Bahia is one of the 26
states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the
Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after
São Paulo,
Minas Gerais and
Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size. It is also the most important state, in terms of history and culture, in Brazil's
Northeast Region. Bahia's capital is the city of
Salvador, or more properly, São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, that is located at the junction of the
Atlantic Ocean and the
Bay of All Saints.
Pronunciation (the H is not pronounced, and the stress is on the second syllable). The name is an archaic spelling of the Portuguese word meaning "bay" and comes from "a baía de Todos os Santos" (All Saints' Bay), first seen by European sailors on November 1 1501, All Saints' Day.
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