March 25th Philharmonic Society Building (Filarmônica 25 de Março) Church of Our Lord of the Stations (Igreja Senhor dos Passos) Chapel of Saint Joseph of Itapororocas (Matriz de São José de Itapororocas) Town Hall of Feira de Santana (Paço Municipal, Feira de Santana) Panel of the Artist Lênio Braga (Painel do Artista Lênio Braga) Maria Quitéria School Building (Prédio da Escola Maria Quitéria) Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Feira de Santantana (Prédio da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Feira de Santana) Vila Fróes da Motta Building (Prédio da Vila Froés da Motta) Municipal Public Archive of Feira de Santana (Prédio do Arquivo Público Municipal) Former Normal School of Feira de Santana (Prédio do Grupo Escolar J.J. Seabra, Antiga Escola Normal Rural) Municipal Market of Feira de Santana (Prédio Mercado Municipal, Feira de Santana) Economy & Transport The city is served by Gov. João Durval Carneiro Airport. With a major junction of Northeastern Brazil's highways nearby, Feira de Santana functions as a crossroads for the traffic coming from the South and West-Central portions of Brazil bound for Salvador and other important cities of the northeast. Feira de Santana, thanks in part to its longstanding importance as a crossroads and its proximity to Salvador, is now an important and diverse commercial and industrial center. Education The Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana is located in the city. Sport There is a motorsport rallying club Trail Clube Bahia and have significant input into the Rally Bahia race. The city's main stadium is the Estádio Alberto Oliveira one of the main stadiums in the state of Bahia. The city's second stadium is Estádio Jodilton Souza. There are four football clubs: Bahia de Feira, Feirense EC, Fluminense de Feira and Associação Desportiva Comunitária Astro. Notable people Anderson Talisca, footballer Carlos Felipe, mixed martial artist (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Cristiano Teixeira, footballer Divaldo Pereira Franco, spiritist medium Fábio Baiano, retired footballer Irving São Paulo, actor Joedson Santos Almeida, footballer Jorge Wagner, retired footballer Júnior Baiano, retired footballer Maria Quitéria, lieutenant and first woman to serve in a military unit in Brazil See also State University of Feira de Santana Largest Cities of Northeast Region, Brazil Boulevard Shopping Feira de Santana Notes References External links Municipalities in Bahia