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Feira de Santana (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfejɾɐ d(ʒi) sɐ̃ˈtɐ̃nɐ]; Portuguese for "Saint Anne's Fair") is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is the second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 619,609 according to IBGE's estimate in 2020.[1] It is located 100 km northwest of Salvador, Bahia's capital city. These cities are connected by BR-324, a four-lane divided highway.

Feira de Santana
Municipality
The Municipality of Feira de Santana
In clockwise, starting top left: Buildings in the neighborhood Santa Monica, Senhor dos Passos Church, Building Icon Tower, Caixa d'agua Tomba, City Hall and Ponto Central neighborhood.
Localization of the city
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StateBahia
Government
  MayorColbert Martins da Silva Filho (MDB)
Area
  Total1,362.880 km2 (526.211 sq mi)
Elevation
286 m (938 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.[1])
  Total819,609
  Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
44000-000 to 44149-999
Area code+55 75
Websitewww.feiradesantana.ba.gov.br


Name


Feira de Santana, formerly spelled Feira de Santa Anna,[2] is named in honor of the cattle fairs[2] held at the St-Anne-of-the-Fountains Plantation (Fazenda Sant'Anna dos Olhos D’Água) in the 19th century.


History


Feira de Santana, 1963.
Feira de Santana, 1963.

The St-Anne-of-the-Fountains Plantation was established in the 18th century by Domingos Barbosa de Araujo and his wife Anna Brandoa. Located at the edge of Bahia's "backcountry" (sertão), it became a center for the cowboys on their way from the pastures there to the port of Cachoeira. The cowboys' practice of starting annual fires to clear old brush eventually worsened the area's natural aridity to the point where the cattle industry collapsed,[2] but by then Brazilians and foreigners had begun adopting the area as their home. A city began to develop with wide streets which were bordered by commercial houses serving the area's growing population. It was incorporated as the second city in Bahia after the capital and the 31st in the entirety of colonial Brazil.

Today, Feira de Santana remains the second largest city in Bahia and an important stopping point for travelers.


Culture


Feira de Santana is famous for its parties and festivals, particularly St Anne's Day (Senhora Sant'Ana) in the last week of July, which features activities such as bumba-meu-boi, segura-a-véia, and burrinha.[clarification needed] The Micareta carnival party is held 15 days after Passover; the Festival of Violeiros in September; and the donkey race in November. The city boasts of several interesting tourist destinations including a market for local artists, a museum of contemporary art, and the Antares Astronomical Observatory. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana.


Historic structures


Feira de Santana is home to numerous historic structures, many designated as Brazilian federal or Bahian state monuments. The Historic Center as a whole lacks national or state protection.


Economy & Transport


The city is served by Gov. João Durval Carneiro Airport. With a major junction of Northeastern Brazil's highways nearby, Feira de Santana functions as a crossroads for the traffic coming from the South and West-Central portions of Brazil bound for Salvador and other important cities of the northeast. Feira de Santana, thanks in part to its longstanding importance as a crossroads and its proximity to Salvador, is now an important and diverse commercial and industrial center.


Education


The Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana is located in the city.


Sport


There is a motorsport rallying club Trail Clube Bahia and have significant input into the Rally Bahia race.[4][5]

The city's main stadium is the Estádio Alberto Oliveira one of the main stadiums in the state of Bahia.[6] The city's second stadium is Estádio Jodilton Souza.

There are four football clubs: Bahia de Feira, Feirense EC, Fluminense de Feira and Associação Desportiva Comunitária Astro.


Notable people



See also



Notes


  1. IBGE 2020
  2. EB (1911).
  3. "Feira de Santana". Sistema de Informações do Patrimônio Cultural da Bahia (SIPAC). Salvador, Bahia: Instituto do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural da Bahia. 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  4. "Trail Clube de Feira de Santana terá equipe forte no 1º Rally Transbahia". Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  5. Transbahia – Equipe TCBA leva o primeiro título!
  6. "Cópia arquivada". Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2012-08-09.

References





На других языках


[de] Feira de Santana

Feira de Santana, amtlich portugiesisch Município de Feira de Santana, ist die zweitgrößte Stadt im Bundesstaat Bahia in Brasilien. Sie liegt ca. 110 Kilometer von der Hauptstadt Salvador da Bahia entfernt. Im Jahr 2021 lebten hier schätzungsweise 624.107 Menschen, die Feirenser genannt werden.[3][2] Sie ist Zentrum der Metropolregion Feira de Santana.
- [en] Feira de Santana

[es] Feira de Santana

Feira de Santana es un municipio brasileño del estado de Bahía, situado a 115 km de su capital, Salvador de Bahía y conectado a través de la autovía BR-324. Se localiza a una latitud de 12º16'00" sur y una longitud de 38º58'00" oeste, estando a una altura de 234 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Su población estimada para el año 2006 era de 535.284 habitantes.

[ru] Фейра-ди-Сантана

Фейра-ди-Сантана (порт. Feira de Santana) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Баия. Составная часть мезорегиона Северо-центральная часть штата Баия. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Фейра-ди-Сантана и городскую агломерацию Фейра-ди-Сантана. Население составляет 571 997 человек на 2007 год и 606 139 человек на 2014 год[1]. Занимает площадь 1362,880 км². Плотность населения — 444,7 чел./км².



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