Mario Cravo, comprising Totems, winged and three-dimensional figures, as well as drawings and paintings. Education Educational institutions The city has several universities: Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) (Federal University of Bahia); Universidade Católica do Salvador (UCSal) (Catholic University of Salvador); Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB) (Bahia State University); Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS) (Salvador University); Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências (FTC) (College of Technology and Science); Instituto Federal da Bahia (IFBA) (Federal Institute of Bahia); Faculdade Ruy Barbosa (FRB) (Ruy Barbosa College); Campus Integrado de Manufatura e Tecnologia (CIMATEC) (Integrated Campus of Manufacturing and Technology); Faculdade Castro Alves (FCA) (Castro Alves College); Centro Universitário Jorge Amado (UNIJORGE) (Jorge Amado University Center); Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP) (Bahian School of Medicine and Public Health); Primary and secondary schools Top high schools of the city according to Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio are: Pan American School of Bahia Colégio Marista Colégio São Paulo Colégio Oficina Colégio Anchieta Federal Institute of Bahia (IFBA) Colégio Bernoulli Cândido Portinari Academy Colégio Antônio Vieira Colégio Módulo Military College of Salvador Colégio Sartre Escola SEB Colégio Integral Colégio Gregor Mendel Public safety Salvador is one of the most crime-ridden cities in the country. The number of homicides increased 418% from 2000 to 2010. From 1998 to 2008, the number of homicides of youths between the ages of 15 and 24 increased 435.1%. Gun violence in the state of Bahia more than doubled in the period from 2004 to 2014, and the city is in the top ten for gun violence of the 26 state capitals of Brazil. In 2014 the state of Bahia had the most murderers in the country. At the same time, Salvador has one of the lowest rates of suicide in the nation. Culture Salvador's historical and cultural aspects were inherited by the intermarriage of such ethnic groups as Native-Indian, African and European. This mixture can be seen in the religion, cuisine, cultural manifestations, and custom of Bahia's people. African cultural practices are particularly celebrated. Literature Gregório de Mattos, born in Salvador in 1636, was also educated by the Jesuits. He became the most important Baroque poet in colonial Brazil for his religious and satirical works. Father António Vieira was born in Lisbon in 1608, but was raised and educated in the Jesuit school of Salvador and died in the city in 1697. His erudite sermons have earned him the title of