[2][1] It sits on the eastern coast of Brazil, surrounding part of Bahia's capital Salvador and opening to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Paraguaçu River travels 500 kilometers (310 mi) to empty into the bay and the coastal lowlands of the Reconcavo Basin are at its mouth.

[4] He named the Bay of the Holy Savior of All the Saints after the date and his parish church in Florence, San Salvatore di Ognissanti.

[citation needed] The northeast shore of the Bay of All Saints is home to Brazil's first active oil fields.

The municipality of São Francisco do Conde, at the north of the bay, remains a port that serves the oil refineries at Mataripe.