Feira de Santana Attractions
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Feira de Santana
Feira de Santana, 116km/72mi north-west of Salvador, lies on the boundary between the Recìncavo Baiano, the fertile coastal lowlands round the Baía de Todos os Santos, a region of moist heat, and the arid sertão. After passing through the town BR 116 continues north, from Paulo Afonso following the course of the Rio São Francisco. BR 324 and BR 407 provide a link with Juazeiro, 395km/245mi north. Other roads run through the Chapada Diamantina to the banks of the Rio São Francisco.
Bus station
Avenida Presidente Dutra
History
Feira de Santana grew out of a settlement founded in the 18th century near the chapel of São Domingo and Santana (SS Dominic and Anne) which lay on the drove road from the sertão and developed into an important trading center. Later a regular market was established. In 1873 Feira de Santana was chartered as a town. Its cattle market is now one of the largest in the country.
Feira de Santana, 116km/72mi north-west of Salvador, lies on the boundary between the Recìncavo Baiano, the fertile coastal lowlands round the Baía de Todos os Santos, a region of moist heat, and the arid sertão. After passing through the town BR 116 continues north, from Paulo Afonso following the course of the Rio São Francisco. BR 324 and BR 407 provide a link with Juazeiro, 395km/245mi north. Other roads run through the Chapada Diamantina to the banks of the Rio São Francisco.
Bus station
Avenida Presidente Dutra
History
Feira de Santana grew out of a settlement founded in the 18th century near the chapel of São Domingo and Santana (SS Dominic and Anne) which lay on the drove road from the sertão and developed into an important trading center. Later a regular market was established. In 1873 Feira de Santana was chartered as a town. Its cattle market is now one of the largest in the country.
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