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Background: 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 the country when in 1985 the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader. Highly unequal income distribution remains a pressing problem.

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By lonestar
February 27th 2008

A north-east oddessy South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

Salvador
The barber in the streets

Hey everyone I headed up to the North-East by myself on my first solo leg in Brazil. Salvador, capital of Bahia and previous capital of Brazil was where my plane landed. The city has a different culture from the south; much more influenced by African culture as this was the first stop for the slave ships. It also has a lot of colonial architecture since it also where the Portuguese first landed. Once I had gotten a local bus into town from the airport (over an hour away!), I did the usual touristy thing - museums, shopping in the markets and [View Full Entry]

By Loirinha in Brasil
February 27th 2008

Back home to Salvador South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

Jabuti
Another member of the Santos family

So from Olinda I headed back once again to Salvador. Although the journey was not without some trauma. My flight from Recife was due to leave at 9,50 am. Having been told I needed just 30 mins in the taxi to get there I went to check out of the hotel at 8,00 am, thinking that would be plenty of time. My valuables were in the safe but the receptionist informed me that the owner had the key and would be along in a few minutes. Twenty minutes later he still hadnt arrived and I was starting to get nervous so [View Full Entry]

By chunderleeee
February 26th 2008

Carnival In Salvador Bahia South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

How cute are they?

Hey all!!!... First and foremost CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! to Linda and Tony who are now proud parents to a beautiful baby boy!!! Cant wait to see pics of the little gremlin :) Wow its been a while since i did my last entry huh?.. All i can say was i LOVED Salvador and im sooooooo glad i chose to go there for the Carnival instead of Rio which is where i am at the moment and im really trying hard to like it but before i start bitching about Rio let me enchant you all with Pelourinho in Salvador. This place simply inspired [View Full Entry]

By Sweetest Taboo
February 25th 2008

Strugglin South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

Each day a struggle. So it is my fourth and final week here in Brazil and I just wanted to make a short and not completely thorough entry. I dont really know how many people are actually reading this anyway! So um, yes, saturday I had my wallet stolen. It sucked. I was going to go to an island that day and obviously taht was thwarted and then i was so depressed about it sunday that i stayed in bed all day and watched movies (i still got a tan though ha!) No huge worries about the whole thing, my passport [View Full Entry]

By TravelKing1984
February 19th 2008

Carnival In Salvador South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

Salvador
Jammil - This Axe Bands performs in this trucks around the circuit and everyone follows them all night...

Tours Gone Wild - Carnival Trip!!!! Day 1 (Jan. 31, 2008): After a 5 months of waiting after I purchased my trip, the day is finally here. The dream trip to Carnival in Brazil and all of the beautiful Brazilian hotties!!!! Everything is set. I have my visa, passport, my bags are packed and I got to the airport in Miami 3 hours before my flight. Let’s see if the $3,000 I spent for my one in a lifetime trip was worth it. My friends went on the Tours Gone Wild trip last year and they still can’t stop talking about [View Full Entry]

By Vilde og Linda
February 17th 2008

En deilig uke i Salvador :) South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

herlig solnedgang

Etter aa ha vaert i Salvador i tre dager som planlagt, og ikke hadde sett stort annet enn den lokale stranda og hostellet; fant vi ut at vi trengte litt mere tid i denne byen. Vi booka oss inn for 3 netter til. Hostellet vi bodde paa i Barra-omraadet var utrolig bra, og her vi moette mange backpackere som var like slitne som oss etter en hard karnvalsuke. De hadde et utrolig bra "sosial-omraadet", her ble det sene kvelder og skravling med mennesker fra hele verden. Og de hadde ogsaa hengekoeyer som vi okkuperte ofte. :) Paa hostellet traff vi norske [View Full Entry]

By Sweetest Taboo
February 13th 2008

BLAH! South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

Drag Queen
Please notice white sneakers.

DUDE. (ok. please excuse accent issues, the keyboards in brazil are...different) There obviously a large gap between my last entry and it´s almost impossible to try and hope to re-cap tonite. but what i will do is just try and give some broad strokes now that i have regular access to the internt and im not baby sitting drunk english people! (read Carnval in Rio) umm where to start! I wonder if you guys want every sordid detail or what? Well lets start with the arrival. jeez. its so hard to figure out how to do this. whats my style...shall i [View Full Entry]

By shuriken22
February 13th 2008

To the End of the World..and back on up South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

Ushuaia Sunrise

After the windy buffetting we had all endured in Torres, it was a very welcome stopover in Punta Arenas, with aircon, TV and comfy beds, to the extent that some people barely left the hotel. Chile´s most southerly town, it is also a tax free haven with some good duty free deals to be had (well, by Chilean prices in any case) and although not beautiful by any stretch of the imagination, has some cracking restaurants. Following one of the Lonely Planet´s suggestions, Matt and I found a delightful local restaurant tucked away in the middle of a residential street, offering [View Full Entry]

Biblical Light..going the wrong way! Leaving Torres

Shooting Hoops, middle of nowhere, Patagonia

By Loirinha in Brasil
February 11th 2008

Carnival 2008 - beber, cair, levantar South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

Praia de Flamengo

The nest stop was Salvador, where I would get my first taste of the Brazilian carnival experience. I stayed with my friend Danilo and his family, a long way from the city centre but close to the beaches of Stella Maris and Praia de Flamengo. The land is a protected nature reserve, so no one is allowed to build there these days. This means that the only view is giant white sand dunes, blue sea, a few neighbours houses and a lot of wildlife. I arrived a few days before Carnival, so we spent some time relaxing on the beautiful beach, [View Full Entry]

By theaandcara
February 9th 2008

carnaval and then some peace South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

maracana stadium
these were the cheerleaders of the opposte team,boa vista (which means good vie) thee girls had boa vista over their bums...they lost but im sure no one was that disappointed!!

OMIGOD!!!! carnaval was so much fun... not sure i can fully describe the mayhem and euphoria that surrounds carnaval, and especially the festivities in salvador..unfortunately i cant provide any photos as all the guide books and people tell you .. íf you are going to get mugged in brasil, salvador is definietly the place it will happen´ i did take a disposable out though but you´ll have to wait for me to et them developed .. and someone tried to pick pocket me for it.. ha ha ha should have seen his face!! too smart for our own good me and [View Full Entry]

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