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Short clip from today’s @movimento.percussivo show in the Pelourinho (I was filming more than playing today). #salvadorbahia #sambareggae #pelourinho #salvadorbrazil #musicislife

We're two weeks from Festa de Iemanjá, one of the religious festivals turned street parties that Salvador is known for. 🎉⁣ ⁣ Every year on Feb 2, hundreds of thousands gather on this beach in the Rio Vermelho neighborhood starting in the wee hours of the morning to pay their respects to Iemanjá, the goddess of the ocean. 🧜‍♀️⁣ ⁣ What started as an ask by fisherman for a good upcoming fishing season has turned into a major festival that draws nearly a hundred thousand visitors from all over the state.⁣ ⁣ Will it or won't it happen in 2022? It's still TBD, but the local sentiment is that while people will still gather, there won't be any official support from the city or state.⁣ ⁣ 👉 Learn more about this festival at the link in my bio 👈⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #salvadorbahia #igbahia #ig_brazil #bahiabrazil #bahiabrasil #festadeiemanja #iemanja #riovermelho

Salvador's beloved boardwalk -- stretching more than 20 miles from the Barra neighborhood all the way up to Itapuã.⁣ ⁣ Known as "the Orla", it underwent extensive renovations in the past 10 years, and is now a favorite for locals and tourists alike to walk or bike along, sip a beverage of choice, eat local street food, and take in the fresh ocean beaches.⁣ ⁣ If you've been to Salvador, what is your favorite part of the Orla?⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #salvadorbahia #ig_brazil #bahiabrasil #explorebrazil #salvadorbahia #igbahia #ig_brazil #visitbrazil #travelbrazil #braziltravel #discoversouthamerica #travelsouthamerica #traveldestinations #amazingplacestovisit #touristmode #slowtravel #touristythings #authentictravel #touristing #vacationgoals

Sunday afternoon in Barra. Sigh….

A dose of Saturday spaciousness for you.⁣ ⁣ 📸: Boipeba, Bahia, Brazil, 2020⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #lazyweekend ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣#selfcaresaturday #boipeba #salvadorbahia #igbahia #ig_brazil #bahiabrazil #bahiabrasil

Our magical Porto da Barra -- the birthplace of Salvador.⁣ ⁣ 📸: Porto da Barra, Salvador, Bahia, 2021⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #explorebrazil #igbahia #ig_brazil #visitbrazil #travelbrazil #braziltravel #discoversouthamerica #travelsouthamerica #traveldestinations #doyourtravel #touristmode #touristythings #authentictravel #worldtravels #touristing #vacationgoals

Even though I'm the one that took this picture, every time I see I think a giant bird is about to attack the fisherman.⁣ ⁣ But no, it's just a dying palm tree.⁣ ⁣ 📸: Rio Vermelho, Salvador, Bahia 2021⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #salvadorbahia #igbahia #ig_brazil #bahiabrazil #bahiabrasil #brazilingram #ssalovers #ig_bahia #riovermelho #visitbrazil

Weekends are meant for the beach in Salvador.⁣ ⁣ (Although who am I kidding?!? Every day is beach day in Salvador.)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #explorebrazil #salvadorbahia #igbahia #ig_brazil #visitbrazil #travelbrazil #braziltravel #discoversouthamerica #travelsouthamerica #traveldestinations #touristmode #slowtravel #authentictravel #worldtravels #touristing #vacationgoals #beachdayeveryday #beachplease

In my happy place this afternoon with @movimento.percussivo

Wear red and white, they said. It'll be fun, they said.⁣ ⁣ And it was.⁣ ⁣ It was Festa de Santa Barbara on December 4, 2014 — our first major festival in Salvador. It's the unofficial official kick-off to the Carnaval season — the first of many shows, festivals, and festivities leading up to the big week.⁣ ⁣ The streets were filled with thousands of people dressed in red and white. Samba-reggae bands playing in the streets, the three main stages all with different music happening — and you could wander in and out for free. Street vendors everywhere selling food and drink (watered-down pilsner, FTW).⁣ ⁣ Santa Bárbara is an annual festival and is always highly-anticipated by residents. It tends not to attract a lot of visitors, which makes it that much more fun to attend.⁣ ⁣ In true Bahian fashion, the day starts with an 8 am religious ceremony, there is a mid-day pause, and then starting mid-afternoon it turns into a full-on party that goes until late in the night. The entire party takes place — morning until night — in the city's historic center, the Pelourinho.⁣ ⁣ And in true Solteropolitano fashion, it's a religiously synchronized festival (well, at least the morning is). Catholicism and the west-African Candomblé religion are synchronized together in this Afro-descendent city, so the Catholic deity Santa Bárbara and the Candomblé deity Iensã are celebrated together.⁣ ⁣ Is the party happening in 2021? ⁣ ⁣ There has been no official announcement. Currently, gatherings of more than 3,000 are still prohibited and as the morning ceremony typically draws thousands. So, my guess is there won't be any officially-sanctioned activities. However, I do expect but crowds to gather — they did last year.⁣ ⁣ You can learn more about the festival and how religious synchronism looks over on my blog.⁣ ⁣ 👉👉 Link in my bio 👈👈⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #salvadorbahia #igbahia #ig_brazil #bahiabrazil #bahiabrasil #santabarbara

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This is the site I wish I would have had when I first started visiting Salvador. As a friend of mine says, “this is your love letter to Salvador.” It’s true.

This is an amazing place, filled with completely unique culture and warm, friendly people. But, it’s also somewhat inaccessible for non-Portuguese speakers. That’s where I come in.

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