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Bahian dress Salvador da Bahia
4 Reviews When you enter Pelourinho in Salvador you’ll be met by baiana women wearing traditional Bahian dresses. The outfit of a baiana woman is turban, starched skirts of colourful pattern, shawl over the...
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Bahian Food Salvador da Bahia
7 Reviews Bahian cuisine has the influence of Portuguese, African and Indian cultures with a predominance of local exotic ingredients. Is characterized by the generous use of malagueta chili peppers and dende...
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Fitas Salvador da Bahia
5 Reviews I went to Salvador in 2007 and had my wrist covered in these beautiful Bahia Wish Bracelets. Long story short, I long ago forgot about them and the story behind them until I recently came across them...
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Capoeira Salvador da Bahia
4 Reviews Capoeira is a unique Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, dance, music and acrobatics. But capoiera is much more; it is a ritual and a philosophy, a cultural tradition and a...
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Berimbau Salvador da Bahia
3 Reviews The Brazilian berimbau is a single-string percussion instrument, braced musical bow or African origin. It consists of a wooden bow (traditionally made from biribi wood) about 1,2 - 1,5 m long, with a...
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Acaraje Salvador da Bahia
1 Review Acareje is street food eaten at any time as a snack. It consists of a patty, made from mashed feijao fradinho (black-eyed beans). The mash is deep-fried in dende oil (derived from a nut found on the...
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Dance Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews I stayed in Bahia from 16th until 25th June (S. Joao). Everywhere you could hear "forro", and in the night there are forro bands all over. You´ll have to learn and dance it (and very close one each...
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Cafezinho Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews At any time of the day you will see these little coffee-cars with with decorations beyond imagination especially in the city center. Some are very basic, but lots of them are equipped with fantastic...
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Carnaval Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews New info on the last 2005 Salvador Carnaval in my new Travelogue. Carnaval is Locura Total : for 6 day and 6 night million of people dancing, singing and drinking. The old carnival consisted of big...
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… we saw these masks on the roof of a house. I didn’t see them anywhere else and am not sure of their significance. I suspect they may be intended to protect the house from evil spirits – but they could just be for decoration. Does anyone out there know more?
Aram Yami Hotel Salvador da Bahia
1 Review and 126 Opinions I did not stay at the hotel, but my good friends did and I visited them there, hung out in the...
Ibis Salvador Rio Vermelho Salvador
2 Reviews and 34 Opinions Clean, nice hotel. Not very charming if you're looking for a more family owned pousada. But I do...
Etnia Pousada & Boutique Pôrto Seguro
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