Bahia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
State of Bahia
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| Motto(s):
"Per ardua surgo"
(Pela dificuldade venço) |
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Location of State of Bahia in Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Capital and largest city | Salvador | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 567,295 km2 (219,034 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 5th | ||
| Population
(2010 census)
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| • Total | 14,016,906 | ||
| • Rank | 4th | ||
| • Density | 24.708319/km2 (63.99425/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 12th | ||
| Demonym(s) | Baiano | ||
| GDP | |||
| • Year | 2006 estimate | ||
| • Total | R$ 137,075,000,000 (6th) | ||
| • Per capita | R$ 9,779.26 (19th) | ||
| HDI | |||
| • Year | 2005 | ||
| • Category | 3.913 <very high> | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) | ||
| Postal code |
40000-000 to 48990-000
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| ISO 3166 code | BR-BA | ||
| Website | bahia.ba.gov.br | ||
Bahia is a state in the northeast area of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
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Geography
The capital city of Bahia is Salvador. Other cities where many people live are Feira de Santana, Vitória da Conquista, Itabuna, Ilhéus, and Juazeiro. Almost all of Bahia is 200 m above the sea level. The São Francisco River is the longest river in Bahia. Salvador was the capital of Brazil from 1549 until 1763.
Economy
Bahia is the sixth richest Brazilian state. The economy of Bahia is based on industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, tourism, mining and services.
Culture
Bahia is said to have the greatest and most African influence, in terms of culture and customs, in Brazil. Some of these are the martial art of capoeira and African-derived music such as samba, afoxé, and axé.
Acarajé is a popular street food. It is one of the symbols of the culture of Bahia.
| States of Brazil |  |
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| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins | |
| Federal District: Brazilian Federal District | |
Images for kids
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Fumaça Waterfall.
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Colonial Portuguese architecture in Pelourinho, Salvador
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View of Salvador.
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View of Morro de São Paulo.
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Arraial D'Ajuda coast in Porto Seguro
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Chapada Diamantina National Park.
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Historic Centre of Salvador.
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São Marcelo Fort, in the capital of the state.
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Beach in Itacaré.
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Itaparica Island.
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Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Bahia.
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People in Bonfim Church. Religion in Bahia is a syncretic mix of European Catholicism and African religions.
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Cotton in Luís Eduardo Magalhães
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Cocoa in Ilhéus
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Coconut production
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Sugarcane in Bahia
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Soy plantation in Barreiras
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Pineapples plantation
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Goats in Araci
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Alstom factory in Camaçari
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Hydrogen Unit at the Camaçari Petrochemical Complex
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Hydroelectric power plant in Sobradinho.
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Airport of Ilhéus.
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Hydroelectric plant of Paulo Afonso
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Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA).
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BR-101 highway in Bahia
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Port of Salvador
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Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador.
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See also
In Spanish: Estado de Bahía para niños
