Salvador de Bahia

Trip Start Nov 09, 2007
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Trip End Jan 2008


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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Salvador de Bahia. This is so different.  Salvador was the main slave trade town in South America and the african feeling is still strong here. The music is mainly african and reggae. Reggae is big time here and the number of rastas is unbelievable. ¨te gusta o reggae ? ¨ I keep being asked. ¨Sim, mi gusta moito¨. Then they ask ¨te gusta reggae normal o liberal ?? ¨ . OK -Normal is the music. Liberal is the music ¨ com fumo¨. What do you say to that ?

Bahia gives a nice feeling and the weather here is warm. The music in the streets makes it even better. With this comes also the begging and the problems on the streets - drugs, mainly cocaine and crack. Having said all this i have not once felt threatened in the streets despite the warnings in the books etc. Maybe by now i do not look like i am worth being robbed !!!!
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