Pelourinho Salvador

Salvador , State of Bahia, Brazil

TravelPod Member ReviewsPelourinho Salvador

  • The Pelo

    5

    tourtravel 8 contributions Australia Apr 3, 2012

    Crazy place with beautiful old Colonial buildings, some referbished, but mostly decaying in the permanent humidity!

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Pelourinho Salvador

  • 1

    Good Bye Rio and A Night out in Salvador

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    Hey everyone! The last time I wrote was in Rio De Janeiro and now we are in Salvador, Brazil. We left Ipanema beach on Monday morning after having our beautiful and peaceful breakfast on the beach. The breakfast here in Brazil is full of wonderful tropical fruits, ham and cheese sandwiches, and fresh squeezed juices. This was all being eaten in …

  • 2

    Coast to Coast and falling in between..!

    9 photos

    You know that bit in Happy Feet, where the penguins start dancing in a massive group and totally rock out to the music?

    No?

    OK, don't worry about it then...

    But if you HAVE seen it, then convert all those penguins to a mass of people, of all shapes, sizes and background, mash them in a bit more and add a bit more …

  • 3

    Karneval in Salvador

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    Hallo zu Hause!

    Erhole mich gerade vom Karneval in Salvador bevor ich meinen Sozialdienst in Jacobina beginne.
    Stellt Euch Fasching bei uns zu Hause vor, am besten in Villach, das ganze eine Woche durchgehend, 10x so laut, 100x mehr Emotion und 100.000x mehr Menschen. Nein, vergesst das, man kann es nicht vergleichen, man muss es …

Related BlogsPelourinho Salvador

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    The international ******* syndrome.

    21 photos

    ... off examples, but lets hope today was the last one. Yeah right! Except for that, I really enjoy Salvador. We stay in the old historic Pelourinho neighborhood (another UNESCO World Heritage site) with all it's churches, colorful houses and ...

  • 2

    Wandering more colonial streets

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    ... the height at which it was painted. Went into an incredibly ott baroque church also on another square before then heading down into Pelourinho and saw the slave market church which was interesting. Then up to Carmo, another church wher we went to see a ...

  • 3

    Ten Things to Love About Brazil

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    ... Ignacio for a beautiful view of the tabletop mountains of the park. 9) Partying in Pelourinho- Pelourinho is the historic center and main tourist attraction of Salvador, the vibrant capital of the state of Bahia. Ornate colonial style churches line ...

  • 4

    Dallying along the Coast to Salvador

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    ... . That was the extent of our partying. We wouldn't make very good Brazilians! Our next stop was Salvador...what a contrast! The one-time capital of Brazil and pride of the Portugese Empire, Salvador is now a vibrant but rather run-down city that is ...

  • 5

    'Africa in exile'

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    ... to embrace the city and the strong African culture that imbues every aspect of this lively and vibrant place. It's wild. Salvador is the third largest city in Brazil and the capital of its state, Bahia. Many moons ago, 1550, it was the original capital ...

  • 6

    Carnaval Hangover

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    ... any traffic and virtually no one wandering around. The city was hungover. The next day I wandered around the streets of Pelourinho, the old part, and marvelled at the steep cobbled streets and colourful colonial buildings. There were a number of ...

  • 7

    Salvador - Pelourinho

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    Our final destination was Pelourinho neighborhood in Salvador. As usual, we met some Brazilian couple on the road. Later, the husband really insisted waiting with us for 10 minutes until the right bus toward Pelourinho will show us, ...

  • 8

    Salvador - Africa and Brazil in one pot

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    After a couple of days on Morro we returned to the main city of Salvador. This city is pretty amazing. It is Brazil and Africa all in one go. There is a huge black population, dating back to the days African slaves were bought over by the Portugese when ...

  • 9

    Amo Salvador

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    ... a very strong African influence all over the city which gives it such depth, character and soul. Central Salvador is split into the upper city (including Pelourinho), and the lower city.  The two parts are connected by a network of very steep, ...

  • 10

    Bus what?

    5 photos

    ... the small town of Buzios and Daniel Powder`s "Had a bad day" was playing on the sound system.  What?  I am now in Salvador Brazil, the heart of afro-brazilian history.  From the time I left Buzios until I walked into my hostel here, it was ...