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Federação, Salvador — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Federação, a bairro of Salvador in Bahia, holds the Fundação Pierre Verger and the Herbário Alexandre Leal Costa.
About Federação
Where to stay in Federação
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Two anchors shape the choice. A stay in Federação sits within reach of the Fundação Pierre Verger and the Herbário Alexandre Leal Costa, with the rest of Salvador's bairros beginning at the boundary. The Memorial Mãe Menininha do Gantois gives the bairro a third fixed point.
About Federação
What are the main landmarks in Federação?
Three named sites sit here. The Fundação Pierre Verger keeps its address in Federação, while the Herbário Alexandre Leal Costa holds a plant collection and the Memorial Mãe Menininha do Gantois marks that name. The three stand apart in kind, one a foundation, one a herbarium, one a memorial.
No single monument dominates Federação.
What is the history of Federação?
No charter date survives for Federação. The names kept in the bairro do the work instead: Mãe Menininha do Gantois in a memorial, Pierre Verger in a foundation, Alexandre Leal Costa on a herbarium in Salvador. Federação's past is written in those three dedications.
Where is Federação?
Federação lies within the continuous urban fabric of Salvador, bordered by other bairros of the same Bahia municipality.
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Updated August 2026