Salvador, Brazil
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Salvador de Bahia Port of Entry
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The Brazilian state of Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador, or more properly, São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, that is located at the junction of the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of All Saints. The name is an archaic spelling of the Portuguese word meaning bay and comes from All Saints' Bay, first seen by European sailors in 1501.
Charts
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Weather
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Passages
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Islands
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Communication
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Entrance
Salvador, Brazil is a port of entry for Brazil. For details see Entrance: Brazil.
Berthing
Marinas & Yacht Clubs
Bahia Marina
Bahia Marina provides international standard insfrastructure to clients:
- Mooring berth – 176 thousand square meters.
- 400 spots at floating piers made of aluminum, with access control, lightning poles, electrical socket and hydrometers.
- 200 dry spots at an uncovered area with access control.
- Area for docking with 5 thousand square meters.
- Travel Lift for boat moving with capacity for 40 ton.
- SSB and VHF Radio station and WiFi signal.
- Marina Goumet, gastronomic center.
- Monitoring – 24 hours a day, with video system support.
- Parking lot with 560 spots.
- Living room for clients with cabo TV and internet access.
- Floating gas station.
- Stores for nautical services and products.
- [email protected]; Tel: +55 (71) 3320-8888; Fax: +55 (71) 3322 7244; VHF channels 16, 68
- Address: Av. Contorno, nº 1010 - Comércio - CEP 40.015-160, Brazil
- Hours:
- Bahia Yacht Club. Sete de Septembro 3252, Salvador BA , Brazil CEP 40130 001. Ph: +55 (0)71 336 9011, VHF 16, 68, Email
- Centro Nautico (CENAB). Avenida da Franca, s/n Commercio, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. 40.010-010. Ph:+55 (0) 3263434, Fax:+55 (0) 3263433. Email
Anchorages
There several anchorages nearby. Warning: Sevral crimes against anchored yachts have been reported. It best to stay in a marina.
All Saints Bay
This is the largest bay on the Brazilian coast, Todos os Santos has a large number of islands with tropical beaches and vegetation. In its 1,052 square km, it contains 56 islands, receive sweet water from numerous rivers and creeks, especially the Paraguaçú and Subaé and bathes the first capital of Brazil and the largest in the Northeast, Salvador, and more than ten municipalities. It is the largest navigable bay in Brazil and one of the most favorite spots for nautical sports, due to its regular breezes, the medium annual temperature of 26 °C (77 °F) and sheltered waters. Todos os Santos Bay offers various leisure options, with hundreds of vessels of all different types, especially saveiros, schooners, motor boats, jet-ski that criss-cross its crystalline waters on maritime excursions to the islands, and boat races.
Major popular events and sports activities occur throughout the year, beginning on January 1, with the Procession of Bom Jesus dos Navegantes greeting the New Year.
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Transportation
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Tourism
History
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Places to Visit
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Friends
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Forums
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Links
- Salvador, Brazil at the Wikipedia
- Salvador, Brazil at the Wikivoyage
- Noonsite
References & Publications
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