34 Facts About Salvador Bahia

Salvador, known as Sao Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia.

Economic center of the state, Salvador Bahia is a port city, administrative and tourist center.

Salvador Bahia lived among the Tupinamba, marrying Guaibimpara and others.

Salvador Bahia was long divided into an upper and a lower city, divided by a sharp escarpment some 85 meters high.

In 2010, the city of Salvador Bahia was the third-most populous city in Brazil, after Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

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Salvador Bahia's population is the result of 500 years of interracial marriage.

In Salvador Bahia, 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.

Salvador Bahia was the seat of the first bishopric in colonial Brazil, and the first bishop, Pero Fernandes Sardinha, arrived already in 1552.

Salvador Bahia remained the preeminent city in Brazil until 1763 when it was replaced as the national capital by Rio de Janeiro.

Salvador Bahia is the second most popular tourism destination in Brazil, after Rio de Janeiro.

Salvador Bahia started the civil works for the new plant in January 2000.

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.

Salvador Bahia was a monarchy stronghold during the movement for Brazilian independence and was the last to join the new Empire of Brazil.

Salvador Bahia coastline is one of the longest for cities in Brazil.

Salvador Bahia has four parks, green areas protected, as Jardim dos Namorados Park, Costa Azul Park, Park of the city, Park of Pituacu.

Salvador Bahia is one of the most crime-ridden cities in the country.

Salvador Bahia became the most important Baroque poet in colonial Brazil for his religious and satirical works.

The capoeira appeared in Quilombo dos Palmares, located in the Captaincy of Pernambuco, and Salvador Bahia is considered the home of modern capoeira branches.

From Museu de Arte da Salvador Bahia, which is the oldest in the State, to Museu Nautico, the newest, the first capital of Brazil displays unique elements of history.

Museu de Arte da Salvador Bahia has paintings, Chinese porcelain, furniture and sacred images from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Museum of Modern Art of Salvador Bahia, established in 1960, is located at a historic site on the Bay of All Saints, Solar da Uniao.

Streets of Salvador Bahia are decorated with numerous murals and sculptures, many of which have been produced by the resident artist Bel Borba, a native of the city.

Handcraft legacy of Salvador Bahia using only raw materials, the most rudimentary crafts are reasonably inexpensive.

Salvador Bahia holds an international reputation as a city where musical instruments that produce unique sounds are made.

The main handcrafts production in Salvador Bahia is located in Mercado Modelo, which is the biggest handcraft center in Latin America.

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Main shareholders in Metro Salvador Bahia are the Spanish companies Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Dimetronic, and ICF.

The capital of Salvador Bahia is served by several coach companies from almost every Brazilian state.

At the time of its foundation, Salvador Bahia had only two squares and the first neighborhood ever built here was the Historic City Center.

Salvador Bahia is divided into a number of distinct neighborhoods, which can be categorized by which geographic zone they are located in; West, South or East.

Campo Grande, with its Dois de Julho Square and the monument to Salvador Bahia's independence, is located in the South Zone, as is Graca, an important residential area.

Ondina, with Salvador Bahia's Zoobotanical Garden and the site where the Barra-Ondina Carnival circuit ends, the neighborhood is home of the Spanish Club, is a neighborhood in the South Zone.

Salvador Bahia has won 2 national titles, the Taca Brasil in 1959 and the Brazilian League in 1988, while Vitoria was a runner up in the Brazilian league in 1993 and the Copa do Brasil in 2010.

Salvador Bahia has two large green areas for the practice of golf.

Currently, Salvador Bahia has a national racing schedule with dozens of events, receiving the Mini Transat 6.