Salvador
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Summary
Salvador is a municipality of Brazil[1]. Salvador ranks in the top 0.12% of municipality of brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,278 views/month, #6 of 4,882).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas[3], Merco Cities Network[4], Organization of World Heritage Cities[5], Creative Cities Network[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bahia[7]
- Country: Brazil[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[9], Bay of All Saints[10], Enseada dos Tainheiros[11], Enseada do Cabrito[12], Baía de Aratu[13]
- Head of government: Bruno Reis[14]
- Instance of: metropolitan region[15]
- Shares border with: Lauro de Freitas[16], Simões Filho[17], Saubara[18], Candeias[19], Itaparica[20], Madre de Deus[21], Salinas da Margarida[22], São Francisco do Conde[23], Vera Cruz[24]
- Anthem: Hino de Salvador[25]
- Named after: Jesus Christ[26]
- Flag: flag of Salvador[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Florence[28], Angra do Heroísmo[29], Cayenne[30], Cascais[31], Lisbon[32], Los Angeles[33], Philadelphia[34], Valparaíso[35], Natal[36], Maracay[37], Chongqing[38]
- Legislative body: Municipal Chamber of Salvador[39]
- Executive body: Municipal Prefecture of Salvador[40]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Salvador[41]
- Postal code: 40000-000[42]
- Part of: Greater Salvador[43], Immediate Geographic Region of Salvador[44], Merco Cities Network[45]
- Commons category: Salvador (Bahia)[46]
- Patron saint: Francis Xavier[47]
- Located in time zone: UTC−03:00[48]
- Local dialing code: 71[49]
- Inception: 1549[50]
- Significant event: Siege of Salvador[51], bombing of the city of Salvador in 1912[52], 1798 Revolt of the Alfaiates[53], Malê Revolt[54], Capture of Salvador[55], Maneta riots[56], Carne sem Osso riot[57], May 16 walk[58], First Battle of Salvador[59], Second Battle of Salvador[60], foundation of the city of Salvador[61]
- Official website: https://www.salvador.ba.gov.br/[62]
- Topic's main category: Category:Salvador, Bahia[63]
- Commons gallery: Salvador (Bahia)[64]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Salvador include Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport[65], an international airport[66], in Brazil[67], founded in 1925[68]; Historic Centre of Salvador da Bahia[69], an old town[70], in Brazil[71], founded in 1549[72]; Greater Salvador[73], a metropolitan region in Brazil[74], in Brazil[75], founded in 1973[76]; and TV Salvador[77], a broadcaster[78], in Brazil[79].
Why It Matters
Salvador has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[80] Salvador is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[81]
Entities named for Salvador include Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport[65], an international airport[66], in Brazil[67], founded in 1925[68]; Historic Centre of Salvador da Bahia[69], an old town[70], in Brazil[71], founded in 1549[72]; Greater Salvador[73], a metropolitan region in Brazil[74], in Brazil[75], founded in 1973[76]; and TV Salvador[77], a broadcaster[78], in Brazil[79].