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10 Highlights In & Around Salvador De Bahia

By on 22. September 2015 in Brazil
Igreja e Convento do Carmo, Pelourinho, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil

Igreja e Convento do Carmo, Pelourinho, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil

Salvador has changed a lot since 2007… I remembered a somewhat rundown, decrepit Colonial City completely overrun by tourists. First, the drive from the airport to Santo Antonio, near the Pelourinho, showed a highly modern city, large avenues lined with modern high-rises and brand new shopping centers. Then, the Pelourinho has been completely restored for the Football World Cup in 2014. Last but not least, Salvador was almost void of tourists… Maybe being there on a Sunday and a Monday explains things, but at times I had the streets for myself… Continue Reading →

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Highlights Of Salvador De Bahia

By on 3. September 2007 in Brazil
Capoeira dancers performing with their class on the street, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil

Capoeira dancers performing with their class on the street, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil

There have been several highlights during our stay in Salvador de Bahia apart from visiting the Pelourinho … which is by the way far less interesting and not as well preserved than the colonial laid-back city of Olinda!

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Salvador De Bahia: A Tourist Town!

By on 1. September 2007 in Brazil

 

View of Praca Terreiro de Jesus, Salador de Bahia, Brazil

View of Praca Terreiro de Jesus, Salador de Bahia, Brazil

Salvador is a must on every tourist´ agenda for many reasons. Firstly it hosts the second largest Carnival in Brazil, secondly for its old colonial historic centre, the Pelourinho and above all, its unique cultural background. Nowhere in the Americas have the descendants of African slaves preserved their culture more strongly than here! It is obvious in the music, the cuisine, the religion or types of dance of this Bahia town – at times we almost forgot that we were in Brazil! Continue Reading →

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