Porto Seguro
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This article is about the city in Brazil. For the city in Togo formerly known as Porto Seguro, see Agbodrafo. For the school in São Paulo known as Porto Seguro, see Colégio Visconde de Porto Seguro.
Porto Seguro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoʁtu siˈɡuɾu], Safe Harbor in English), is a city located in the far south of Bahia, Brazil. The city has an estimated population of 150,658 (2020), covers 2,287 square kilometres (883 sq mi), and has a population density of 52.7 residents per square kilometer. The area that includes Porto Seguro and neighbouring Santa Cruz Cabrália and Eunápolis holds a distinctive place in Brazilian history: in 1500 it was the first landing point of Portuguese navigators, principally Pedro Álvares Cabral.[3]
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Porto Seguro
Safe Harbor | |
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Motto(s): Jam ante brasiliam ego (Latin) Before Brazil, I | |
Coordinates: 16°26′S 39°05′W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Nordeste |
State | Bahia |
Founded | 30 June 1534 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jânio Natal Andrade Borges PL[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,287 km2 (883 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2020 [2]) | |
• Total | 150,658 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal code | 45810-000 |
Website | portosegurotur |
Designated | 1968 |
Reference no. | 800 |
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