Bahia has special associations for us, being the first
Center, established in the days of 'Abdu'l-Baha, in Latin America, and having a
name so very significant from the Baha'i standpoint.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a message dated 9
May 1956 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the Baha’is of Bahia, Brazil;
‘Afire with the Vision, Messages from Shoghi Effendi to Latin America’)