Feira de Santana
Feira de Santana is a city in Bahia, Brazil.
It is the second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 616,272 according to IBGE's census in 2022. It is located 100 km northwest of Salvador, Bahia's capital city. These cities are connected by BR-324, a four-lane divided highway.
Getting to Feira de Santana
The closest airport with commercial flights is in Salvador. The Feira bus station receives buses from all over the country, operated by the most diverse companies. Among the main destinations are Salvador, Vitória da Conquista, Itabuna, Aracaju, Recife, Brasília, Asunción, Belém, Fortaleza. Feira de Santana has a contour ring that connects different areas of the city.
Worth seeing
Antares Astronomical Observatory (Observatório Astronômico Antares). Casa do Sertão. Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea). Feira de Santana Regional Museum (Museu Regional de Feira de Santana). Forest Garden (Horto Florestal). Paço Municipal. Parque da Cidade. Parque do Saber.
Things to do
Micareta de Feira - The biggest off-season carnival in the country. It always happens two weeks after Easter. ExpoFeira - Agricultural exhibition held at Parque João Martins da Silva during the month of September. São João de Maria Quitéria and São Pedro de Humildes - June festivities held in districts of the extensive rural area of the city.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Shaamunensu (CC0), Wikimedia Commons.