An unforgettable neighborhood

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I arrived to Salvador, and took a taxi to the hostel.
When I told the taxi driver the address, in San Anotnio region, he was a little bit surprised.
I asked him if it´s a good hostel, and he said 'more or less'. At this point I started to worry.
The neighborhood looked pretty scary to me - some ruined houses,
and the hostel itself didn't look to well.
But after checking in, I relaxed because the hostel was run by Israelis, and it was like 'Migdal Bavel' over there - people from all around the world - Australian, Canadian, German, British and of course Israelis.
It was really interesting to talk with them.

Later Rafael (a friend who lives in Salvador, whom I met later in Moro De Sau Paulo), told me that I was crazy to sleep in that region and it's almost a favela (favela is a name for slum neighborhoods in Brazil, where the poorest population leaves, mostly in the big cities, and where the local police is afraid to enter).

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Photos

Hostel
A deserted building attached to my hostel

'View'
The view from my room