Salvador
Discover Brazil's most involving City

Brazil's First Capital

Discover the secrets of Salvador, the City that was Brazil's first Capital, its Historical Centre, its popular market, its delicious cooking and its music. That's Salvador. That's Bahia. If you like feasts, Salvador is for you. In this case, you must come during the Carnival, considered Brazil's most cheerful one.

The Happiness Land
Its sunny climate, its beautiful beaches, the charming bahianas, the capoeira, the acarajés, the rythms and music, the afternoons of dolce far niente, admiring the palm trees alongside the coast. All will seem exotic to you, in this land of Jorge Amado and his Gabriela...

Former cocoa plantations, the land of the Discovery - European Navigator got here for the first time in Brazil - and one of Brazil's most beautiful coasts. All of these make Bahian people say that Bahia is the "Land of Happiness" (Terra da Felicidade).


The Land of Gods
Bahian religiosity is also known in Brazil and elsewhere. Candomblé and other African cults are very important in this States beliefs. Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, Yemanjá, Yansã and other divinities make part of Bahian people everyday life. Every ceremony carries plenty of people to the streets or to the beaches where devotion is freely expressed. The first thing the Bahian will offer you is the famous ribbon to Nosso Senhor do Bonfim.

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