Salvador was the first capital of Brazil until 1763.



Traffic jam... Everywhere in the world...



Hotel Grande da Barra.

Forte de Sao Diogo.

Praia do Porto da Barra - view from hotel roof.

Forte de Santa Maria.













The Portuguese arrival in 1534.





Praia Santa Maria.





Farol da Barra lighthouse.



Praia do Farol.



Hot! Humid! Must have beer...





Praia San Marino and Morro do Cristo.



Atlantic coast looking north.

View from Morro do Cristo.



Sunset from hotel.





Nice and clean public buses.

Campo Grande park.

Independence monument.





3 Skol for 5 Reais! Oh, and the city's founder too.

Praca Tome de Sousa.

The famous 72 meter Elevador Lacerda built in 1873.





Entering the "old town", Pelourinho area.

Praca de Se.



Clean streets and colorful buildings.

Pelourinho is an Unesco world heritage site.



Not very crowded on a Sunday either.



Inside Catedral Basilica de Salvador.

Igreja da ordem terceira de Sao Francisco.



Saints.



This is the ceiling.





More Pelourinho streets.





Convento e Igreja de Sao Francisco.

Crazy.



Praca quincas Berro d'Agua.

Dude I told you, don't mess with Brazilian police!





Sand dunes.

Views at take-off.

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