Bahia

[ bah-ee-uh, buh- ]

noun

1. a coastal state of eastern Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). : Salvador.
2. a former name of Salvador.

Bahia

/ bəˈhiːə; bəˈiːə /

noun

1. a state of E Brazil, on the Atlantic coast. Capital: Salvador. Pop: 13 323 212 (2002). Area: about 562 000 sq km (217 000 sq miles)
2. the former name of San Salvador

Example Sentences

In some areas, like Bahía Málaga, the population has plunged by 60%.

From Science Daily

Since then, the disease has emerged along Brazil’s populous East Coast, including the states of Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Bahia, and Minas Gerais.

From Science Magazine

It showed that northern Bahia state, including Curaca, where the Spix’s macaws are trying to survive, is now consistent with a desert area.

From Seattle Times

In a small community deep in the remote, lush mountains of Bahia, Brazil, Catarina Oliveira de Silva points down at what used to be a lake.

From BBC

Deep below the verdant Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, lie iron ore reserves, kilometres wide, which is the key ingredient needed to make steel.

From BBC