Salvador

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Salvador (Bahia) Seaport city in e central Brazil; capital of Bahia state. Founded by the Portuguese in 1549, it was the capital of Brazil until 1763. Portuguese colonizers built vast sugar plantations using slave labour, and the city is noted for its African culture. Industries: oil refining, petrochemicals, tobacco, sugar, coffee, industrial diamonds. Pop. (2000) 3,021,572.

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