Valença, Bahia

Valença is a port city in the state of Bahia in Brazil. Covering an area of ​​1195.6 km ², it has about 82,000 inhabitants. The population density is 70.16 inhabitants per km ².

The city on the Dendê Coast was founded in 1799 by Portuguese immigrants and is now known as one of the centers for seafood and their breeding farms that are sold to the capital city of Salvador da Bahia. Tourists use the city as a way station to the boat or from the airport Valença (IATA Code: VAL) to reach the island of Morro de São Paulo by plane. Some Europeans and Argentinians spend their retirement or operate small hotel businesses. Many Valençaner contrast driving in the 10 km Guaibim, the beach town of Valença.

Worth seeing are the old churches " Matriz do Sagrado Coração de Jesus " from 1749 and " Nossa Senhora do Desterro ", which is on a steep hill. From it one can see the whole city and the harbor. Worth a visit are the ruins of the old textile mills of 1844.