BA · Northeast
Population: 154,114 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Teixeira de Freitas is a Brazilian municipality in the interior and far south of the state of Bahia, in the Northeast Region. It is located about 800 km southwest of Salvador, the state capital. It occupies an area of approximately 1,165.618 km², of which 31.77 km² is urban area, and its population was estimated at 153,738 inhabitants in 2025. It has an elevation of 109 m and an average annual temperature of 24.3 °C.
The city was founded in 1985, separating from the municipalities of Alcobaça and Caravelas. Although it is younger than its neighboring municipalities, Teixeira de Freitas has established itself as the main city of the region. The population of the municipality is growing at a rate 2.4 times higher than that of Bahia and 1.6 times higher than that of Brazil, having increased by 87% in its number of inhabitants over the last 25 years.
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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)
38.28 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
22.15 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
177.43 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,605.6 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
3.02 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
2.06 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
4.6 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
20.26 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
94.06 %
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)
141.12 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 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), 141 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)
Hot Average temperature: 25.1 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 30.5 | 31.0 | 30.7 | 29.7 | 28.3 | 27.2 | – | 26.7 | 27.3 | 28.1 | – | 29.9 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 22.9 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 22.4 |
| Rain (mm) | 90 | 71 | 148 | 172 | 128 | 88 | 107 | 71 | 80 | 121 | 214 | 140 |
Weather station Caravelas, 56 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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