Salvador is considered the country’s soul and the birthplace of Brazilian culture. The local cuisine, music, dance and vibrant visual arts are all testaments to its pervasive African influence.

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Salvador, Brazil – Best Destination Highlighted
in the New York Times
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, March 6th 2009 – As the dollar continues to gain value over currencies in Latin
America, travel is becoming even more accessible for the discerning client. Of the many culturally and
ecologically rich sites to visit, one city in particular – Salvador da Bahia in northeast Brazil – is garnering
attention. The oldest city in Brazil and its first capital, Salvador was a major post for the slave trade and
is now a thriving center of Afro-Brazilian life. Salvador is considered the country’s soul and the birthplace
of Brazilian culture. The local cuisine, music, dance and vibrant visual arts are all testaments to this
pervasive African influence. As one of Brazil’s greatest historical destinations, the city is filled with
churches, homes and forts that reflect stunning Portuguese architecture from the Baroque period.
Outside the city lie some of Northeastern Brazil’s most pristine beaches, including the renowned Praia
do Forte and Costa do Sauípe. Considered Brazil's most artistic city, Salvador has a lively art scene and its
streets are filled with dance and music all year round.
As one of the most sought after destinations in Latin America, Salvador da Bahia has recently won the
attention of the New York Times, highlighted in the article 36 Hours in Salvador, Brazil by Seth Kugel. In
the article, Kugel enthusiastically notes just how connected the coastal city is with its African Past.
“Nowhere in Brazil”, he writes, “is the deep influence of three and a half centuries of slavery so obvious,
from the color of people’s skin to the color of the food (often orange, from the ubiquitous use of dendê,
or red palm oil); from the deep influence of the African-derived religious traditions of candomblé to the
musical beats of axé and samba.”
Traveling from neighborhood to neighborhood, Kugel provides a play by play guide to some of the most
culturally affluent areas in the city. “Spend your first night in Rio Vermelho,” he encourages, “where the
action starts at happy hour. Choose a plaza and grab one of the tables tended by waiters from nearby
bars. Then send a friend to wait in line at the stands where women in traditional Bahian dress make
acarajé, frying balls of dough in dendê oil until crispy, splitting them in half and slathering them with
sauces, shrimp and wicked malagueta peppers.” For the nightlife patrons, he encourages travelers to
visit a Borracharia, a tire repair shop that turns into a full on club when the lights go down. And for
travelers looking for a more cultured experience, the Pelourinho district or old town proves just the
thing. With its winding coble stone streets, its Baroque pastel colored buildings, or in the gold dazzled
churches that litter the area, there is enough to feast and fascinate the eyes.
With Kugel’s suggestions in mind, and with the help of South America’s leading travel provider – the
Discover.Travel Group – visiting Salvador becomes every bit a possibility. For those willing to let go, to
be taken away by the tropical air, the smell of the South Atlantic, and rich beat of the drum that so

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References:
Kugel, Seth. 36 Hours in Salvador, Brazil. [Online] Accessed on the World Wide Web at:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/travel/01hourscol.html?scp=1&sq=36%20hours%20in%20salvad
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