Salvador
in Salvador of Estado de Bahia, Brazil

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-12.971 and -38.511 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -12° 58' 15" and W -38° 30' 38"
Currency and Currency Code:
Real - BRL
Spoken languages:
Portuguese, Spanish, English, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:52 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Bahia
UTC/GMT offset: -3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:41 am and 5:22 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
13.298 and 144.663 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Umatac Village
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Brazil in South America

Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Brazil.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Brazil. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Discover Salvador

Salvador in Salvador (Estado de Bahia) with it's 2,711,840 citizens is a place in Brazil about 659 mi (or 1,061 km) east of Brasilia, the country's capital city.

Current time in Salvador is now 02:52 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Bahia with an UTC offset of -3 hours. We know of 8 airports near Salvador. The closest airport in Brazil is Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 22 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cachoeira, Aracaju, Santa Cruz Cabralia, Maceio and Tamandare. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 82 °F

Morning Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 83 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Chance of rainfall 6%
Air Humidity 74%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 8% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

28°C (82 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

29°C (83 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

28°C (82 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Fera Palace

Address
0,4 mi
Rua Chile 20
40.020-0 Salvador
Brazil

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


A Casa das Portas Velhas

Address
0,2 mi
Rua da Palma, 6
40040-170 Salvador
Brazil

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 23:00


Hotel Villa Bahia

Address
0,2 mi
Largo do Cruzeiro de Sao Francisco
40020-28 Salvador
Brazil

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Casa do Amarelindo

Address
0,1 mi
Rua Das Portas Do Carmo 6
40026-29 Salvador
Brazil

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Pestana Convento do Carmo Hotel Historico

Address
0,3 mi
Rua do Carmo, 01
40301-330 Salvador
Brazil

Time Information

Checkout: 23:59 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Pousada des Arts

Address
0,4 mi
Rua Direita De Santo Antonio 90
40301-28 Salvador
Brazil

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Pousada da Mangueira

Address
0,3 mi
Rua Ladeira da Saúde, 9
40040640 Salvador
Brazil

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Cruz do Pascoal

Address
0,4 mi
Rua dos Marchantes, 05
40301430 Salvador
Brazil

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Irawo Hotel - Hostel

Address
0,2 mi
Rua das Portas do Carmo, 13
40026290 Salvador
Brazil

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Pousada Casa Vila Bela

Address
0,3 mi
Rua do Carmo 64 - Santo Antônio
40030-13 Salvador
Brazil

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Brazil Carnival in Salvador, Bahia - Wildest Carnival in Brazil

Published: April 13, 2012
Length: 33:50 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: toursgonewild

http://www.toursgonewild.com/brazil-carnival-packages.html Brazil Carnival is one of the greatest parties in the world. This video was taken during Brazilian Carnival 2012 in Salvador, Bahia....


Um dia no Pelourinho - Salvador / Bahia

Published: March 26, 2013
Length: 50:27 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Tatiane Howling

Estavamos conheçendo o pelourinho, pela primeira vez e esse simpático rapaz, veio nos vender colares e apresentar um pouco da história do pelourinho.


Metrô de Salvador - Edital de Abertura e projeto de construção

Published: September 18, 2013
Length: 19:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Metrô de Salvador

Metrô de Salvador, Bahia - Edital de Abertura e projeto de construção.


Metrô de Salvador - Conheça todo o sistema metroviario e urbano de Salvador ( projeto )

Published: October 17, 2013
Length: 19:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Metrô de Salvador

Metrô de Salvador, Bahia - Vídeo de mobilidade urbana incluindo transporte metroviário e terrestre de Salvador.


Timbalada - Mimar você - Carnaval de Salvador 2013

Published: October 24, 2013
Length: 11:35 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Power Vídeo


Animação sobre as obras de mobilidade urbana em Salvador

Published: October 23, 2013
Length: 35:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Secom Bahia


Chiclete com Banana e Preta Gil - Amor perfeito - Carnaval de Salvador 2015

Published: February 16, 2015
Length: 24:45 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Power Vídeo

Música composta por Robson Jorge e Lincoln Olivetti, é recorrente em todos os anos do Carnaval de Salvador.


BRT da Prefeitura de Salvador vai reduzir para 16 minutos trajeto de ônibus Lapa-Iguatemi

Published: November 13, 2013
Length: 41:14 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: TV do Servidor Público

Todas as notícias você confere na TV do Servidor Público - www.tvdoservidorpublico.com -


Olodum agita foliões - Carnaval de Salvador 2015

Published: February 20, 2015
Length: 05:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Power Vídeo

Olodum executou um dos seus clássicos na apresentação deste domingo no circuito Barra-Ondina, em Salvador.


Jorge e Mateus - Nocaute - Carnaval de Salvador 2015

Published: February 17, 2015
Length: 00:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Power Vídeo

Adaptação da música sertaneja para o Carnaval da Bahia, fez sucesso entre os foliões em Salvador.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Estádio Fonte Nova

The Estádio Fonte Nova, also known as Estádio Octávio Mangabeira, was a football stadium inaugurated on January 28, 1951 in Salvador, Bahia, with a maximum capacity of 66,080 people. The stadium was owned by the Bahia government, and was the home ground of Esporte Clube Bahia and Esporte Clube Vitória. Its formal name honors Octávio Cavalcanti Mangabeira, a civil engineer, journalist, and former Bahia state governor from 1947 to 1954.

Located at -12.9788, -38.5042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Salvador, Bahia, Defunct football venues in Brazil, Esporte Clube Bahia, Copa América stadiums, Sports venues in Bahia

Federal University of Bahia

The Universidade Federal da Bahia (Federal University of Bahia, or UFBA) is a public university located mainly in the city of Salvador. It is the largest university of the state of Bahia. Students can study there without paying tuition fees, as it is a public university. To join the university they must pass an annual examination, known as the "vestibular".

Located at -12.9936, -38.5203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1946, Universities in Bahia, Science and technology in Brazil, Universities in Brazil, Buildings and structures in Salvador, Bahia

Arena Fonte Nova

The Arena Fonte Nova officially Arena Professor Octávio Mangabeira is a project for a new football-only stadium for the 2014 World Cup. The stadium is located in Salvador, Bahia and it has a maximum capacity of 56,500 people. The stadium will be built in place of the older Estádio Fonte Nova. An architects group of Brunswick, Germany, which also redesigned the old Hanover stadium into a modern arena for the 2006 World Cup has been selected after bidding.

Located at -12.9786, -38.5042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Brazil, Buildings and structures in Salvador, Bahia, 2016 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic football venues, 2014 FIFA World Cup stadiums, Sports venues completed in 2012, Sports venues in Bahia

TV Itapoan

TV Itapoan (now known as TV Record Bahia since June 4, 2011) is a brazilian broadcast television in Salvador, Bahia. It was created in November 19, 1960. It belongs to Rede Record and minority interests.

Located at -12.9964, -38.5061 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Rede Record affiliates, Television channels and stations established in 1960

Vitória (neighborhood)

Vitória is a neighborhood located in the southern zone of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is made by the so-called Corridor of Victory, in addition to the Victoria Square (near the church, with a bust in honor of the governor Rodrigues Lima) and adjacent streets. Neighboring neighborhoods are Barra, Graça, Campo Grande and Canela.

Located at -12.9963, -38.5274 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighbourhoods in Salvador, Bahia

Historic Centre (Salvador, Bahia)

The Historic Centre (known in Portuguese as The Pelourinho) is a historic neighborhood located in the western zone of Salvador, Bahia. It was the city's center during the Portuguese Colonial Period, and was named for the whipping post in its central plaza where African slaves received punishment for various infractions, as well as for disciplinary purposes.

Located at -12.9719, -38.5081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighbourhoods in Salvador, Bahia, Historic centres, World Heritage Sites in Brazil, Visitor attractions in Bahia

Port of Salvador

The Port of Salvador is a seaport located in All Saints Bay in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is connected to Downtown Salvador by Historic Center. The port is located in Lower City region of Salvador. Lying at the tip of a peninsula separating Todos os Santos Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. CODEBA was established to manage and distribute cargoes throughout the State of Bahia.

Located at -12.9586, -38.5075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Salvador, Bahia, Ports and harbours of Brazil, Transport in Bahia

Recapture of Bahia

The recapture of Bahia (also known as Jornada del Brasil in Spanish, or Jornada dos Vassalos in Portuguese) was a Spanish-Portuguese military expedition in 1625 to retake the city of Salvador da Bahia in Brazil from the forces of the Dutch West India Company (WIC). In May 1624, Dutch WIC forces under Jacob Willekens captured Salvador Bahia from the Portuguese. Philip IV, king of Spain and Portugal, ordered the assembly of a Spanish-Portuguese fleet with the objective of recovering the city.

Located at -12.9667, -38.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Conflicts in 1625, Battles of the Eighty Years' War, Battles of the Dutch–Portuguese War, Battles involving the Netherlands, Battles involving Spain, Battles involving Portugal, 1620s in South America, History of Bahia

Districts of the same city

These districts belong to Salvador.

Other districts

These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Salvador.

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Salvador.

capture of the webcam Barra: Avenida Sete de Setembro, nº 3691

Barra: Avenida Sete de Setembro, nº 3691, Barra (source)

capture of the webcam Salvador: Praça da Sé, nº

Salvador: Praça da Sé, nº, Salvador (source)

capture of the webcam Salvador: Monumento Cruz do Pascoal

Salvador: Monumento Cruz do Pascoal, Salvador (source)

capture of the webcam Tororo: Igreja Nossa Senhora das Palmas

Tororo: Igreja Nossa Senhora das Palmas, Tororo (source)

capture of the webcam Bay of All Saints: Bar de Todos os Santos

Bay of All Saints: Bar de Todos os Santos, Bay of All Saints (source)

capture of the webcam Barra: Rua Miguel Burnier

Barra: Rua Miguel Burnier, Barra (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
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