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I am now in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, since 1 month and I have rent a flat in Barra with a view on the Farol, for 650 reais by month (around 300USD). My girlfriend lives here and I plan to look for a work soon and travel around too, probably to Chapada Diamantina. The city is amazing and the Pelourinho deserve a stop for at least 3-4 nights. I have stayed in the Albergue das Laranjeiras at the beginning (which is a HI Hostel), one of the best I have seen yet. The price was 22 reais by night more...

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Beaches \| Carnaval \| Music Salvador Views of the soccer stadium, if you're lucky by rabiny from United Kingdom Salvador is probably my favorite place in Brazil. Capital of the northern state of Bahia, it combines the best the country has to offer - beautiful beaches, warm and friendly... More
Salvador Salvador review by jsbedard I am now in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, since 1 month and I have rent a flat in Barra with a view on the Farol, for 650 reais by month (around 300USD). My girlfriend lives here and... More
Beaches \| Luxury Travelers \| Sightseeing \| Views Salvador Salvador is the best ,and I know the best place to stay by lbunts from CA 1 cheer Salvador is a fun place to be as already noted by previous postings. I jut want to let you know about an excellent alternative to the hotels if you plan to be there for a while... More
Beaches \| Food and Restaurants \| Music \| Nightlife \| Music \| Safety Salvador Salvador da Bahia, Brazil in the "winter" by cphil1205 from NY 1 cheer Salvador da Bahia is AWESOME. That is, if you like the beach, music, dancing, comfort food... Ignore the guidebooks: STAY IN PELORINHO!! The books say... More
Brazil \| Culture \| Culture \| Nice \| Samba \| School Salvador Nice and inexpensive language school in Salvador by jelenab from CA Hi, I've been in Brazil for 2 months now and I am currently staying at a really nice language & culture school in Salvador. The name of the school is Dom Casmurro and... More


Art \| Beaches \| Food and Restaurants \| Gardens \| Music \| Galleries \| Music Footsteps \| Salvador, Brazil: Echoes of Amado in the Dark and the Light For visitors keen to experience the tropical mysteries of Salvador da Bahia, the Brazilian writer Jorge Amado went so far as to suggest an itinerary in his novel, ?Tereza Batista: Home From the Wars.?...more Article from NYT > Travel
Architecture \| Food and Restaurants Brazil’s Untamed Heart Far from glitzy Rio and São Paulo, the city of Salvador, in northeastern Brazil, is the country’s vibrant Afrocentric soul, a place of samba and Yoruban chants, caipirinhas and candomblé....more Article from Travel and Leisure
Introduction - Salvador, Brazil Article from Frommer's
Carnaval Carnavals Around the World If, as Karl Marx writes, religion is the "opiate of the masses," Carnaval is the amphetamine. Every year, before assuming the traditionally...more Article from The New York Times - Registration required