Porto Seguro
Safe Harbor | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): Jam ante brasiliam ego (Latin) Before Brazil, I | |
 Location of Porto Seguro | |
| Coordinates: 16°26′S 39°05′W / 16.433°S 39.083°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Bahia |
| Founded | 30 June 1534 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jânio Natal Andrade Borges PL[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,287 km2 (883 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2022[2]) | |
• Total | 168,326 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 45810-000 |
| Website | portosegurotur |
| Designated | 1968 |
| 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]