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Salvador

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Country: Brazil

Population:2,711,903

Time Zone:UTC-3

As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, Salvador ranks among the oldest cities in the Americas. Founded in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa during the Portuguese Empire’s creation of Brazil’s General Government, it is now the capital of Bahia in Brazil’s Northeast Region. Salvador is celebrated for its cuisine, music and architecture, while African influence gives the city a central place in Afro-Brazilian culture.