Santo Antônio de Jesus

Santo Antônio de Jesus is a city of 103,000 people (2022) in Grande Salvador. It is considered the capital of the Recôncavo Baiano, due to its importance as the largest commercial, industrial, educational, health and service center in the entire region.

Get in
It is 187 km from Salvador
 * BR-101 connects from Conceição do Jacuípe and Alagoinhas in the north and Itabuna and Eunápolis in the south
 * BA-028/BA-001 connects to the island of Itaparica

Do
Santo Antônio de Jesus hosts busy June festivities every year, which attract thousands of visitors from all over the country, and which made the city known for hosting the best and most popular São João da Bahia.

Go next

 * Itaparica
 * Morro de São Paulo
 * Valença