I am here just right now... by Kika
… until the end of this afternoon. It is my third trip for work in one month, but the first one to a city I’ve never been before. I arrived yesterday, 2 hours before my colleague, so I could use this time to do something else than work. I took a cab to the center of the city, walked though some streets, saw some sightseeings, bought a icecream and sat at the square and watched the local people talking about cocoas and the weather… Incredible how Jorge Amado’s references are present everywhere. And, sure, you must spend your money with the great chocolates they have here. There are Chocolate Caseiro de Ilhéus stores everywhere (including at airport).
Must be a great city to spend the weekend, but there’s nothing much to do but the beaches. The historical places can be visited in just a couple hours. There’s some restaurants near the airport and the famous Bar Vesúvio in the center.
Ilhéus is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 430 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. The city was originally founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the most important tourism center
