Salvador

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Salvador, meaning "salvation" in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to:

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dias Gomes

Brazilian playwright (1922–1999)

Duda Mendonça

Brazilian advertising professional

M

Mãe Menininha do Gantois

Brazilian spiritual leader

Victor

Brazilian association football player, born 1989

Marcelo Odebrecht

Brazilian businessman

Robenílson Vieira

Brazilian boxer

Robson Conceição

Brazilian boxer

M

Milton Gomes

Brazilian composer (1916-1974)

E

Everaldo Barbosa

Brazilian footballer and manager

Y

Yrius Carboni

Brazilian footballer

Custódio José de Melo

military and politician, admiral of the Brazilian Navy and federal deputy for the State of Bahia (1840–1902)

Jean Carlos

Brazilian footballer

Evanildo Borges Barbosa Júnior

Brazilian footballer

V

Victor Araujo

American soccer player

P

Paulo Chagas

Brazilian composer

P

Paulão Moreira

Brazilian beach volleyball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bahia

• Simões Filho
  14.5 mi away · pop. 114,559
• Mar Grande
  14.9 mi away
• Menino Jesus
  18.7 mi away
• Jauá
  20.1 mi away
• Salinas da Margarida
  20.2 mi away · pop. 14,987
• Mataripe
  20.4 mi away
• Cacha Pregos
  22.9 mi away
• Monte Recôncavo
  25.3 mi away
• São Roque do Paraguaçu
  26.2 mi away
• Lamarão do Passé
  27.2 mi away
• Acupe
  28.5 mi away
• Amado Bahia
  31.1 mi away

Browse all places in Bahia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Salvador

Pelourinho, centro histórico de Salvador, Bahia

Nelson Cerqueira · 1995

Centro histórico de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

Pedro Moacir Maia · 2000

The Development of Yoruba Candomble Communities in Salvador, Bahia, 1835-1986

M. Alonso · 2014

Encontro de Nações-de-Candomblé

Encontro de Nações-de-Candomblé (1981 Salvador, Brazil) · 1984

Journey to Salvador Bahia

Ruckman · 2017

Monumentos do Município do Salvador, Bahia

Paulo Ormindo D. de Azevedo · 1975

GREATER THAN A TOURIST- SALVADOR BAHIA BRAZIL

Nadine Carneiro · 2019

Estudo condições de vida das trabalhadoras domésticas na cidade de Salvador-Bahia, Brasil

2004

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Seen 2026-10-03

Julia Heliconian

Dryas iulia

Seen 2026-10-02

Polymnia Tigerwing

Mechanitis polymnia

Seen 2026-10-02

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Seen 2026-10-02

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

Seen 2026-10-01

Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

Seen 2026-10-01

Common Squirrel-Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

Seen 2026-10-01

Tropical Mockingbird

Mimus gilvus

Seen 2026-09-29

Shell ginger

Alpinia zerumbet

Seen 2026-09-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers