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Bahia is one of Brazil's 26 states, located in the northeast. It covers an area of 564,692 square kilometers, or 6.6% of Brazil's land area. The capital is Salvador.

Culture: Due to historical reasons, Bahia is the most African influenced place in Brazil and the cultural center of Africa. Yoruba Candomblé religion, Capoeira martial arts are typical examples of African influences. Bahia also has Indians, such as Pataxó, who live in the interior of the state, south along the Atlantic coast.

Bahia is also known for its music, Dorival Caymmi, Jo? Musicians such as Gilberto, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethania, Daniela Mercury, etc. are Bahians, as are orchestras such as Olodum, Ara Ketu, Ilí Aiyí, etc. In literature, Brazil's most famous writer of the 20th century, Jorge Amado, was a native of Bahia Ilhéus.

Geography: Bahia consists of the states of Alagoas, Sergipe, Pernambuco and Piauí in the north, the Atlantic Ocean in the east, Goiás and Tocantins in the west and Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo in the south.

It is a tropical dry and wet season climate, long-term drought in the state, geographically divided into three parts: Atlantic coastal forest area, ring Bahia Bay area and Bahia inland plateau area, the main big cities include: Salvador, Ferradi Santa Ana, Victoria, Itabuna, Ilius, Juazeru and so on. The larger rivers are San Francisco, Baraguasu, Gequitiñonia, Ida Picuru, Capivari, and Contas.

Although coffee is diverse, Brazilian coffee is suitable for the taste of the masses. For example: coffee produced in northern coastal areas has a typical iodine taste, reminiscent of the sea after drinking. This coffee is exported to North America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Another coffee that is interesting and worth pursuing is rinsed Bahia coffee. This coffee is not easy to find because Brazil is the world's largest coffee consumer after the United States, and much of the best Brazilian coffee can only be found in its domestic market.