062223weblink">weblink 11 November 2016, live, BOOK, Waiselfsz, Julio Jacobo, Mapa da ViolÃªncia 2016: HomicÃdios Por Armas de Fogo no Brasil, FLACSO Brasil, BrasÃlia (DF), Brasil, pt, 2015,

Culture

{{see also|Culture of Brazil}}File:Alexius Filhos de Gandhy Salvador Bahia.jpg|thumb|right|Filhos de Gandhy Filhos de GandhySalvador's historical and cultural aspects were inherited by the intermarriage of such ethnic groups as Native-Indian, African and European. This mixture can be seen in the religion, cuisine, cultural manifestations, and custom of Bahia's people. African cultural practices are particularly celebrated.WEB,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140422113544weblink">weblink Salvador metropolitan area and African Culture, 22 April 2014, File:Forte s diogo vista aerea salvador.jpg|thumb|Forte de SÃ£o Diogo in Barra Barra

Literature

File:Anchieta Pelourinho Cyark.jpg|thumb|right|Perspective view of the Salvador Bahia Pelourinho's Anchieta Plaza, cut from a Laser Scan preservationist project conducted by nonprofit CyArk CyArk GregÃ³rio de Mattos, born in Salvador in 1636, was also educated by the Jesuits. He became the most important Baroque poet in colonial Brazil for his religious and satirical works. Father AntÃ³nio Vieira was born in Lisbon in 1608, but was raised and educated in the Jesuit school of Salvador and died in the city in 1697. His erudite sermons have earned him the title of best writer of the Portuguese language in the Baroque era.WEB, Brazil, Projecto,weblink Portuguese language in the Baroque era, Projectobrazil.blogspot.com, 2008-07-25, 2010-04-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081020162219weblink">weblink 20 October 2008, live, After the Independence of Brazil (1822), Salvador continued to play an important role in Brazilian literature. Significant 19th-century writers associated with the city include Romantic poet Castro Alves (1847â€“1871) and diplomat Ruy Barbosa (1849â€“1923). In the 20th century, Bahia-born Jorge Amado (1912â€“2001), although not born in Salvador, helped popularize the culture of the city around the world in novels such as JubiabÃ¡, Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos, and Tenda dos Milagres, the settings of which are in Salvador.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Cuisine

File:Acarajes.jpg|thumb|alt=The local cuisine, spicy and based on seafood (shrimp, fish), strongly relies on typically African ingredients and techniques, and is much appreciated throughout Brazil and internationally. The most typical ingredient is azeite-de-dendÃª, an oil extracted from a palm tree (Elaeis guineensis) brought from West Africa to Brazil during colonial times.WEB,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130927184354weblink">weblink Salvador, Brasil Social Travel Network, 27 September 2013, TouristLink, Using the milky coconut juice, they prepared a variety of seafood based dishes, such as Ensopados, Moquecas and Escabeche. The sugar cane bagasse was mixed with molasses and Rapadura, in the creation of coconut desserts like Cocada Branca and Preta. The remaining of the Portuguese Stew sauce was mixed with manioc flour to make a mush, which is a traditional Indian dish.WEB,weblink Cuisine â€“ Salvador, pt, Touristlink.com.br, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130927184354weblink">weblink 27 September 2013, live, In the markets of Salvador, it is possible to find stands selling typical dishes of the colonial era. In the Sete Portas Market, customers eat MocotÃ³ on Friday nights since the 1940s, when the market was inaugurated. In the restaurants of Mercado Modelo, Sarapatel, stews and several fried dishes are served regularly. In the SÃ£o Joaquim, Santa BÃ¡rbara and SÃ£o Miguel markets, there are stands selling typical food. They are also sold at stands located on the beaches, specially crab stews and oysters. The restaurants that sell typical dishes are located mostly along the coast and in Pelourinho. They prepare a wide variety of recipes that take palm tree oil.Traditional dishes include caruru, vatapÃ¡, acarajÃ©, bobÃ³-de-camarÃ£o, moqueca baiana, and abarÃ¡. Some of these dishes, like the acarajÃ© and abarÃ¡, are also used as offerings in CandomblÃ© rituals. But Salvador is not only typical food. Other recipes created by the slaves were the HaussÃ¡ Rice (rice and jerked beef cooked together), the MunguzÃ¡, used as offering to the CandomblÃ© deity OxalÃ¡ (who is the father of all deities, according to the religion) pleased the matrons very much. So did the Bolinhos the FubÃ¡, the Cuscuz (cornmeal) and the Mingau (porridge). According to Arany Santana, the African IpetÃª (used in the rituals to the deity Oxum) became the Shrimp bobÃ³, and the AkarÃ¡ (honoring the deities XangÃ´ and IansÃ£) became the world-famous AcarajÃ©. The city has restaurants specialized on international cuisine also. There are also places that serve dishes from other states of Brazil, especially from Minas Gerais and the Northeast region.

Capoeira

File:Bloco da Capoeira, Circuito Campo Grande 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Capoeira Capoeira Capoeira is a unique mix of dance and martial art of Afro-Brazilian origin, combining agile dance moves with unarmed combat techniques. Capoeira in Portuguese literally means "chicken coop". The capoeira appeared in Quilombo dos Palmares, located in the Captaincy of Pernambuco, and Salvador is considered the home of modern capoeira branches.WEB,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20181117151214weblink">weblink dead, 17 November 2018, Estado Ã© exaltado em festa nacional, MinistÃ©rio da Cultura, pt, 21 April 2019, WEB,weblink Caopeira, Travelblog.org, 2011-06-09, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120123045611weblink">weblink 23 January 2012, live, In the first half of the 20th century, Salvador-born masters Mestre Bimba and Mestre Pastinha founded capoeira schools and helped standardize and popularize the art in Brazil and the world. In recent years, Capoeira has become more international and accessible even in Salvador.

Museums

(File:View over Harbour Area from Hotel Arthemis - Salvador - Brazil.jpg|thumb|Old Customs in |alt=)File:Faculdade_de_Medicina_da_Bahia_Salvador_2019-8603.jpg|thumb|Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Bahia Federal University of BahiaThe artistic, cultural and social heritage of Salvador is preserved in museums. From Museu de Arte da Bahia (MAB), which is the oldest in the State, to Museu NÃ¡utico, the newest, the first capital of Brazil displays unique elements of history. Museu de Arte da Bahia has paintings, Chinese porcelain, furniture and sacred images from the 17th and 18th centuries. Museu Costa Pinto has privately owned items such as, pieces of art, crystal objects, and furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries. Museu da Cidade, where many items that help to preserve the heritage of old Salvador are kept. The Museum of Modern Art of Bahia, established in 1960, is located at a historic site on the Bay of All Saints, Solar da UniÃ£o.Some churches and monasteries also have museums located in their premises. Examples of this are the Carmo da MisericÃ³rdia and SÃ£o Bento museums. After the forts were renovated, Museu NÃ¡utico was established in the Forte de Santo Antonio da Barra (Farol da Barra) and the Museum of Communication in Forte SÃ£o Diogo. Other important museums located in Salvador are: Museu do Cacau, State Museum of Geology, Museu tempostal, Solar do FerrÃ£o, Museu de Arte Antiga e Popular Henriqueta M Catharino, Museu EugÃªnio Teixeira Leal, Museu Rodin Bahia, and Museu das Portas do Carmo.{{Clear|left}}

Public art

The streets of Salvador are decorated with numerous murals and sculptures, many of which have been produced by the resident artist Bel Borba, a native of the city.NEWS, Rohter, Larry,weblink Brazil's Pied Piper of Street Art, The New York Times, 18 September 2012, 17 September 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130921061620weblink">weblink 21 September 2013, live, {{anchor|Carnaval}}

Carnival

File:Ivete Sangalo e o Bloco Coruja, 2013.png|thumb|The bahian singer Ivete Sangalo in Barra â€“ Ondina Circuit, on Oceanic Avenue Oceanic AvenueThe Bahian Carnival () is the largest party on the planet.{{citation |title=Guinness Book of World Records }}.{{verify-inline|date=January 2016}}{{citation |url=http://carnavalsalvadorbahia.com.br/ |title=Carnaval de Salvador |access-date=20 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325201548weblink |archive-date=25 March 2014 |url-status=live }}. {{in lang|pt}} Its dimensions are gigantic. For an entire week, almost 4 million people celebrate throughout {{convert|25|km|mi|sp=us}} of streets, avenues, and squares. The direct organization of the party involves the participation of over 100,000 peopleWEB,weblink Carnaval of Salvador, Home.centraldocarnaval.com.br, 2010-04-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100430232709weblink">weblink 30 April 2010, and Salvador receives an average of over 800,000 visitors. The affair is heavily policed and covered. Streets are patrolled by lines of police in single file and guarded by seated teams of five or six officers.JOURNAL, Collins, John F., Policing's Productive Folds: Secretism and Authenticity in Brazilian Cultural Heritage, The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, November 2014, 19, 3, 473â€“501, 10.1111/jlca.12106, In 2010, coverage was provided by 4,446 journalists from the local, national, and international press and broadcast to 135 countries through 65 radio stations, 75 magazines, 139 video productions, 97 newspapers (including 21 international papers), 14 tv stations, and 168 websites.WEB,weblink Numbers of Carnival â€“ Salvador, 17 April 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121113123837weblink">weblink 13 November 2012, live, (File:Carnaval_Barra-Ondina_2014_(12846095963).jpg|thumb|Salvador's Street Carnival, one of the largest in the world)Much of the music played is axÃ© or samba-reggae. Groups known as ' participate, with the most famous being the ' such as MalÃ© DebalÃ©, Olodum, and Filhos de Gandhi.The parades are organized into separate circuits. The Osmar Circuit, the oldest, goes from Campo Grande to Castro Alves Square. The Downtown Circuit runs through downtown and . The DodÃ´ Circuit goes from Farol da Barra to Ondina along the coast. Since the Osmar Circuit is the oldest, it is where the event's most traditional groups parade. In DodÃ´, where the artist box seats are located, the party becomes lively toward the end of the afternoon and continues until morning.

Music

(File:Gabinete_PortuguÃªs_de_Leitura._Foto-_Tatiana_Azeviche-Setur_(34951351706).jpg|thumb|Royal Portuguese Reading Cabinet interior view.|alt=)The city of Salvador is also home to groups known as "blocos-afros", including Olodum, Timbalada, and IlÃª AiyÃª. Additionally, groups such as Novos Baianos, Chiclete com Banana, Camisa de VÃªnus, Banda Eva, BaianaSystem are based in Bahia.Black Bahia Funk Balls play more American musicâ€”including English musicâ€”than their counterparts in Rio, while Rio's music is considered inferior and less played.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} The local dancehalls which host the balls are also distinct.JOURNAL, Pinho, Osmundo de AraÃºjo, Etnografias do brau: corpo, masculinidade e raÃ§a na reafricanizaÃ§Ã£o em Salvador, Revista Estudos Feministas, April 2005, 13, 1, 127â€“145, {{ProQuest, 1957430473, |doi=10.1590/S0104-026X2005000100009 |doi-access=free }}Matrix Radio, which includes difficult and otherwise impossible to find music of Salvador and Bahia and which consists of music formerly available in Cana Brava Records, formerly located in Salvador's Centro HistÃ³rico (Pelourinho), was named by British journal The Guardian as one of "10 of the best music radio stations around the world".NEWS, Moss, Chris, 10 of the best music radio stations around the world,weblink The Guardian, 17 April 2020,

Libraries

The first books that arrived in Salvador, were brought by the Jesuits, who came with TomÃ© de Souza.JOURNAL, Metcalf, Alida C., The Entradas of Bahia of the Sixteenth Century, The Americas, 2005, 61, 3, 373â€“400, 10.1353/tam.2005.0036, 144362750, {{Project MUSE, 177954, }} The first libraries or bookstores that appeared were under the control of the religious missionaries and were mostly composed of books on religion.

Handcrafts

(File:Mercado_Square_from_Lacerda_Elevator_-_panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|Modelo Public Market.)The handcraft legacy of Bahia using only raw materials (straw, leather, clay, wood, seashells and beads), the most rudimentary crafts are reasonably inexpensive. Other pieces are created with the use of metals like gold, silver, copper and brass. The most sophisticated ones are ornamented with precious and semi-precious gems. The craftsmen and women generally choose religion as the main theme of their work.They portray the images of Catholic saints and Candomble deities on their pieces. The good luck charms such as the clenched fist, the four-leaf clover, the garlic and the famous Bonfim ribbons express the city's religious syncretism. Nature is also portrayed on these pieces, reflecting the local wildlife. Music appears in the atabaque drums, the rain sticks, the water drums and the famous berimbau, along with other typical instruments.Salvador Information {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128102447weblink |date=28 January 2012 }} {{in lang|en}}Salvador holds an international reputation as a city where musical instruments that produce unique sounds are made. These instruments are frequently used by world-famous artists in their recording sessions. The main handcrafts production in Salvador is located in Mercado Modelo, which is the biggest handcraft center in Latin America.WEB,weblink Model Market of Salvador, Portalmercadomodelo.com.br, 2010-04-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100507010909weblink">weblink 7 May 2010, dead, Pieces can also be purchased at Instituto de Artesanato de MauÃ¡ and at Instituto do PatrimÃ´nio ArtÃstico e Cultural (IPAC). These are organizations that promote typical art in Bahia.

Transportation

Airport

File:Salvador_aeroporto_vista_aÃ©rea.jpg|thumb|right|Deputado LuÃs Eduardo MagalhÃ£es International Airport (SSA) ]]Deputado LuÃs Eduardo MagalhÃ£es International Airport has an area of {{convert|6900|m2|0|abbr=out}} between sand dunes and native vegetation. It is {{convert|28|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Central Salvador, and the road to the airport has already become one of the city's main scenic attractions.WEB,weblink Aeroporto de Salvador, 1 January 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140517060000weblink">weblink dead, 2014-05-17, Salvador Air Force Base - BASV, a base of the Brazilian Air Force, is located in Salvador.

Port

File:Porto_de_Salvador_e_Bahia_Marina.jpg|alt=|thumb|Port of Salvador Port of SalvadorWith cargo volume that grows every year with the economic growth of the state, the Port of Salvador, located in the Bahia de Todos os Santos, is the port with the most movement of containers of the North/Northeast and the second-leading fruit exporter in Brazil.

Metro

File:EstaÃ§Ã£o RodoviÃ¡ria (metrÃ´) - 01.jpg|alt=|thumb|View of Salvador Metro Salvador MetroSalvador Metro System has been in operation since 2014. Its first stage was completed between Lapa and Acesso Norte stations and was later expanded to include new metro stations between Acesso Norte and PirajÃ¡. Together, these segments form Line 1 of the system. In 2018, the system had {{convert|32|km|mi|abbr=on}} and 20 stations and linked with the bus system.The main shareholders in Metro Salvador are the Spanish companies Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Dimetronic, and ICF. It is expected that Metro Salvador will invest US$150 million in rolling stock, signaling and telecommunications equipment. The contract covers the first {{convert|11.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} line from PirajÃ¡ to Lapa, which was originally due to open in 2003. The project is also financed by a US$150 million World Bank loan and contributions from the federal, Bahia state, and Salvador city governments.NEWS,weblink Salvador Metro, Find Articles, 2010-04-17, 2001,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20041119095737weblink">weblink 19 November 2004, live, (File:Viaduto LuÃs Eduardo MagalhÃ£es.jpg|thumb|LuÃs Eduardo MagalhÃ£es viaduct.)The creation of the system was one of the actions for urban mobility in preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The connection of Line 2 with Line 1 connects MagalhÃ£es International Airport to Downtown Salvador and the Fonte Nova Stadium. Line 2 also integrates RÃ³tula do Abacaxi and the neighboring beach city of Lauro de Freitas.WEB, nosso time,weblink 2014 FIFA World Cup, pt, Portal2014.org.br, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141006082237weblink">weblink 6 October 2014, dead,

Monorail

The two line SkyRail Bahia monorail network is due to open in 2022.WEB,weblink Salvador monorail construction starts, Railway Gazette, 4 March 2020, 13 March 2020,

Highways

The BR-101 and BR-116 federal highways cross Bahia from north to south, connecting Salvador to the rest of the country. At the Feira de Santana junction, take the BR-324 state highway. The capital of Bahia is served by several coach companies from almost every Brazilian state. BR-242, starting at SÃ£o Roque do ParaguaÃ§u (transversal direction), is linked to BR-116, bound to the middleâ€“west region. Among the state highways stands BA-099, which makes connection to the north coast and BA-001, which makes connection to the south of Bahia. Buses provide direct service to most major Brazilian cities, including Rio de Janeiro, SÃ£o Paulo, and BrasÃlia, as well as regional destinations. In 2007, the city had 586,951 vehicles, the largest number of the Northern and Northeastern Brazil.WEB,weblink Salvador City Hall â€“ Number of Vehicles, Sim.salvador.ba.gov.br, 2010-04-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080409180743weblink">weblink 9 April 2008, live, Salvador has 2,500 public buses, and 2 million people are transported every day.WEB,weblink Bus in Salvador, 12 June 2013, pt, Correio24horas.com.br, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130927121630weblink">weblink 27 September 2013, live, (File:RodoviÃ¡ria_de_Salvador_e_EstaÃ§Ã£o_RodoviÃ¡ria.jpg|thumb|Salvador Bus Station.)The bus station (rodoviÃ¡ria) is in Iguatemi, with direct buses to larger cities in the country and to many other destinations in the state. On the second floor are the counters for the different bus companies, and on the first floor is a small supermarket and a 24 h left luggage. Across the street is a large shopping center, Iguatemi, with a food court, connected by a pedestrian crossing.WEB,weblink Bus station â€“ Salvador, Virtualtourist.com, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130927213412weblink">weblink 27 September 2013, live, Four paved highways connect the city to the national highway system. Running north from the Farol (lighthouse) de ItapoÃ£ are hundreds of kilometres of beaches. The beaches are accessible by the BA-099 highway or (Line of Coconut and Green Line), a (toll) road, which is kept in excellent condition, running parallel to the coast, with access roads leading off to the coast itself. The road runs along dunes of snow-white sand, and the coast itself is an almost unbroken line of coconut palms. The communities along the coast range from fishing villages to Praia do Forte.{{Further|Ladeira da PreguiÃ§a}}

Public transportation statistics

The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Salvador, such as to and from work, on a weekday is 94 min, and 33% of public transit riders ride for more than 2 h every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 33 min, and 70% of riders wait for over 20 min on average every day. The average distance that people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 8 km, and 18% travel for over 12 km in a single trip.WEB,weblink Salvador Public Transportation Statistics, Global Public Transit Index by Moovit, 19 June 2017,weblink 1 September 2017, live, (File:CC-BY_icon.svg|50x50px) The material was copied from this source, which is available by a (creativecommons:by/4.0/|Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License).{{Clear|left}}

Neighborhoods

File:Praia_da_Barra_001.jpg|alt=|thumb|Barra neighborhood in South Zone]]Although the creation of Salvador was masterminded by the Kingdom of Portugal and its layout overseen by the Portuguese engineer LuÃs Dias (who was responsible for the city's original design), the continuous growth of the capital through the decades was completely spontaneous. {{Citation needed|date=March 2015}} The walls of the city-fortress could not hold the expansion of the city towards the Carmo and the area where now stands Castro Alves Square. At the time of its foundation, Salvador had only two squares and the first neighborhood ever built here was the Historic City Center. and Carmo came subsequently, created as a consequence of the growing need of space that the religious orders had. With the rapid expansion, the neighborhoods grew and many of them were clustered in the same area, so today there are not accurate records as to their exact number. For urban management purposes, the city is currently divided on 17 political-administrative zones. However, due to their very cultural relevance and to postal conveniences, the importance of the neighborhoods of Salvador remains intact.(File:Vista de Salvador da ponta da Barra.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Salvador|alt=)Salvador is divided into a number of distinct neighborhoods, which can be categorized by which geographic zone they are located in; West, South or East. The most well known districts, including , ComÃ©rcio, and Old Downtown, are all located in the West Zone. Barra, with its beaches and starting point to one of the city's Carnival circuits, is located in the South Zone. VitÃ³ria, a neighborhood with many high rise buildings, is located in South Zone. Campo Grande, with its Dois de Julho Square and the monument to Bahia's independence, is also located in the South Zone, as is GraÃ§a, an important residential area. Ondina, with Salvador's Zoobotanical Garden and the site where the Barra-Ondina Carnival circuit ends, the neighborhood is home of the Spanish Club, is also a neighborhood in the South Zone.Itaigara, Pituba, Horto Florestal, Caminho das Ãrvores, Loteamento AquÃ¡rius, Brotas, Stiep, Costa Azul, ArmaÃ§Ã£o, Jaguaribe and Stella Maris are the wealthiest communities of the city and are located in the East Zone. Rio Vermelho, a neighborhood with a rich architectural history and numerous restaurants and bars, is located in the South Zone. ItapoÃ£, known throughout Brazil as the home of Vinicius de Moraes and for being the setting of the song "Tarde em ItapoÃ£", is located in the East Zone.The Northwest area of the city along the Bay of All Saints, also known as Cidade Baixa ("Lower city"), contains the impoverished neighborhoods of Periperi, Paripe, Lobato, Liberdade, Nova EsperanÃ§a, and CalÃ§ada. The neighborhood of Liberdade has one of the largest proportions of Afro-Brazilians of Salvador and Brazil.WEB,weblink Liberdade Neighborhood, Smec.salvador.ba.gov.br, 2010-04-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090413121653weblink">weblink 13 April 2009,

Pelourinho

(File:Largo do Pelourinho - Salvador.JPG|thumb|View of Largo do Pelourinho)(File:Salvador-CCBY-2.jpg|thumb|Old houses in the historical center of Salvador.)The Historic Center of Salvador was designated in 1985 a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The city represents a fine example of Portuguese urbanism from the middle of the 16th century with its higher administrative town and its lower commercial town, and a large portion of the city has retained the old character of its streets and colourful houses.As the first capital of Portuguese America, Salvador cultivated slave labor and had its pillories ("") installed in open places like the Terreiro de Jesus and the squares know today as TomÃ© de Sousa and Castro Alves. The pillories were a symbol of authority and justice for some and of lashings and injustice for the majority.WEB, Projecto Brazil,weblink Projecto Brazil, Projectobrazil.blogspot.com, 2008-07-25, 2014-01-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081020162219weblink">weblink 20 October 2008, live, The one erected for a short time in what is now the Historical Center, and later moved to what is now the PraÃ§a da Piedade (Square of Piety), ended up lending its name to the historical and architectural complex of , part of the city's upper town.Since 1992, the neighborhood has been subject to a nearly US$100 million "restoration" that has led to the rebuilding of hundreds of buildings' faÃ§ades and the expulsion of the vast majority of the neighborhood's Afro-descendent population. This process has given rise to substantial political debate in the State of Bahia, since the Pelourinho's former residents have been for the most part excluded from the renovation's economic benefits (reaped by a few).BOOK, Revolt of the Saints: Memory and Redemption in the Twilight of Brazilian Racial Democracy, Collins, John, Duke University Press, 2015, 9780822353065, Durham, A major restoration effort resulted in making the area a tourist attraction.WEB,weblink New Pelourinho, Gosouthamerica.about.com, 2010-03-05, 2010-04-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090807072955weblink">weblink 7 August 2009, live, Salvador's considerable wealth and status during colonial times (as capital of the colony during 250 years and which gave rise to the Pelourinho) is reflected in the magnificence of its colonial palaces, churches and convents, most of them dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. These include:

Cathedral of Salvador: Former Jesuit church of the city, built in the second half of the 17th century. Fine example of Mannerist architecture and decoration.
Convent and Church of SÃ£o Francisco: Franciscan convent and church dating from the first half of the 18th century is another fine example of the Portuguese colonial architecture. The Baroque decoration of the church is among the finest in Brazil.
Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim: Rococo church with Neoclassical inner decoration. The image of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim is the most venerated in the city, and the Feast of Our Lord of Good Ending (Festa de Nosso Senhor do Bonfim) in January is the most important in the city after Carnival.
Mercado Modelo (Model Market): In 1861, at the CayrÃº Square, the Customs Building was constructed, with a rotunda (large circular room with a domed ceiling) at the back end, where ships anchored to unload their merchandise.
Lacerda Elevator (): Inaugurated in 1873, this elevator was planned and built by the businessman AntÃ´nio Francisco de Lacerda, The four elevator cages connect the {{convert|72|m|ft}} between the ThomÃ© de Souza Square in the upper city, and the Cayru Square in the lower city. In each run, which lasts for 22 seconds, the elevator transports 128 persons, 24 hours a day.

Sports

{{see also|Sports in Brazil|2014 FIFA World Cup}}(File:EstÃ¡dio Roberto Santos (2009).jpg|thumb|PituaÃ§u Stadium|alt=|left)Salvador provides visitors and residents with various sport activities. The EstÃ¡dio Fonte Nova, also known as EstÃ¡dio OctÃ¡vio Mangabeira is a football stadium inaugurated on 28 January 1951 in Salvador, Bahia, with a maximum capacity of 66,080 people. The stadium has now been replaced with a new stadium named Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova with a capacity of 56,000 people. This stadium hosted matches of 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the subsequent 2014 FIFA World Cup, as well as the football competition in the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium is owned by the Bahia government, and is the home ground of Esporte Clube Bahia. Its formal name honors OctÃ¡vio Cavalcanti Mangabeira, a civil engineer, journalist, and former Bahia state governor from 1947 to 1954. The stadium is nicknamed Fonte Nova, because it is located at Ladeira das Fontes das Pedras. The stadium was in 2007 closed due to an accident, and the E.C. Bahia home matches now happen in another stadium, in PituaÃ§u.Esporte Clube Bahia and Esporte Clube VitÃ³ria are Salvador's main football teams. Bahia has won 2 national titles, the TaÃ§a Brasil in 1959 and the Brazilian League in 1988, while VitÃ³ria was a runner up in the Brazilian league in 1993 and the Copa do Brasil in 2010. Smaller teams include EC Ypiranga with 10 titles of the Campeonato Baiano, Botafogo SC with 7, GalÃcia EC with 5, and AD LeÃ´nico with 2.(File:EstÃ¡dio Manoel Barradas VitÃ³ria.jpg|thumb|Manoel Barradas Stadium|alt=)During the last decades, volleyball has grown steadily in Salvador, especially after the gold medal won by Brazil in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} The most important tournaments in Bahia are the State Championship, the State League tournament and the Primavera Games, and the main teams are AssociaÃ§Ã£o AtlÃ©tica da Bahia, Bahiano de TÃªnis, and Clube the Regatas Itapagipe. There are also beach volleyball events. Salvador has housed many international tournaments. FederaÃ§Ã£o Bahina de Voleibol (the state league) can inform the schedule of tournaments. Bowling is practiced both by teenagers and adults in Salvador. Boliche do Aeroclube and Space Bowling are equipped with automatic lanes as well as a complete bar infrastructure.File:Arena_Fonte_Nova_External_View.jpg|thumb|alt=|left Bahia's basketball league exists since 1993 and has 57 teams. The sport is very popular in the city of Salvador, especially among students.WEB,weblink Basketball in Salvador, Asbacsalvador.com.br, 2010-04-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080925195558weblink">weblink 25 September 2008, live, There are several courts scattered across the city, where is possible to play for free, like the one located at Bahia Sol square, where people play.WEB,weblink Brazilian Federation of Basketball, Digidata.com.br, 2010-04-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110706152118weblink">weblink 6 July 2011, There are also several gymnasiums, in clubs like Bahiano de TÃªnis and AssociaÃ§Ã£o AtlÃ©tica and the Antonio Balbino Gymnasiums (popularly known as "Balbininho"), which is an arena that can hold up to 7,000 people.Todos os Santos Bay and Salvador's climatic conditions are ideal for competition and recreational sailing. The city is equipped with good infrastructure for practice of sailing, such as rental and sale of dock space, boat maintenance, restaurants, snack bar, convenience stores, nautical products stores, boat rental agencies, VHF and SSB communication systems, events, and total assistance to crews.WEB,weblink Salvador â€“ 2014 soccer World Cup Host City, en, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141006163918weblink">weblink 6 October 2014, The large number of sailing events organized by clubs and syndicates, like oceanic races and typical boats (wooden fishing boats and canoes) races, demonstrates the sport's growing force. Currently, Salvador has a national racing schedule with dozens of events, also receiving the Mini Transat 6.50 and Les Illes du Soleil races.Rowing boat races started in the city more than a hundred years ago.WEB,weblink Rowing boat in Salvador, Campos.rj.gov.br, 2010-04-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090111202838weblink">weblink 11 January 2009, It was originally practiced by young men from traditional families, who spent their summer vacations there. The sport is a leisure option in Cidade Baixa (the lower part of the city). Esporte Clube VitÃ³ria and Clube SÃ£o Salvador were the pioneers in the sport. Nowadays, these two entities and also Clube de Regatas Itapagipe lead the competitions that take place in the city. With the recent renovation of the Dique do TororÃ³ area, Salvador received new lanes for the practice of the sport.

Notable people

File:PopÃ³.png|thumb|PopÃ³, former professional boxer, World Champion in two weight classes.]]File:Cannes 2015 22.jpg|thumb|Supermodel Adriana Lima, Victoria's Secret Angel Victoria's Secret AngelFile:CSKA-Bavaria (6).jpg|thumb|Footballer Dante in the UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich in 2014]]

Acelino Freitas, boxer, 4-times World Champion.
Robson ConceiÃ§Ã£o 2016 Olympic gold medalist boxer.
Hebert ConceiÃ§Ã£o 2021 Olympic gold medalist boxer.
Beatriz Ferreira, boxer, World Champion and Olympic runner-up.
Lyoto Machida, mixed martial artist.
Tony Kanaan, race car driver.
Breno Correia, swimmer, World Champion and former World Record Holder.
Allan do Carmo, swimmer specialized in open water marathon.
Ana Marcela Cunha, swimmer specialized in open water marathon.
Ricardo Santos, beach volleyball player, Olympic champion.
Israel, basketball player, Pan American champion and World Championship medallist.
Patricia Medrado, tennis player, former top-10 in doubles and top-50 in singles.
Bebeto, football forward, 1994 World Cup champion.
Dante, professional soccer player.
Walace, football player.
Keno, football player.
Marcelo Oliveira, football player.
Edcarlos, football player.
Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira, writer, jurist and politician.
Carlinhos Brown, singer.
Dorival Caymmi, singer.
Gal Costa, singer.
Duda, footballer (Edmilton ConceiÃ§Ã£o dos Santos).
IrmÃ£ Dulce, Catholic nun.
Priscila Fantin, actress
Adriana Ferreyr, actress.
(:pt:Oscar Freire|Ã“scar Freire), physician and professor.
Marcelo Oliveira, football player.
Dias Gomes, playwright.
Adriana Lima, supermodel.
Manuel dos Reis Machado (Bimba), capoeira master.
AntÃ´nio Carlos MagalhÃ£es, politician.
GregÃ³rio de Mattos, poet.
Daniela Mercury, musician.
Edilson, football player.
Daniel Oliveira, rally driver.
Pitty, musician.
RobenÃlson de Jesus, boxer.
Lateef Crowder Dos Santos, Capoeira practitioner
Raul Seixas, musician.
Victor Colonese, swimmer specialized in open water marathon, Pan American Games medalist.
Hugo Viana (fighter) mixed martial artist in UFC
Martha Vasconcellos, Miss Bahia 1968, Miss Brazil 1968 and Miss Universe 1968.

International relations

Salvador's twin towns and sister cities are:WEB,weblink Mayor's International Council Sister Cities Program, Salvador, Bahia, 2008-08-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090715191940weblink">weblink 15 July 2009, {| class="wikitable" "text-align:left;font-size:100%;"| ! style="background:#39e; color:white; height:17px; width:120px;"| Country! ! style="background:#39e; color:white; width:140px;"| City! ! style="background:#39e; color:white; width:150px;"| State / Region! ! style="background:#39e; color:white; width:40px;"| Since style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|USA}} United States (File:Seal of Los Angeles, California.svg|25px) Los Angeles (File:Flag of California.svg|25px) California 1962 style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|POR}} Portugal (File:LSB.png|25px) Lisbon (File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px) Lisboa Region 1985WEB,weblink Lisboa â€“ GeminaÃ§Ãµes de Cidades e Vilas, 2013-08-23, AssociaÃ§Ã£o Nacional de MunicÃpios Portugueses [National Association of Portuguese Municipalities], pt, [Lisbon â€“ Twinning of Cities and Towns],weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150201175323weblink">weblink 1 February 2015, live, WEB,weblink Acordos de GeminaÃ§Ã£o, de CooperaÃ§Ã£o e/ou Amizade da Cidade de Lisboa, 2013-08-23, Camara Municipal de Lisboa, pt, [Lisbon â€“ Twinning Agreements, Cooperation and Friendship], dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131031202617weblink">weblink 31 October 2013, style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|POR}} Portugal (File:AGH.png|25px) Angra do HeroÃsmo (File:Flag of the Azores.svg|25px) Azores 1985 style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|POR}} Portugal (File:CSC.png|25px) Cascais (File:Flag of Portugal.svg|25px) Lisbon Region 1985 style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|BEN}} Benin (File:Flag of Benin.svg|25px) Cotonou (File:Flag of Benin.svg|25px) Littoral Department 1987 style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain (File:Escudo de Pontevedra.svg|25px) Pontevedra (File:Flag of Galicia.svg|25px) Galicia 1992 style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|CUB}} Cuba (File:Escudo de la Habana.svg|25px) Havana (File:Flag of Cuba.svg|25px) La Havana 1993 style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy Sciacca (File:Sicilian Flag.svg|25px) Sicily 2001 style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|PRC}} China (File:City seal of Harbin.png|25px) Harbin (File:Flag of China.svg|25px) Heilongjiang 2003 style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|USA}} United States (File:Escudo de Miami.svg|25px) Miami (File:Flag of Florida.svg|25px) Florida 2006WEB,weblink Miami and Salvador are Sister Cities, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120426052205weblink">weblink 26 April 2012, style="color:black; background:white;" {{flagicon|China}} China {{flagicon|China}} Chongqing {{flagicon|China}} Government of China 2011

Notes

References

Bibliography

{{citation |last=Bargellini |first=Piero |author2-last=Guarnieri |author2-first=Ennio |ref={{harvid|Bargellini & al.|1977}} |title=Le Strade di Firenze, Vol. II |location=Florence |publisher=Bonechi |date=1977 }}. {{in lang|it}}
{{citation |last=Coelho Filho |first=Luiz Walter |title=The Fortress of Salvador in Colonial Brazil |publisher=translated from the Portuguese by Catherine V. Howard for KBR |location=Petropolis |year=2015 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AV9NCwAAQBAJ |isbn=978-85-8180-325-8 }}.

Collins, John F. Revolt of the Saints: Memory and Redemption in the Twilight of Brazilian Racial Democracy. Durham: Duke University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-8223-5320-1}}.

EB9, cs2, Bahia (2.), 3, {{harvid, EB, 1878, |pages=239â€“240 }}
EB1911, cs2, Lamoureaux, Andrew Jackson, Bahia (city), 3, {{harvid, EB, 1911, |page=210 }}

Romo, Anadelia A. Selling Black Brazil: Race, Nation, and Visual Culture in Salvador, Bahia (University of Texas Press, 2022) online review

{{citation |last=Schwartz |first=Stuart B. |title=Sugar Plantations in the Formation of Brazilian Society: Bahia, 1550â€“1835 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=InAVH-gPgdkC |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=0-521-31399-6 |location=Cambridge |year=1985 }}.

WEB, Site Vagas em Salvador,weblink Emprego em Salvador,

External links

{{citation |url=http://archive.cyark.org/salvador-da-bahia-intro |title=Pelourinho of Salvador, Bahia, Digital Media Archive |access-date=10 October 2011 |archive-date=18 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118074409weblink |url-status=dead }}, creative commons-licensed images and data from a Federal University of Bahia/University of Ferrara/Leica Geosystems/CyArk research partnership
Explore the Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia in the UNESCO collection on Google Arts and Culture
{{citation |url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/219 |title=The City of Salvador |year=1671 }}, a map by Arnoldus Montanus {{in lang|en|la}}
{{osmrelation-inline}}

{{Navboxes25px){{nbsp}}Geographic locale|list = Lat. and Long. {{Coord|12|58|29.03|S|38|28|36.60|W|display=inline}}}}{{Capitals of Brazilian states}}{{Municipalities of Bahia}}{{Authority control}}

- content above as imported from Wikipedia
- "Salvador, Bahia" does not exist on GetWiki (yet)
- time: 2:22pm EDT - Wed, May 15 2024

[ this remote article is provided by Wikipedia ]

CONNECT