Baía de Todos os Santos
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Baía de Todos os Santos
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Salvador and Baía de Todos os Santos from space, April 1997
Baía de Todos os Santos or Bahia de Todos os Santos (All Saints' Bay, in archaic Portuguese) is the main and biggest bay of the state of Bahia, Brazil (its name expanded to include all a province, now known as the state of Bahia), where the city of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos was built. The bay was discovered and named in 1501 by Amerigo Vespucci, who arrived there on November 1, day of the Catholic Church celebration of All Saints (hence the name). This bay surrounds part of the city of Salvador. The other part is surrounded by open ocean.
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