Bahia

(-he-ah,) or SAN SALVADOR, a city and seaport of Brazil, formerly its cap., now cap. of prov. on the Bahia de Todos os Santos (Bay of All-Saints), which is one of the best and most extensive harbors in the world, abt. 880 m. N.N.E. of Riode Janeiro. Lat. 13° 0′ 7″ S., Lon. 38° 31′ 7" W. This city, one of the most important commercial places in the world, was founded in 1549. Pop. 180,000. [s. 68]