Short tour of Bahia

Short tour of Bahia

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Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador, or more properly, São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, and is located at the junction of the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of All Saints, first seen by European sailors in 1501. The name "bahia" is an archaic spelling of the Portuguese word baía, meaning "bay".

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Salvador

Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia.

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Historic Centre of Salvador

The Historic Centre (known in Brazilian Portuguese as The Pelourinho) is a historic neighborhood located in the western zone of Salvador. Pelourinho has a place on the national historic register and was named a world cultural centery by UNESCO in 1985.

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Chapada Diamantina National Park

The Chapada Diamantina National Park is a 1,520 km² national park in the Chapada Diamantina region of the State of Bahia. Chapada is a Brazilian word that means a region of steep cliffs, usually at the edge of a plateau. Diamantina refers to the diamonds found there in the mid-19th century.

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Man Carries Items before Ruined Facade

According to the IBGE of 2008, there are 14,561,000 people residing in the state. The population density was 24.93 inhabitants per square kilometre.

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Street Scene in Cachoeira

Cachoeira (Portuguese, meaning the waterfall), is an inland town of Bahia, Brazil, on the Paraguaçu River.

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Tinharé Island

The best (and only) abundant form of transport on the Island is your feet.

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Tourist Center

Bahia is the most important tourist center in the Northeast and the 2nd in the country. The tourist product in Bahia, 50% of its global flow centered in Salvador, unites in a same space the characteristics of a natural landscape and a unique culture in the country.