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Salvador, Brazil Salvador, Brazil Skyline of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, with tall buildings along the coastline and boats in the blue waters of Todos os Santos Bay. Salvador, Brazil Todos os Santos Bay former home of Brazilian writer Jorge Amado Salvador from Baía de Todos os Santos (All Saints Bay), Brazil Capoeira dancers in yellow pants perform acrobatic movements in a plaza, with musicians playing instruments, in front of a historic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Todos os Santos Bay Map of Brazil showing population density by region, with darker shades of orange and red indicating higher densities concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts. Major cities such as Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, and Porto Alegre are marked, with the sparsely populated Amazon region in the north and west shown in light colors.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: BBC - Travel - Brazil's unsung 'capital of happiness'. Apr 24, 2026
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia. Mar 22, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC - Travel - Brazil's unsung 'capital of happiness'. Feb 02, 2024
Links added. Aug 03, 2023
Media added. Jul 09, 2015
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Salvador, Brazil. May 04, 2014
Article revised and updated. Apr 05, 2013
Media added. Apr 05, 2013
Media added. Apr 05, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Salvador. Jul 30, 2008
Population data updated. Jun 08, 2007
Article revised. Dec 10, 2004
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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