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