Bahia - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
State of Bahia | |
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Motto(s): "Per ardua surgo" (Pela dificuldade venço) | |
![]() Location of State of Bahia in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 12°59′S 38°31′W / 12.983°S 38.517°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital and largest city | Salvador |
Government | |
• Governor | Jaques Wagner |
• Vice Governor | Edmundo Pereira Santos |
Area | |
• Total | 567,295 km2 (219,034 sq mi) |
• Rank | 5th |
Population (2010 census)[1] | |
• Total | 14,016,906 |
• Rank | 4th |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
• Rank | 12th |
Demonym | 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 |
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.
Geography
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]Bahia is the sixth richest Brazilian state. The economy of Bahia is based on industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, tourism, mining and services.
Culture
[change | change source]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.
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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: Distrito Federal |