Bahia

I’ve heard the beaches are superior, the music abundant and wonderful, and the people friendly, diverse, and relaxed, all the more enjoyable out of the populated areas. Sounds like a great atmosphere.

i’ve got a new friend today,and he lives in Bahia.he’s really passional & friendly just like what i’ve imaged about Brazilian!
of cause i wannna go there…................（虽然我不会说葡萄牙语，或者西班牙语）：）

The pulse, the pulse, the pulse! The music, the samba, the religion, the history, the people, the food… whoa!

If i would make a list of the vivid, sparkling, heartfelt places to visit, i would start with Bahia.
I have never been there – not even in my dreams – so to me it is close to a life-sized amphora of possibilities.
I will definitely be reading the notes of all vagabonds about this place, while i can write them myself, in my crumpled travelling diary.

When the music touches upon your soul and the rythm enchants your senses, when the colours play in a mad rythm of samba, when the smile of simple people immobilizes you, when the scents dance inside you… than you find yourself in Bahia.

When the sea wraps you under the burning sun and you feels the breeze, when you fold yourself in the rythms of camdomble for a frenetic dance, when the Iemanja calls you to take you in, when the moon brings silent and the Dona Flor it dreams, what else could you want from Salvador.

When the faith becomes a sea of flowers and it links the souls, words have no place in the beauty and compassion of God for this place…

장소의 나의 종류. 방문의 값이 있는.

A paradise…on earth!
To get there first you have to go in Morro do Sao Paulo in Bahia and then travel by track about an hour and get across the canal by boat!
Ilha Boipeba is a lovely island located at the mouth of the Rio Una in Bahia. Hiking trails along the beach, through the Atlantic Rainforest and across the island are the highlights.
It’s also the perfect place to get away from the crowds of Salvador as there are long stretches of empty beaches that are perfect for relaxing and recovering….

Very, very cool in Bahia. Visited Salvador at Carnival time, which made for enjoying this special event. Hotels are expensive and hard to come by at this time. Also made it to Chapada Diamantina (wow!!) and then all the way up to Recife by rental car via Cachoiera and Penedo. There was a lot to see and the full trip report with lots of pics is at http://www.romanvirdi.com/brazil.

Monday March 11th 1985 – I was lucky enough to arrive by merchant ship the previous night. We were anchored offshore too far to get a boat out (and not yet cleared to enter the port) but close enough to see the lights. I had first seen a photo of the Pelourinho during the voyage from Cadiz, in a National Geographic magazine onboard about Bahia, and was so entranced by the double page spread that I determined to find this place on arrival.

It took three days. I didn’t ask, I didn’t want to spoil the fun of searching. On the day of discovery I took the long winding road up from the Cidade Baixa and came to the Pelourinho not from the most photographed end looking down on the church, but at the bottom, the junction by the church and didn’t recognise it. I walked slowly up the cobbled street towards the buildings at the top, turned around to look at the view, and – speechless.

There was my picture!

I have been in love with Salvador ever since and although the ship was only there for three weeks, I went back in 1989/90 for three months to catch up with a girl I’d met, walk the streets, learn a little of the language, expereience the Carnaval and the Trio Electricos and make friends, it was wonderful.

San Antonio was my favourite district then, and it took me a while to discover it. I met a girl from Radio Educadora who had lived in Salvador for ten years and didn’t know of the existence of the praca San Antonio! I understand the square is full of guesthouses now.

If you like old pastel coloured buildings, wonderful music, tropical temperatures, and don’t mind a long flight, go to Salvador, dress down, don’t wear jewellery, not even a watch, buy local clothes from the market, learn some of the language and go a bit native, you’ll be in heaven, I was.

[Added 23/4/07] Now unbelievably you can visit the whole city from above with Google Earth. “Walk” the streets, re-visit old haunts, see the changes, I’ve been able to view many places I travelled to years ago, without going back. Recommended.

ive seen abt the carnival taking place there on tv
really liked it of course
wanna go all over brasil and bahia is among the top places in the list ill visit