As the first capital of Brazil, from 1549 to 1763, Salvador de Bahia witnessed the blending of European, African and Amerindian cultures. It was also, from 1558, the first slave market in the New ...
Historic centre of Pelourinho, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil (Includes interview and first-hand account)
The historic centre of Pelourinho is located in the south-western corner of the city that has 3 million people. Most of the population of Salvador have their roots from African slaves who were brought ...
SALVADOR DE BAHIA (dpa) – Located virtually on the equator, Salvador de Bahia, the capital of Brazil’s Bahia state, greets the tourist with blazing sunshine and fierce heat. The city can be a climatic ...
Frejon? Fray John? The name sounded odd to my six-year-old ears. It didn’t quite possess the same melody as the spicy Yoruba soups I saw the adults pair with pounded yam, nor did it have the casual ...
On my first trip to Salvador de Bahia, in 2001, I used the vibrant regional capital simply as an entry point and launching pad for a surf safari along Brazil's mid-north coast, enjoying the gentle ...
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