Salvador, Bahia
Salvador (Portuguese pronunciation: , Saviour; historic name: São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, in Scots: Ceety o the Holy Saviour o the Bay o aw Saunts) is the lairgest ceety on the northeast coast o Brazil an the caipital o the Northeastern Brazilian state o Bahia.
Salvador is ent as Brazil's caipital o happiness due tae its easygoin population an coontless popular ootdoor pairties an aw, includin its street carnival.
Salvador | |
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Municipality | |
| O Municipio do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos The Municipality of Saunt Savior o the Bay o aw Saunts | |
 Banner | |
| Eik-name(s): Capital da Alegria (Caipital o happiness), Roma Negra (Black Roum) an Bahia Judia (Jewish Bay). | |
| Motto(s): Sic illa ad arcam reversa est (An thus the dove returned tae the ark) | |
 Location o Salvador in the State o Bahia | |
  Salvador Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 12°58′29″S 38°28′36″W / 12.97472°S 38.47667°W 38°28′36″W / 12.97472°S 38.47667°W | |
| Kintra |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Bahia |
| Foondit | 29 Mairch 1549 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | João Henrique Carneiro (PMDB) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 706 km2 (273 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Municipality | 2,676,606 (3rd) |
| • Density | 10176.6/km2 (26,357/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,574,804 (7t) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Postal Code | 40000-000 |
| Area code(s) | +55 71 |
| Website | Salvador, Bahia |
The first colonial caipital o Brazil, the ceety is ane o the auldest in the Americas. For a lang time, it wis simply kent as Bahia, an appears unner that name (or as Salvador da Bahia, Salvador o Bahia sae as tae differentiate it frae ither Brazilian ceeties o the same name) on mony maps an beuks frae afore the mid-20t century. Salvador is the third maist populous Brazilian ceety, efter São Paulo an Rio de Janeiro. The metropolitan aurie o the ceety, wi 3.5 million o fowk, housomeibver, is the seivent maist populous Brazilian urban agglomeration, efter the urban auries o Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Recife an Fortaleza, an the third in Brazilian Northeast Region.
Sister ceeties
Salvador's sister ceeties are:
| Kintra | Ceety | State / Region | Syne |
|---|---|---|---|
 Unitit States |  Los Angeles |  Californie | 1962 |
 Portugal |  Lisbon |  Lisboa Region | 1985 |
| Portugal | .png) Angra do Heroísmo |  Azores | 1985 |
| Portugal |  Cascais | Lisboa Region | 1985 |
 Benin |  Cotonou | Littoral Depairtment | 1987 |
 Spain |  Pontevedra |  Galicie | 1992 |
 Cuba |  Havana |  La Havana | 1993 |
 Italy | Sciacca |  Sicily | 2001 |
 Cheenae |  Harbin |  Heilongjiang | 2003 |
| Unitit States |  Miami |  Florida | 2006 |
References
Freemit airtins
- Pelourinho of Salvador, Bahia Digital Media Archive Archived 2011-11-18 at the Wayback Machine (creative commons-licensed photos, laser scans, panoramas), data frae a Federal University of Bahia/University of Ferrara/Leica Geosystems/CyArk research partnership
- (in Portuguese) Ceety wabsteid Archived 2014-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Salvador Bahia Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
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