If Bahia were a Latin American country would be the eighth largest economy in the continent.
International Trade, Logistics and Business in Bahia Salvador
Bahia is the sixth Brazilian state in potential consumer and the largest economy of the Northeast of Brazil, responsible for 33% of the GDP in South America and more than 50% of Exports.
Industry: 33% of the GDP and 80% of exports
Bahia recorded a trade balance of $ 3.2 billion, the best result in the history of the Baiano foreign trade
Argentina and China were the two largest destinations for
Baiano
products
“Coureiro-calçadista” complex is one of the largest of the Brazilian Economy,
reaching 894 million pairs of shoes production with a turnover of $ 12.3 billion, placing Brazil as the third largest footwear producer in the World
The World Cup 2014 has been an excellent opportunity for investment and achieving good business in Bahia
Bahia is the second-largest tourist centre in Brazil
The Carnival is the largest outdoor festival in the world
Bahia has the largest brewery in the world (Anterbrew Ambev
group)
The Automotive sector is one of the most interesting in Bahia.
The consumer market in Northeast is booming
Fourth-largest segment of Baiano industry
Sixth largest cars, parts, and components exporter state
Seventh largest cars, parts, and components importer
15% growth in cars, motorcycles, parts, and pieces sales
Fifth largest Brazilian producer (207,000 vehicles)
Bahia has three ports - Salvador, Aratu, and Ilheus -. The State of
Bahia also promotes the customs dry ports
implementation in towns like Barreras, Juazeiro, Itabuna, Feria de Santana and Victoria de la Conquista.
Bahia:
Capital: Salvador, the third largest metropolis in Brazil and declared as Historical Heritage
Area: 564,692.67 km² (6.64% of the Brazilian Area), 68.7% is a semiarid region, while the coast is 1,183 kilometers, the longest coastline of all Brazilian states
Bahia bounded on the north by the states of Alagoas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Piauí; on the south with
Minas Gerais and Espiritu Santo and the west with Goias and Tocantin
Salvador:
Population: 2,948,733 inhabitants
Population density: 9,000 inhabitants per km²
Forecast: 3,060,540 people in 2,020
Metropolitan Region: Camaçari, Candeias, Dias D'Avila, Itaparica, Lauro de Freitas, Mother of God, Son Francisco del Conde, Simões Son and beheld Cruz
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