🇧🇷 Salvador, also known as São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, is the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognised throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a centre of Afro-Brazilian (negro) culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas and one of the first planned cities in the world, having been established during the Renaissance period. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé 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 levels – Upper Town (Cidade Alta) and Lower Town (Cidade Baixa) – on a steep escarpment, and later with the conception of valley avenues. With 692,818 square km 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 Pelourinho, is known for its Portuguese 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.
It is the most populous municipality in the Northeast, the third in Brazil (Brasília 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". This makes it the second most populous metropolitan area in the Northeast, seventh in Brazil, and one of the 120 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.
The economic centre 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), the 1989 Copa América, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and Group E of the women's football tournament in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
1Economy Throughout Brazilian history Salvador has played an important role. Because of its location on Brazil's north-eastern 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. 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.
With its beaches, humid tropical climate, numerous up-to-date shopping malls (The Shopping Iguatemi was the first shopping mall in Northeastern Brazil) and pleasant high-class residential areas, the city has much to offer its residents.
Economically Salvador is one of Brazil's more important cities. Since its founding the city has been one of Brazil's most prominent ports and international trading centers. Boasting a large oil refinery, a petrochemical plant and other important industries, the city has made great strides in reducing its historical dependence on agriculture for its prosperity.
Salvador is the second most popular tourism destination in Brazil, after Rio de Janeiro. 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, 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) 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 Camaçari, the new industry will result 3,500 direct jobs and 10,000 indirect jobs, the production of 100,000 vehicles by year. In December 2001, Monsanto Company inaugurated, at the Petrochemical Pole of Camaçari, 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 Camaçari 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.
1Salvador da Bahia is rated Sufficiency by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) which evaluates and ranks the relationships between world cities in the context of globalisation. Sufficiency level cities are cities that have a sufficient degree of services so as not to be overly dependent on world cities.
Salvador da Bahia was ranked #454 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Salvador da Bahia has a population of over 2,886,698 people. Salvador da Bahia also forms the centre of the wider Bahia state which has a population of over 14,930,634 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Salvador da Bahia has links with:
🇵🇹 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal 🇵🇹 Cascais, Portugal 🇨🇳 Chongqing, China 🇧🇯 Cotonou, Benin 🇨🇳 Harbin, China 🇨🇺 Havana, Cuba 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸 Miami, USA 🇪🇸 Pontevedra, Spain 🇮🇹 Sciacca, Italy🇧🇷 Santo Antônio de Jesus -12.97
🇧🇷 Salvador de Bahia -12.967
🇧🇷 Lauro de Freitas -12.893
🇧🇷 Simões Filho -12.785
🇧🇷 Lucas do Rio Verde -13.067
🇵🇪 Chincha Alta -13.45
🇧🇷 Salvador de Bahia -38.467
🇧🇷 Alagoinhas -38.417
🇧🇷 Simões Filho -38.405
🇧🇷 Lauro de Freitas -38.327
🇧🇷 Maranguape -38.683
🇧🇷 Feira de Santana -38.965
🇧🇷 Porto Seguro -39.065
🇧🇷 Santo Antônio de Jesus -39.263
Locations Near: Salvador da Bahia -38.5126,-12.9706
🇧🇷 Salvador -38.512,-12.974 d: 0.4
🇧🇷 Salvador de Bahia -38.467,-12.967 d: 5
🇧🇷 Lauro de Freitas -38.327,-12.893 d: 21.9
🇧🇷 Simões Filho -38.405,-12.785 d: 23.7
🇧🇷 Candeias -38.487,-12.656 d: 35.1
🇧🇷 Camaçari -38.323,-12.694 d: 37
🇧🇷 Catu -38.367,-12.333 d: 72.6
🇧🇷 Valença -39.069,-13.37 d: 74.8
🇧🇷 Santo Antônio de Jesus -39.263,-12.97 d: 81.3
🇧🇷 Alagoinhas -38.417,-12.133 d: 93.7
Antipodal to: Salvador da Bahia 141.487,12.971
🇬🇺 Hagåtña 144.746,13.467 d: 19658.1
🇬🇺 Tamuning 144.767,13.483 d: 19655.5
🇬🇺 Dededo 144.836,13.515 d: 19647.6
🇲🇵 Saipan 145.753,15.189 d: 19493.1
🇵🇼 Ngerulmud 134.627,7.487 d: 19048.2
🇮🇩 Jayapura 140.72,-2.529 d: 18289.6
🇮🇩 Manokwari 134.083,-0.867 d: 18273.1
🇵🇭 Siargao 126.067,9.905 d: 18300.7