Vitória da Conquista
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About Vitória da Conquista
Vitória da Conquista is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil, that has a population of 396,613 people as of 2025, according to the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). It is the third largest city in the state of Bahia, after Salvador and Feira de Santana.
Vitória da Conquista is known as simply "Conquista" by locals in order to differentiate it from the city of Vitória in the state of Espírito Santo. It was named after the colony of Vitória da Conquista.
Vitória da Conquista was founded in 1783, after several battles against the native Imboré and Mongoió tribes by João Gonçalves da Costa, born in Chaves, Trás-os-Montes, Portugal.
Costa had served the Portuguese crown during Joseph I's kingdom, fighting the natives, conquering their land, and attempting to convert them to Christianity. He founded the Arraial da Conquista ("Conquest Town") near the site of the last battles and began the building of a church in honour of the Holy Mother of Victory.
At the same time, João Gonçalves da Costa was ordered to lead the construction of two of the principal roads in the state of Bahia, one from Vitória da Conquista to the city of Ilhéus on the coast and another from...
Vitória da Conquista travel guide
Getting there
By plane Aeroporto Pedro Otacílio de Figueiredo (VDC), receives daily flights from Salvador, Barreiras, Brasília, and Ribeirão Preto via Passaredo Airlines, and Salvador, Belo Horizonte, and São Paulo via TRIP
By bus
By car BR-116 (Rio Bahia) enters the city from Teófilo Otoni, Governador Valadares, and Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais to the south, and from Feira de Santana and Juazeiro do Norte to the north. [editar]De carro
BR-407 comes in from the northwest, connecting at Anagé with BA-262 from Brumado BA-263 enters town from the southeast, where it connects at Itambé with BR-415 from Itabuna and Ilhéus
See
Crucifixion of the Serra do Piripiri (Cristo Crucificado da Serra do Piripiri). Poço Escuro Forest Reserve (Reserva Florestal do Poço Escuro). Serra do Piripiri Park (Parque da Serra do Piripiri).
Buy
Shopping Conquista Sul, Av. Juracy Magalhães, 3340, ☏ +55 77 3423-4444.
Eat
Bistrô Restaurante Imda, R. Cândido Sales, 37 - Recreio, ☏ +55 77 3425-2818. Damasco, R. Siqueira Campos, 427 - Recreio, ☏ +55 77 3422-3240.
Sleep
Cafezal, Avenida Serrinha, 3003 - Alvorada, ☏ +55 77 3426-1314. Pousada Itajuipe, Av. Juracy Magalhaes, 02, Block 03 Lot 340 - Jardim Guanambara, ☏ +55 77 3201-5000. Shalako Hotel, Rua Siqueira Campos, 90 - Centro, ☏ +55 77 3424-4049.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.