Bahia

a port of Brazil. It is situated on the fine harbor of All Saints' Bay, about 740 miles north from Rio Janeiro. Bahia was the capital of Brazil up to 1763. It is still the seat of an archbishopric. It is the capital of the state of Bahia, 164,000 square miles in extent. Bahia exports forest products, sugar, diamonds, and tobacco. Steamer landings average about two a day. The Brazilian Lloyds maintain a monthly steamship service with New York. The population (1909) is about 200,000.