Salvador - ClearSpot score: 100%

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About this place: Salvador

Salvador (Brazilian Portuguese: , local pronunciation: , formerly known as Cidade do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, literally "City of the Holy Savior of the Bay of All the Saints") is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music, and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Centralization as a capital, along with Portuguese colonization, were important factors in shaping the profile of the municipality, as were certain geographic characteristics. The construction of the city followed the uneven topography, initially with the formation of two levels—Upper Town (Cidade Alta) and Lower Town (Cidade Baixa)—on a steep escarpment, and later with the conception of valley avenues. With 692,818 square kilometers (267,499 mi2) in area, its emerged territory is peninsular, and the coast is bordered by the Bay of All Saints to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The Historic Center of Salvador, iconized on the outskirts of Pelourinho, is known for its colonial architecture, with historical monuments dating from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century, and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985. The stage of one of the biggest Carnivals in the world (the biggest street party in the world, according to the Guinness World Records), the integration of the municipality to the UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as the "City of Music", a unique title in the country, added to the international recognition of Salvador's music. With more than 2.4 million inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous municipality in the Northeast, the fifth most populous in Brazil, and the ninth largest Latin American city. It is the core of the metropolitan area known as "Great Salvador", which had an estimated 3,957,123 inhabitants in 2020 according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). This makes it the second most populous metropolitan area in the Northeast, the seventh in Brazil, and one of the...

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Key facts: Salvador

  • ClearSpot score: 100% (all clear)
  • Country: Brazil
  • Population: 2,711,840
  • Main environmental signal: mixed signals
  • Wind turbines nearby: None documented within default radius
  • Data last updated:

ClearSpot score

100%

ClearSpot's environmental model finds Salvador in a favourable position: most tracked indicators register negligible pressure at standard sensitivity settings.

Published tables use the same default thresholds for everyone so rankings stay comparable. On the home map, your tuned sensitivities still drive the live chip.

Environmental indicators

Module Score What this means
Wind turbines 0% No wind turbines are documented within the ClearSpot database near Salvador at default sensitivity radius.
Pollen 0% No significant pollen pressure detected within default ClearSpot thresholds for the current reference period.
Air quality 0% No air quality pressure detected within default ClearSpot thresholds for this location.
Noise 0% No major strategic noise sources are documented within default ClearSpot sensitivity thresholds for this location.
Light pollution 0% Light pollution data shows no significant radiance pressure within default ClearSpot thresholds for this location.

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What the map would compute right now with default sensitivity thresholds (same assumption as our public tables). Opens the same modules as the home experience.

100%

Per-indicator burden (0–100)

Higher values mean more pressure against default thresholds for that module. They roll up into the headline ClearSpot score.

FAQ - Salvador

Is this place healthy to live?

ClearSpot rates Salvador at 100% (all clear). No significant environmental pressure detected. The score aggregates air quality, noise, light pollution, pollen, and proximity to wind turbines and other infrastructure. Use the live map to check a specific address within the city.

What is air quality like here?

Salvador scores 0% on ClearSpot's air quality module. This is derived from monthly averages of PM2.5, PM10, NO2, ozone, and carbon monoxide from open government monitoring data. No documented exceedance of WHO 2021 guidelines was detected in the reference period.

Are there wind turbines nearby?

Based on ClearSpot's inventory, documents no wind turbines within the default sensitivity radius of Salvador. The resulting pressure score is 0%. The database is updated weekly from open sources.

How noisy is it?

ClearSpot's noise module rates Salvador at 0% burden. This is based on European strategic noise maps (EEA, END Directive 2002/49/EC) and modelled road noise from OpenStreetMap infrastructure. No major strategic noise sources are mapped within the default sensitivity radius.

Salvador - Brazil

Nationally, Salvador sits at rank 1/5732 in Brazil's ClearSpot environmental scoreboard. It currently leads the national ranking.

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How to read this place

This location shows a comparatively strong ClearSpot score at default settings: fewer of the indexed stressors are pushing hard at sensivities most people start with. Your own priorities can change that reading—see the guides below.

Short-term vs long-term

In the short term, spikes come from weather, pollen season, construction, or night lighting—use the live map when deciding whether to open a window or plan outdoor time.

Over months and years, patterns matter for where you settle: turbine proximity, chronic noise corridors, recurring pollen sources, and persistent air basins. The blog and data guides explain how each layer is built.

Guides & further reading

Transparent scales, licensed upstream data, and how the headline score is assembled.