Grande Salvador
Grande Salvador is in northern coast of the state of Bahia in Brazil.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Salvador and Santo Antônio de Jesus.
Salvador
Salvador is the capital of the state of Bahia, Brazil. With a charming Old Town, a vibrant musical scene and popular Carnaval celebrations, it is considered one of the birthplaces of Brazilian culture.
Santo Antônio de Jesus
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Santo Antônio de Jesus is a city of 103,000 people in Grande Salvador. It is considered the capital of the Recôncavo Baiano, due to its importance as the largest commercial, industrial, educational, health and service center in the entire region.
Cachoeira
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Cachoeira is an inland municipality of Bahia, Brazil, on the Paraguaçu River. The town exports sugar, cotton, and tobacco and is a thriving commercial and industrial centre.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Itaparica and Praia do Forte.
Itaparica
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Itaparica is an island in All Saint's Bay, about 10 km from the city of Salvador in Brazil. Itaparica has 40 km of beaches and exuberant tropical vegetation.
Praia do Forte
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Praia do Forte is a beach and a coastal village in the Brazilian state of Bahia, 82 km north of Salvador. Despite being overpriced and tourist-oriented without any disguise, it is probably one of the most beautiful and pleasant spots of the Northeast of the country, and a good way to relax from the noise and crowds of Salvador.
Grande Salvador
- Type: Region with 4,210,000 residents
- Description: mesoregion in Bahia, Brazil
- Also known as: “Metropolitan Mesoregion of Salvador”, “Metropolitana de Salvador”, and “Metropolitana De Salvador”
- Neighbors: Bahia Interior, Central South, and South
- Category: mesoregion of Brazil
- Location: Bahia, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Grande Salvador” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սալվադորի մարզ”
- Chinese: “Metropolitana de Salvador Tiong-khu”
- Dutch: “Mesoregio Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Dutch: “Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Esperanto: “Metropola areo de Salvadoro”
- Esperanto: “Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Finnish: “Salvadorin metropolialue”
- French: “Mesoregion metropolitaine de Salvador”
- French: “Mésorégion métropolitaine de Salvador”
- German: “Metropolregion Salvador”
- Italian: “metropolitana de Salvador”
- Italian: “Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Metropolitana de Salvador Tiong-khu”
- Polish: “Mezoregion Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Portuguese: “Grande Salvador”
- Portuguese: “Mesorregião Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Portuguese: “Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Russian: “Агломерация Салвадор”
- Russian: “Салвадор”
- Spanish: “Mesorregiao Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Spanish: “Mesorregião Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Spanish: “Mesorregion Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Spanish: “Mesorregión Metropolitana de Salvador”
- Ukrainian: “Салвадор”
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