Salvador: facts

At a glance

• Country: Brazil
• Region: Bahia
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 2,711,840
• Coordinates: 12.9756° S, 38.4910° W
• Time zone: America/Bahia (UTC-03:00)
• Currency: Real (BRL)
• Distance to the capital, Brasilia: 1,063 km (661 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA): 20 km (12 mi), straight line
• Valença Airport (VAL): 65 km (40 mi), straight line
• Bahia - Jorge Amado Airport (IOS): 213 km (132 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Lauro de Freitas: 20 km (12 mi)
• Itaparica: 23 km (14 mi)
• Simoes Filho: 23 km (14 mi)
• Madre de Deus: 30 km (18 mi)
• Candeias: 35 km (22 mi)

Events

• Carnaval: February 2027