Bahia

Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size. It is also one of the most important states in terms of history and culture in Brazil Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador, or more properly, São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, and is located at the junction of the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of All Saints. The name "bahia" is an archaic spelling of the Portuguese word meaning "bay" and comes from All Saints' Bay, first seen by European sailors in 1501.

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Donia Zhang (BArch, MA in Urban Design, Oxford Brookes University; MEd in Organizational and Administrative Studies, Brock University) is completing her PhD in Architecture at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She practised architecture for 7 years, taught Art History, and is teaching AutoCAD in Ontario, Canada. Her email: doniazhang@googlemail.com