Salvadoralso called São Salvador, or Bahiacity, major port, and
capital (since 1889) of Bahia estado (state), northeastern
Brazil. The It is the country’s third largest city, it .
Salvador is situated at the southern tip of a picturesque and ,
bluff-formed peninsula that separates Todos os Santos (All
Saints) Bay, a deep natural harbour, from the Atlantic Ocean.
The city has a hot tropical climate, with a cooler rainy season
during the winter months (June–August); ocean breezes,
especially on the Atlantic side, tend to moderate temperatures.
Pop. (2005 est.) city, 2,672,500; metro. area, 3,  One of the
country’s oldest cities, Salvador was founded in 1549 as the
capital of the Portuguese colony of Brazil by Tomé de Sousa, the
first governor-general. As the entrepôt of the thriving sugar
trade that developed along the bay shores, the city soon became
a tempting prize for pirates and enemies of Portugal. It was
captured by Dutch forces in 1624 but was retaken the following
year. It remained under Portuguese con