Salvador da Bahia and the Recôncavo
Salvador da Bahia is without any doubt a Northeast must-see. The capital of the Bahia state is situated in the Bay of All Saints (name given by Gaspar de Lemos, first European man to set foot on its coast in November the 1st of 1501, the Day of All the Saints). Its harbor received ships from Europe for settlement purposes and slave ships from Africa. Chosen to be Brazil first capital in 1763, Salvador is nowadays the third biggest city in Brazil. Salvador is proud of its Afro-Brazilian roots, which inspired traditional dishes, Brazilian capoeira and Candomblé (religion which mixes African animism and Catholicism). The city is also an open air museum. Wandering around the Pelourinho square, admiring the famous Lacerda elevator from the “low city” or visiting one of its 365 churches, you will feel the magic of the so-called “Black Rome”. Two hours from Salvador, the São Felix and Cachoeira villages offer a certain inland charm. You can spend the day in these peaceful and traditional villages and visit the old Dannemann cigar factory.
TRIPS
- Adventure honeymoon - Salvador, Chapada Diamantina & Noronha
- Chapada Diamantina - luxuriant forests and waterfalls
- Chapada and Lençóis - the ultimate trek itinerary
- Incentive - Salvador and Praia do Forte
- Luxury honeymoon - Salvador, islands and the rainforest
- Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu falls, the Amazon rainforest & Salvador
- Road trip from Salvador to Recife
- Salvador, seaside dream and Amazon cruise
- Salvador, the Recôncanvo and Morro de São Paulo Island
- The Brazilian trilogy: Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Jeri
- The best of Northeast Brazil
- The cigar factory
- The most diverse landscapes: Bahia, the Amazon, Maranhão
- The rainforest and Northeast Brazil must-sees
- The wonders of Bahia: culture, forest and islands
- Turtles and enchanted island
- Walterfalls and hiking in the Chapada Diamantina National Park