We use cookies on our website to allow you the best possible service. More information can be found here.

Your location:

Salvador

About Salvador

Population

2,676,606 in city
3,799,589 in metro

Size

706 km² (273 mi²)

Altitude

8 m

Salvador is the capital of Bahia State, it was the capital of Brazil on the colony years and today is one of the main cities in the northeast of Brazil. The city is a cultural centre in Brazil with its world wide famous writers and musicians. Rich in culture and architecture the city was declared in 1985 Human Cultural Patrimony, but in contrast with the historical buildings in "Pelourinho" (historical neighborhood) there are the modern high-rise buildings in the downtown area.

Boroughs

Barra (442), Boca do Rio / Patamares (255), Brotas (332), Cabula (67), Centro (97), Itapuã (50), Liberdade (1), Pau da Lima (15), Pituba / Costa Azul (809), Rio Vermelho (70), Tancredo Neves (1),

Metro Cities

Camaçari, Candeias, Dias D'Ávila, Itaparica, Lauro de Freitas, Madre de Deus, Mata de São João, Pojuca, Salvador, São Francisco do Conde, São Sebastião do Passé, Simões Filho, Vera Cruz

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
2,154	All Buildings
2,132	existing
2	under construction
1	planned
18	unbuilt
1	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Mansão Margarida Costa Pinto	154 m	2008
2	Mansão Morada dos Cardeais	141 m	2005
3	Mundo Plaza Empresarial	136 m	2010
4	Mundo Plaza Residencial	131 m	2010
5	Terrazzo Imperiale	125 m	2007

Building types

No.	Type
2,024	high-rise building
101	low-rise building
19	skyscraper
3	stadium
3	church
2	lighthouse
1	monument
1	observation tower

Other buildings

No.	Type
8	Famous buildings
2	Buildings with construction images