Porto Seguro, is a city located in the far south of Bahia, Brazil. The city has an estimated population of 150,658, covers 2,287 square kilometres, and has a population density of 52.7 residents per square quilometre. The area that includes Porto Seguro and neighbouring Santa Cruz Cabrália and Eunápolis holds a distinctive place in Brazilian history: in 1500 it was the first landing point of Portuguese navigators, principally Pedro Álvares Cabral.
The crime rate is considered high, as is the case in the rest of Bahia.