Pousada Estrela do Mar Salvador
Rua Afonso Celso, 119 Salvador, State of Bahia, 40140-080, Brazil
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The Capital of Happiness
... bad could it be?
About half way up the coast, and roughly 1,500km north of Rio, is Salvador. Salvador is the capital of the Bahia province and gets a pretty bad wrap in terms of crime. The homicide rate is 5x that of the USA, and a recent protest by military police led to over 100 deaths/injuries. In fact, the Lonely Planet warned that if you're going to be mugged on Brazil, Salvador would probably be the ...
Salvador of Bahia: Enjoying the slow pace of life
... There is a lot to do in Salvador if one puts his mind to it. We were however happy to just go with the flow, wandering around Pelourinho for most of the first day. The Pelourinho, Salvador’s historic center, is as old or even older than Sao Lui’s old town, but much better conserved. In fact, the floridly colored buildings, together with all the souvenir shops, roving peddlers and traditionally attired Bahian women that pose for pictures (for ...
Brasiliansk-afrikanske rytmer
... var en treig dag der ikke saa mye spennende skjedde, ble Torsdag av typen mer produktiv. Da sola titta frem etter frokost tid joinet jeg ei "Argentinerinne" til den andre siden av der vi bodde, nemlig omraade Barra, der vi finner strendene i Salvador. Greit aa igjen faa litt sol paa kroppen foer hjemreise, men det varte jammen meg ikke lenge foer dette forbaskede regnet startet aa plaske ned. Vi pakket tingene vaare igjen, og maatte med baade hale og haandle ...
From Jericoacoara to Carnaval in Salvador
... up going to Bahia at all and I do not regret it – we decided we didn't need to feel uncomfortable, scared, and ripped off to say we experienced the real Carnaval. Instead, we hung out in the much safer and more culturally vibrant Pelhourino.
Some of our best moments were sitting or dancing on the steps of our street, drinking beers, smiling and chatting with proud, happy locals, taking photos and toasting at how amazing the music and dancing and energy was. THAT ...
Our week in Salvador
... for the price! This guy had taken away a substantial chunk of our budget for the day so we had to rough it and didn’t eat much. We thought it would have been better to give that money to a truly poor person rather than a well-built criminal. Anyway, live and learn…
On our penultimate evening in Salvador, we tried the “comida por kilo,” where you put whatever you want on your plate and they charge you for how much the food weighs. You can eat ...



