Salvador, Bahia (bra)

Salvador, Bahia

Salvador, Bahia ranks 178th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bordeaux, Brisbane, and Sapporo. Memorable people born in Salvador, Bahia include Bebeto, Gilberto Gil, and Astrud Gilberto. Memorable people who died in Salvador, Bahia include Jorge Amado, Aymoré Moreira, and Maria Quitéria. Salvador, Bahia has been the birth place of many soccer players and singers and the death place of many soccer players and writers. Salvador, Bahia is located in Brazil.

Salvador is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music, and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas and one of the first planned cities in the world, having been established during the Renaissance period. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Read more on Wikipedia