Introduction
A visit to Salvador is a chance to step back in time, to stroll through a perfectly preserved city from the 16th and 17th centuries. It's a chance to experience Brazil's close connection to Africa -- to taste this connection in the food, hear it in the music, see it in the faces of the people. All of these elements -- architecture, food, and music -- mix together in Pelourinho, the restored colonial heart of the city of Salvador.
Beyond Salvador, a trip to Bahia is a chance to stock up on two of Brazil's greatest non-exportable products -- sand and sunshine. The beaches of Bahia are some of Brazil's most varied and beautiful. They come blessed by sunshine, lapped by a warm southern ocean, and infused with a laid-back spirit that is uniquely Bahian.
The Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci -- the one who later gave his name to a pair of continents -- was the first European to set eyes on the Baía de Todos os Santos, the beautiful bay around which Salvador now stands. He arrived...
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Solar do Unhão
An old sugar mill, the Solar consists of a number of beautifully preserved heritage buildings centered around a lovely stone courtyard that dates...
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Museu Afro-Brasileiro/Faculdade de Medicina
This fine old building (built in 1808) is now home to the Museu Afro-Brasileiro, which attempts to show the development of the Afro-Brazilian culture...
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Mercado Modelo
There's no sense pretending you're not a tourist in the Mercado Modelo. If you're here, you are. Still, it's a fun place to wander. This former...
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