Camaçari leads social mobility among 10 main cities in Bahia; Salvador and Feira de Santana are in an intermediate position

On Saturday (May 23, 2026), the comparative analysis of data from the Atlas of Social Mobility Brazil, from the Institute for Mobility and Social Development (IMDS), shows relevant differences between 10 cities with the greatest urban, economic and regional weight in Bahia. In the analyzed cut, Camaçari presents the best result, with a 2.96% probability of a child born in the lower half of the income distribution reaching, as an adult, the group of the richest 10%. Salvador registers 1.54%, while Feira de Santana appears with 1.62%. The simple average of the 10 selected cities is 1.60%, above the Bahian average of 1.37%, but still below the national average of valid municipalities, of 2.16%.