Salvador

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Salvador (meaning "saviour" in Spanish and Portuguese) can be:

Salvador, a major city in the Brazilian state of Bahia, also called "Salvador da Bahia". It is the 4th largest Brazilian city in terms of metropolitan population, and the 3rd in the population of the city proper.
Salvador, a city in the Philippines in Lanao del Norte province, also called "Salvador Lanao del Norte".
Salvador, Falkland Islands / Malvinas, also called "Salvador Settlement".
Salvador, a 1986 motion picture about the Salvadoran civil war of the 1980s.
Salvador a 2006 motion picture about Salvador Puig Antich.
Salvador is a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music.

Salvador is also part of geographical place names:

the Central American nation of El Salvador.
the city of San Salvador in El Salvador.
the city of San Salvador in Argentina.
the city of San Salvador in Peru.
the city of Salvador Mazza, Argentina.
San Salvador Island in the Bahamas.
Volcán de San Salvador, a volcano in El Salvador.
Lake Salvador, Louisiana, USA.
Isla San Salvador, Ecuador.

Salvador is also part of the names of people:

Salvador Dalí, a 20th century Spanish surrealist painter.
Francis Salvador, an American Patriot
Joseph Salvador, head of the British East India Company
Salvador Laurel, a Philippine politician.
Salvador Sánchez, a champion boxer from Mexico in the early 1980s.
Dr. Salvador, a fictional character in Resident Evil 4.
Salvador Allende, deposed president of Chile

Salvador is also part of the names of institutions:

Universidad del Salvador (USAL) - Argentina.
Iglesia del Salvador - Seville, Spain.

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