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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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permeates this colonial city, the tailor-made vacation packages the Discover.Travel Group’s specialized

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that will last a lifetime. And with good exchange rates, weather, and a recently introduced direct flight

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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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