BA · Northeast
Population: 184,087 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Porto Seguro (an area initially called Nhoesembé) is a Brazilian municipality on the coast of the state of Bahia, in the Northeast Region of the country. It is located in the far south of Bahia, about 700 km southwest of the state capital. It covers a total area of approximately 2,285.734 km², of which 62.01 km² is urban area, and its population was estimated at 184,087 inhabitants in 2026.
Together with the neighboring municipalities of Santa Cruz Cabrália and Prado, it was the place where the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil in 1500. The village that gave rise to the municipality of Porto Seguro was founded in 1535 and is one of the oldest in the country; it is almost entirely listed as historic heritage, and the construction of tall buildings (more than two floors) is not permitted.
The municipality is crossed by the Buranhém River and has five districts: Porto Seguro (seat), Arraial d'Ajuda, Caraíva, Trancoso and Vale Verde.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
BA average (18 cities): 39 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
38.57 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
30.99 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
BA average (18 cities): 26 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
225.31 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,384.3 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
BA average (18 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
1.08 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.83 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
BA average (18 cities): 21 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.3 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.3 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
BA average (18 cities): 54 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
23.86 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.16 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
BA average (18 cities): 53 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
1.77 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
219 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Porto Seguro (SBPS), 2 km in a straight line · 219 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Warm Average temperature: 24.7 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 31.8 | 32.3 | 31.6 | 30.0 | 28.3 | 27.0 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 31.2 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.1 | 19.6 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 21.6 |
| Rain (mm) | 101 | 84 | 132 | 103 | 68 | 60 | 67 | 52 | 50 | 89 | 170 | 149 |
Weather station Guaratinga, 78 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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