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Salvador, Brazil

South America

Salvador

Brazil

The heart of Afro-Brazil.

The culture

Why we bridge here

Brazil's first capital and its most African city, Salvador sits on a bay in Bahia with a baroque old town painted in every colour and a drumming culture that has produced some of the country's greatest music.

Salvador is where Candomblé is practised openly, where capoeira was kept alive, and where the blocos afro — Ilê Aiyê and Olodum among them — turned carnival into political affirmation. Pelourinho is a UNESCO World Heritage site and also a living neighbourhood, and your host will show you both sides.

Experience

What you'll do

  • Pelourinho, a UNESCO World Heritage site
  • Elevador Lacerda and the lower city
  • Candomblé house visit with a guide
  • Capoeira school session
  • Bonfim and its famous ribbons

After dark

Nightlife

  • Olodum drumming in Pelourinho
  • Bahian samba and axé
  • Bar scene in Rio Vermelho

The bridge

Teaching sessions with your hosts

  • Afro-Brazilian history and Candomblé
  • Capoeira basics with a mestre
  • Bahian cooking: acarajé and moqueca

Choose your people

Vetted guides & drivers in Salvador

LF

Lúcia Ferreira

Tour Guide

Salvador, Brazil

I am from Rio Vermelho and I have guided in Salvador for eleven years. I show the Pelourinho that people live in, not only the one they photograph.

Portuguese · English · Spanish

11 years with travelers

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