Porto Seguro

Porto Seguro
Safe Harbor
Flag of Porto Seguro
Official seal of Porto Seguro
Motto(s): 
Jam ante brasiliam ego (Latin)
Before Brazil, I
Location of Porto Seguro
Location of Porto Seguro
Coordinates: 16°26′S 39°05′W / 16.433°S 39.083°W / -16.433; -39.083
CountryBrazil
RegionNordeste
StateBahia
Founded30 June 1534
Government
 • MayorJânio Natal Andrade Borges PL[1]
Area
 • Total2,287 km2 (883 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2022[2])
 • Total168,326
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
45810-000
Websiteportosegurotur.com
Designated1968
Reference no.800

Porto Seguro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoʁtu siˈɡuɾu], Safe Harbor in English), is a city located in the far south of Bahia, Brazil. The city has an estimated population of 150,658 (2020), covers 2,287 square kilometres (883 sq mi), and has a population density of 52.7 residents per square kilometer. The area that includes Porto Seguro and neighbouring Santa Cruz Cabrália and Eunápolis holds a distinctive place in Brazilian history: in 1500 it was the first landing point of Portuguese navigators, principally Pedro Álvares Cabral.[3]

  1. ^ pt:Porto Seguro
  2. ^ IBGE 2022
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