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Salvador Slideshow
Top Hotels in Salvador
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Alpha Hostel Salvador
5 reviews -
Portobello Ondina Praia Hotel Salvador
18 reviews
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Vilamar Ltda Hotel Salvador
1 review
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Catharina Paraguacu Salvador
10 reviews -
San Marco Hotel Salvador
6 reviews -
Mar Brasil Salvador
58 reviews -
A Casa das Portas Velhas Salvador
51 reviews
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Zank Hotel Salvador
19 reviews
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Atlantic Towers Salvador
4 reviews -
Hotel Verdemar Salvador
4 reviews
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Hotel Villa Santo Antonio Salvador
20 reviews
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Belmar Hotel Salvador
3 reviews
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Praia da Sereia Hotel Salvador
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Villa Romana Hotel Salvador
11 reviews
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Albergue Pedra Da Sereia Salvador
22 reviews
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Patamares Hotel Salvador
3 reviews
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Pituacu Praia Hotel Salvador
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Solar Bahia Hotel Salvador
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Pousada Porto Da Lua Salvador
5 reviews
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Hotel Casa do Amarelindo Salvador
431 reviews -
Villa Bahia Salvador
67 reviews
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Pestana Sauipe Beach Pousadas Hotel Salvador
1 review
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Village Novo Salvador
103 reviews
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Pousada Do Pilar Salvador
30 reviews
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Solar Do Carmo Hotel Salvador
87 reviews
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Vila Velha Hotel Salvador
2 reviews
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CanaVille Salvador
1 review
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Pousada Pais Tropical Salvador
43 reviews
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Pousada Solar Dos Deuses Salvador
15 reviews
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Hotel Aram Yami Salvador
95 reviews
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Pousada Casa Vila Bela Salvador
256 reviews
Salvador
Travel Blogs from Salvador, Brazil
Brazil!
... without sounding too presumptuous. . With the friends that I have, shocks don't come one in a million. We docked in San Salvador, a city of 1.2 million crazy people who love reggae and drum a helluva lot. One of the things that sticks in my mind ...
Bangin' Bahia
... back on the road after our uber-relaxation period in Pipa and were eager to get our first experience of a proper Brazillian city. In Salvador it's less about seeing the sights and more of just soaking up the atmophere. The streets are full of colourful, ...
Salvador - Africa and Brazil in one pot
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 ...
Salvador - Sonne, Musik und Karneval
... direkt am Meer (bzw. an der "Allerheiligenbucht") und hat seit der Kolonialzeit starken afrikanischen Einfluss. (--> Salvador ist meine Lieblingsstadt in Brasilien und gehoert neben San Francisco und Barcelona zu meinen Lieblingsstaedten ...
Amo Salvador
... of its dangers. With all this in mind, I was fairly apprehensive and my expectations were low... falling for Salvador was a fantastic surprise for me. My sleepless journey to Salvador had also afforded me the opportunity to watch cartoon ...
Days 54-55 Rest & Sights in Salvador by ES
... our trip. We were picked up from the bus station by Carolyn's aunt, Maria dos Remedios, and headed to her beautiful apartment in Salvador. We had breakfast and napped the rest of the morning to catch up on sleep. After lunch, she took us on ...
D'un continent a l'autre ...
... ...les peaux, les sons, les odeurs, les rythmes... Un autre continent... Salvador, dorenavant simple capitale d état, a ete la premiere capitale de l empire colonial portuguais du ...
Bus what?
... 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 ...
Beaches of Barra
... a measly GBP 12, we stuffed ourselves with a kilo of fresh lobster (2 each!) The next day, we left Salvador for a flight to Iguazu. We enjoyed our days in Salvador and were glad that we got to experience a very ...
Viva Bahia!
... We were immediately called to help for the "Dia da crianca", Children's day, in Saramandaia, one of the poorest neighborhood of Salvador. The event was organised by the ICBIE and it included games, dances and clown show for the children in the favela. Ian ...
Carnival!!!
... the capital of Brazil), but we are in Salvador. My first official entry on the road!!! Currently I'm writing from Salvador do Bahia, Brazil. Shan, Joe and my sister Samantha are here, arriving safely and in high spirits. Carnival ...
A dark angel perhaps?
It was that first taste of guarana - the local soft drink made of jump juice from the amazon, and loads of caffine that did it. I was at the fundraising party for the Terriero (Candomble house and community centre) and there was not much water, no juice, ...
Space and time
... her. These little kindnesses in space and time, these small things. Everyone who we have talked to has said this is the initiation into Salvador and that we are lucky. We had a hint of being ripped off and we got out. Others we have spoken to have had ...
Salvador
there´s nothing interesting here to see. i even went to a church where the book says that the african artists who built it made the baby-angel´s penises extreamly large - to spit the Spanish - and guess what? they took the babies´ penises off! now ...
Carneval, Charlotchi and Bahia
... , everyone comes, everyone dances, and everyone dances WELL. FOR HOURS!! apparently 2 million people come to Carneval in Salvador. Unimaginable numbers. In the middle of the parade, we listened and danced to Gilberto Gil singing a song I ...
Africa in Brazil
... we learned that there were more terrorist attacks in the UK and Egypt ... We are writing from Salvador the Bahia, the colonial capital of Brazil, famous for its colonial architecture, gilded churches and African lifestyle. No other place in Brazil has ...
Salvador
Got to Salvador after a killer 33 hours bus ride. I was only going to spend a day there, without staying overnight, but predictably Tuesday turned out to the party night :] Also, I saw great churrascos being grilled on the main square in Pelourinho, and ...
Rio de Janeiro - Salvador da Bahia
This morning we travelled on Varig from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador da ...
working with windows open/ working out BR style
I got quite a bit of work today while Gabi went to the mall to run some errands. I was able to work part of the morning the whole afternoon. When Gabi got home, she and I put on our running shoes and walked to the gym down the street. I had to ...
Salvador, a mix of South America and Africa
Salvador feels different. The African influence is all-around present. Music, delicious foods and fruits, colorfully dressed women, and hot hot, humid and hot.I was hosted by 2 different people, first with a young family and their cute 1-year old baby ...
Back from the Mountains into the Ocean
... . Citronella candles were not effective--citronella incense was better, but it burns itself out in the middle of the night. In Salvador, we are staying at a decent hotel in the Barra area (last time we stayed in Centro), directly on the ocean for ...
Salvador de Bahia avec un des mes ex-coturnes !
... fête avait l'originalité d'être destinée aux gens d'origine japonaise !! Bienvenu au Brésil ! :) Nous visitons pendant 2 jours Salvador: - le pelogrinho, soit disant dangereux mais nous n'avons eu aucun problème - les plages de Salvador (rien ...
Energy input accepted
... of my time in Buenos Aires, I managed to meet the amazing Monza Calabar, dancer, percussionist and capoerista extraordinaire, formerly of Salvador, now living in Buenos Aires. He is a friend of a friend and within moments of meeting we were friends, ...
Sounds of Salvador de Bahia
... was. We were heading into the Baia de Todos os Santos - Bay of Saints and we had turned around to reach the Port in Salvador. This city of over 2 million people has about a 70% Afro-Brazilian population and the sounds of drums and music is everywhere. We ...
Music, Capoeira, Hawking and Hiking - BAHIA!!
... les photos. Je vous embrasse tous, André (andre_deslauriers@sympatico.ca) We arrived in Salvador, Bahia around 7 p.m. on August 18th. It was dark - in Brazil, the sun sets by 6 p.m. which continues to take some adjustment having come from ...
Salvador, Brasil
... from practicing their own religion. So the slaves mapped their own deities to Christian saints, and worshipped the saints in disguise. Salvador is the cradle of Candomble. Similar to this, we visited a Christian church built by slaves over a period of ...
Lightness...
Yesterday was the most sensational day of my entire holiday. Myself, Ann-Marie and Jessica (a lovely afro cuban gal doing her PHD in the diaspora) met up to go searching for flats. We had a great time together and I haven't laughed so much in such ...
Salvador
... coming from all directions at all parts of the day, and especially at night there are many people who play in the streets. Salvador has a really strong African culture and population, so the music and food and culture you see every where is really african ...
Brazil: "It's Portugal with a few more cowboys."
Day One: Domingo conquers all plans Salvador is a historic city in Brazil, the former capital it served as the main port for the slave trade. Brazilians are a mix of indigenous peoples, black slaves, and Europeans. The courtyards and streets feel ...
The First Port
... other friends and headed out for our last night in Brazil. There had actually been quite a bit of security problems since we reached Salvador so most everyone was glad to be going out with a large group. Many students have been held up or mugged or ...