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Salvador [1 record]

Record 1 2014-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

The capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia.

OBS

For a long time, the city was referred to as "Bahia" or "Salvador da Bahia" to distinguish it from other Brazilian cities bearing the same name.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Ville située au Brésil et capitale de l'État de Bahia.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo-générique sous-entendu.

OBS

En français, on retrouve plus souvent «Salvador de Bahia» (qui suggérerait une contraction de l'expression «Salvador de l'État de Bahia»), que «Salvador da Bahia» (qui resterait plus fidèle à sa forme originale en portugais).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Capital del estado brasileño de Bahía.

OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la grafía adecuada en español de esta ciudad brasileña es Salvador de Bahía.

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