The Port of Salvador is a

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located in

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. It is connected to

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Salvador by Historic Center. The port is located in Lower City region of Salvador. Lying at the tip of a peninsula separating Todos os Santos Bay from the

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. CODEBA was established to manage and distribute cargoes throughout the State of

. To assure effective operations, CODEBA seeks to provide modern

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and technological support to the Port of Salvador. In 2007 over 3 million tons of

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moved through the Port of Salvador, including 2.6 million tons of ocean-going cargo and 530 thousand tons of internal cargo. The same year, the Port of Salvador handled 1.6 tons of

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exports in 73 thousand TEUs and 753 thousand tons in container imports in 71 thousand TEUs. Further, the Port of Salvador greeted 88

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vessels carrying 1421

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Port of Salvador is connected to inland Brazil by

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, and

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. Its sheltered

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is protected from tidal fluctuations. Two canals bring ocean-going vessels into the

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. The anchoring area is 700 meters wide with depths from 9 to 12 meters. Major imports through the Port of

are wheat and grains, foods, chemical products, equipment, vehicles, and malt. Major exports include petrochemical and iron products,

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s and sisal,

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, copper, and

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History

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ans first saw what was to become the Port of Salvador in 1502. In 1549, Portuguese settlers led by Brazil's first Governor-General, Tome de Sousa, established the new town. It became the seat of Brazil's first Catholic bishopric in 1552, and by 1583, over 1600 people lived there. At the time of the

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in the late 18th century, the Port of Salvador was bigger than any American city. The busy port was a target for pirates and privateers.

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soldiers captured it in 1624, but the Portuguese retook the Port of Salvador the next year, holding it until Brazilian independence in 1823. In 1763, the seat of the colonial government was moved to

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, and the Port of Salvador entered an era of decline that lasted until the 20th Century. The 1940s brought

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and

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to the Port of Salvador. By 1948, almost 350 thousand people lived there. When an

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and petrochemical complex were built nearby in the early 1970s, the need for a

became clear. The first

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at the Port of Salvador was opened in 1975. The 1990s brought city clean-up and

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efforts to the Port of Salvador. The old

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area, called Pelourinho, was restored to become the city's

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. Although the city center is now a

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, it remains relatively empty. Local merchants often import events and activity to animate the area.

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