Typhoid fever in Salvador and Carnaval in Rio!
February 28th 2010 We hadn't heard much about Salvador before chatting with fellow travellers, but it is known as a party city where there is a good pre-Carnaval atmosphere. We had aspirations of drinking caipirinhas and dancing on the beach and experiencing the African cultural influence that is present there as a legacy of the slave trade. Unfortunately this was not to be as the vague gastrointestinal illness th
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