Salvador da Bahia Guide

SOUL OF SALVADOR da BAHIA
The Portuguese first imported African slaves to Bahia in the early 1500s.
Sharing ancestry and a history of African slave importation combined with a

large dash of Native Americans, produces a lot of people

who look like kinfolk ... More

FACTS & TRAVEL TIPS

Add 31 miles of beaches peppered with sunshine, watersports

and cool breezes for a must-visit Brazilian

destination known as the Capital of Joy ... More

SOUL OF SALVADOR da BAHIA RESOURCES

Additional non-fiction books, guide books, websites and DVD

to help you explore the Soul Of Salvador da Bahia ... More

ADVICE and OBSERVATIONS

Bring a Brazilian Portugese Phrasebook with you.
You will use the Brazilian Portugese equivalent for the following

English words and phrases often ... More

SALVADOR CULTURAL TOUR INSIGHTS
Billy Arquimimo, a native of Salvador, has many years of experience

in music, travel services, and tour guide service in Bahia.

Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish,

he joined Bloco Afro OLODUM ... More

HISTORY
Stretching from the Gé Indians thousands of years ago to the

Olodum dancers in Pelhorinho today, Salvador and all of Bahia

could only have a history ripe with compelling architecture,

culture events and back stories that tourists flock to like geese ... More

Practicing Condemble' in Salvador da Bahia

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

FESTIVALS

TRANSPORTATION

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE

FLIGHT STATUS

PASSPORT and VISA REQUIREMENTS

TOURISM BOARD

EMAIL ARTICLE

RESEARCH CREDITS:
Thomas Dorsey
Sheila Umolu

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