Baía de Todos os Santos
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Baía de Todos os Santos is a large, historically significant bay on the coast of Bahia in northeastern Brazil, known for its role in Portuguese colonization and its bustling port city of Salvador.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baía de Todos-os-Santos | 2 |
| Baía de Todos os Santos canonical | 1 |
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith | foundation of Salvador in 1549 ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Salvador, Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToBasin | Atlantic Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersCity |
Camaçari, Bahia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Candeias, Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ Itaparica, Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ Madre de Deus, Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ Salinas da Margarida NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvador, Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ Simões Filho NERFINISHED ⓘ São Francisco do Conde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersIsland |
Ilha de Bom Jesus dos Passos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ilha de Itaparica NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilha de Madre de Deus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilha de Maré NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilha dos Frades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateNamed | 1 November 1501 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Amerigo Vespucci (traditionally attributed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeansIn | 1501 ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 1200 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | approximately 9 meters ⓘ |
| hasAverageSeaSurfaceTemperature | around 26–28 °C ⓘ |
| hasConservationEffort |
mangrove protection initiatives
ⓘ
marine protected areas in surrounding region ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | Festa do Bonfim maritime procession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Afro-Brazilian religious traditions
ⓘ
Bahian maritime festivals ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coral and rocky reefs
ⓘ
mangrove forests ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | All Saints Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
industrial pollution
ⓘ
mangrove degradation ⓘ oil contamination risk ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
crustaceans
ⓘ
dolphins ⓘ marine fish species ⓘ mollusks ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
Atlantic Forest remnants
ⓘ
mangrove vegetation ⓘ restinga vegetation ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
center of Portuguese colonization in Bahia
ⓘ
important hub of the Atlantic slave trade ⓘ major port for sugar exports during colonial period ⓘ strategic naval base for Portuguese Empire in South Atlantic ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 40 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 42 meters ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Port of Aratu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Madre de Deus NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortugueseName | Baía de Todos os Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpanishName | Bahía de Todos los Santos ⓘ |
| hasWidth | approximately 25 kilometers ⓘ |
| inflow |
Jaguaribe River (Bahia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joanes River NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguaçu River NERFINISHED ⓘ Subaé River NERFINISHED ⓘ São Paulo River (Bahia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLargestBayIn | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfLargestBaysIn | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristDestinationFor |
beaches
ⓘ
boat tours ⓘ diving and snorkeling ⓘ historical and cultural tourism in Salvador ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeast Region of Brazil
ⓘ
State of Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Recôncavo Baiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Feast of All Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Portuguese explorers ⓘ |
| partOf | Recôncavo Baiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ nautical sports ⓘ oil and petrochemical transport ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| wasKeyTo | economic development of Recôncavo Baiano ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baía de Todos-os-Santos
this entity surface form:
Baía de Todos-os-Santos