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Carnival in Salvador de Bahia

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March 7th 2010
by Graham and Kerry but without Kerry´s edits yet.......... Salvador - CarnivaaaaaaAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!!!! Forget Rio and Sao Paulo, Salvador is THE place to go for canvival......well that´s what we´d read anyway. Salvador was the original colonial capital of Brazil and was at one time the second most powerful city in the Portuguese empire. It has a much greater african influence ... read more

South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more