Bahia (bra)

Bahia

Bahia ranks 2,965th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Liestal, Carshalton, and Zibo. Memorable people born in Bahia include Ademir Santos, Etto, and Fernando Almeida de Oliveira. Memorable people who died in Bahia include António Vieira. Bahia has been the birth place of many soccer players and the death place of many writers. Bahia is located in Brazil.

Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador, on a spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic. Once a stronghold of supporters of direct rule of Brazil by the Portuguese monarchy, and dominated by agricultural, slaving, and ranching interests, Bahia is now a predominantly working-class industrial and agricultural state. The state is home to 7% of the Brazilian population and produces 4.2% of the country's GDP. Read more on Wikipedia