Blogs from Bahia, Brazil, South America - page 11

Hello all! It´s time for a first real blog update! A lot has happened since I´ve arrived here so I hope to be able to summarize it neatly. The moment I arrived in Salvador I realized how two-sided things are here. People are extremely relaxed and friendly, but they also realize the dangers of the city since there is a lot of Poverty around. I stayed in a hostel called Nega Maluca, which means ´crazy black woman.' It´s located in Santo Antonio, just outside of the Pelourinho, which is the historical center of Salvador. Incidentally it´s also in the middle of a favela. In other words not the safest of places to be. During the day it´s fine though, there is a lot of Police around to keep it safe for the tourists. But at night ... read more

21.09.2011 Our first day in Brazil..arrived in Salvador, bags here, we are here, happy days..until no banc machine would work with our card..we tried about 8 different ones and with no cash to change we were a bit stuck.. fortunately we found another atm outside the airport which finally gave us our first 50 Brazilien Rais.. We decided to couchsurf for the first few days in Salvador, so we had to jump onto a local bus that took us to Cabca D'Agua, some suburb in salvador (pretty ghetto we found out later.. lol) the bus journey was an adventure of its own, 2.5 hours on a rampacked bus..and with rampacked I mean it was so full that people who couldnt fit in the bus anymore would hang on to the bus from the outside at full ... read more

Salvador is an amazing city! An interesting culture (99% black people) - big African influence- with rythmic music,good food and beautiful beaches! Unfortunately I got robbed, so not many fotos anymore...... read more

Nuestros días de viajeros han acabado por el momento, ahora trabajamos y estudiamos, pero seguimos disfrutando de la cultura afro brasileña y aprendiendo un poquito de portugués cada día. Our days of travellers have finished at the moment, it is time to work and study, but we are still enjoying the afrobrazilian culture and our portugues is improving everyday. Ahí van unas fotos de las lindas playas brasileñas Here you have some photos of the amazing beaches of Brazil and some photos of two very good friends from Spain and us in Salvador, we spend a couple of happy days together just by the coincidence of life. Especial kisses for those friends that are about to start traveling!!!! How lucky you are to do wherever you want and make your dremas true!!!!! Beijos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... read more

Continuando el viaje, con nuevas lecciones de vida, enriqueciéndonos día a día. Mucha agua!!!,dulce ,salada,fría ,templada,caliente,roja,turquesa,transparente. Descansando,acariciando,rompiendo en las rocas,abuelitas piedras,con certeza ustedes habran visto pasar muchas vidas . Sintiendo , sientiendo mucho y muy intenso, la belleza explosiva de la naturaleza,de las personas lindas que nos acompañan y forman parte de nuestra familia en este momento. Cayo, Sui, y Vito, tres brasileiros maravillosos que conocimos de viaje , se han convertido en nuestros profes de portugués, amigos, compañeros de viaje, de risas, de brincadeiras, como dicen aquí(bromas, juegos...), de emociones, de experiencia, completándonos entre todos en cada momento. Maravillados al llegar a la isla de Boipeba, no hay palabras , solo sensación de LIBERTAD, necesidad de danzar, tocar , cantar, saltar, y así... read more