Bahia (Portuguese: [bPiP], [ba-]; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after So Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by area.
Name | Population (2024 estimate) | Largest metropolitan area |
North | 17.7 million | Manaus metropolitan area |
Northeast | 56.9 million | Recife metropolitan area |
Central-West | 15.6 million | Brasilia Urban Metropolitan Complex |
Southeast | 86.3 million | So Paulo metropolitan area |
