Feira de Santana
Feira de Santana is best known internationally for hosting the Micareta, Brazil's largest out-of-season carnival, and sits at the commercial heart of Bahia's interior, a large city a short drive northwest of Salvador. Its name — Portuguese for "Saint Anne's Fair" — reflects its origins as a trading settlement founded by merchants in the 19th century, a history still visible in landmarks like the tropeiro statue and the neogothic Igreja Senhor dos Passos. The city also hosts one of only two state-of-the-art planetariums in Latin America.
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- Population619,609
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 35 km22 mi
Nearest airports
Feira de Santana: quick answers
Where is Feira de Santana?
Feira de Santana is in Brazil, about 94 km59 miles in a straight line from Salvador.
How do you get to Feira de Santana?
The nearest airport is Feira de Santana (FEC), about 33 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Feira de Santana?
The warmest month is January, averaging 26°C80°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 22°C71°F. The wettest month is May, with about 78 mm3.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Feira de Santana?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 43 restaurants, 4 cafés and 17 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Feira de Santana?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Maragogipe.