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Wikipedia: Salvador da Bahia is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first colonial capital of Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the country and in the New World.
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![Sunset and the Atlantic Ocean. [Sunset and the Atlantic Ocean.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sunset_in_Barra_Salvador_2C_Brazil_s.jpg)
![Campo Grande Square. [Campo Grande Square.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Campo_Grande_ssa_s.jpg)
![Hotel area of Ondina at night. [Hotel area of Ondina at night.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvadoratnight_s.jpg)
![View of Farol da Barra. [View of Farol da Barra.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Farol_da_Barra_Salvador_2C_Brazil_s.jpg)
![The first University of Medicine of the country, is located in Pelourinho [The first University of Medicine of the country, is located in Pelourinho]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Faculdade_medicina_bahia_s.jpg)
![Historic Centre of Salvador. [Historic Centre of Salvador.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PelourinhoBahiaBrazil_01_s.jpg)
![Amphitheater of City Park of Salvador. [Amphitheater of City Park of Salvador.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Anfiteatro_do_Parque_da_Cidade_de_Salvador_2_s.jpg)
![Historical and Geographical Institute of Bahia. [Historical and Geographical Institute of Bahia.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Instituto_Hist_C3_B3rico_e_Geogr_C3_A1fico_da_Bahia_4_s.jpg)
![Local cuisine of Salvador. [Local cuisine of Salvador.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/500x375_traditional_bahia_street_kitchen_salvador_da_bahia_brasil_s.jpg)
![Isometric view of the Salvador Bahia Pelourinho's Anchieta Plaza, cut from a Laser Scan [Isometric view of the Salvador Bahia Pelourinho's Anchieta Plaza, cut from a Laser Scan]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Anchieta_Pelourinho_Cyark_s.jpg)
![The wooded Centenário Avenue. [The wooded Centenário Avenue.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Centen_C3_A1rio_Avenue_Salvador_2C_Brazil_s.jpg)
![Farol da Barra Beach. [Farol da Barra Beach.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Farol_da_Barra_Beach_Salvador_2C_Brazil_s.jpg)
![Manhattanization of Salvador. [Manhattanization of Salvador.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Skyline_of_Salvador_2C_Brazil_s.jpg)
![View over harbor area and Old Customs House. [View over harbor area and Old Customs House.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/View_over_Harbour_Area_from_Hotel_Arthemis_Salvador_Brazil_s.jpg)
![A Public Defender in the neighbourhood of Pituba, fights the discrimination on account of any kind [A Public Defender in the neighbourhood of Pituba, fights the discrimination on account of any kind]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Public_Defender_Salvador_2C_Brazil_s.jpg)
![Business buildings in the area of Avenida Tancredo Neves, the city's financial district [Business buildings in the area of Avenida Tancredo Neves, the city's financial district]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Avtancredoneves23012011_s.jpg)
![Colorful houses in the Surfing area of Barra. [Colorful houses in the Surfing area of Barra.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Beach_of_Farol_da_Barra_Salvador_2C_Brazil_s.jpg)
![View of Upper Town Neighborhood and Lower Town Neighborhood. [View of Upper Town Neighborhood and Lower Town Neighborhood.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_Bahia_s.jpg)
![Universidade Católica do Salvador [Universidade Católica do Salvador]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/UCSal_Salvador_2C_Brazil_s.jpg)
![Historic Centre of Salvador. [Historic Centre of Salvador.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/20604PelourinhoBahiaBrazil_s.jpg)
![Shopping Barra, very frequented by LGBT persons, elderly, and foreigners. [Shopping Barra, very frequented by LGBT persons, elderly, and foreigners.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Shopping_Barra_Salvador_2C_Brazil_s.jpg)
![Salvador Skyline. [Salvador Skyline.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bahia_s.jpg)
![Sunset in Plataforma Neighborhood [Sunset in Plataforma Neighborhood]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lindo_Sol_em_Plataforma_s.jpg)
![Armação Neighborhood. [Armação Neighborhood.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_Bahia_Brasil_s.jpg)
![Caminho das Árvores Neighborhood. [Caminho das Árvores Neighborhood.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Edificios_na_Av_Tancredo_Neves_s.jpg)
![One marina of the city. [One marina of the city.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/A_Marina_de_Salvador_s.jpg)
![Green Line Highway. [Green Line Highway.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Linha_Verde2_s.jpg)
![Skate in Jardim dos Namorados Park. [Skate in Jardim dos Namorados Park.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Skate_no_Jardim_dos_Namorados_s.jpg)
![Fire service. [Fire service.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Qualtel_dos_Bombeiros_Salvador__s.jpg)
![Porto da Barra Beach. [Porto da Barra Beach.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Marco_da_Funda_C3_A7_C3_A3o_2C_Salvador_283_29_s.jpg)
![Yacht Club of Bahia. [Yacht Club of Bahia.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Yatch_Club_da_Bahia_2_s.jpg)
![Salvador Historical Centre. [Salvador Historical Centre.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_CCBY10_s.jpg)
![Catholic Church of the Ordem Terceira de São Francisco. [Catholic Church of the Ordem Terceira de São Francisco.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/TerceirosSFrancisco_Salvador_CCBYSA_s.jpg)
![Convent and Church of São Francisco in Historic Centre. [Convent and Church of São Francisco in Historic Centre.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_CCBY_5_s.jpg)
![Historic Centre in the morning. [Historic Centre in the morning.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_CCBY_4_s.jpg)
![Fort of Nossa Senhora do Pópulo and São Marcelo [Fort of Nossa Senhora do Pópulo and São Marcelo]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_Sao_Marcelo_fort_from_sea_2_s.jpg)
![Bonfim festivities [Bonfim festivities]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/BonfimSalvador_CCBY_s.jpg)
![Mont Serrat Fortress. [Mont Serrat Fortress.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/MonteSerrateFortress_Salvador_CCBY_s.jpg)
![Salvador Shopping. [Salvador Shopping.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_shopping_goumert_s.jpg)
![Protestant Church in Iguatemi Neighborhood. [Protestant Church in Iguatemi Neighborhood.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/IURD_Salvador_A_Casa_da_Moeda_s.jpg)
![Historic Centre in the afternoon. [Historic Centre in the afternoon.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_CCBY9_s.jpg)
![Old houses in the historical centre [Old houses in the historical centre]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_CCBY_2_s.jpg)
![Campo Grande Square [Campo Grande Square]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_Urbano_200508_PracaCampoGrande_vwiki_s.jpg)
![Salvador's Carnival is the biggest in the world [Salvador's Carnival is the biggest in the world]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Carniaval_Salvador_Bahia_Brazil_1997_s.jpg)
![Castro Alves Monument [Castro Alves Monument]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_CastroAlves_s.jpg)
![Supermodel Adriana Lima is from Salvador. [Supermodel Adriana Lima is from Salvador.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Adriana_Lima_by_David_Shankbone_s.jpg)
![Former Jesuit church of Salvador (17th century), now cathedral. [Former Jesuit church of Salvador (17th century), now cathedral.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Salvador_JesuitChurch4_CCBY_s.jpg)
![Abelardo Rodrigues Museum [Abelardo Rodrigues Museum]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Solar_Ferr_C3_A3o_fachada_2008_s.jpg)