Salvador Brazil

This a photo of the old houses of the historic centre of Salvador de Bahia (São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, i.e "Holy Savior of All Saints' Bay"). Salvador is the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia and known as as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first colonial capital of Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the country and in the New World. The city of... Read Full Story

Full of contrasts, the Province of Jujuy opens up a plethora of dream destinations. Located in the extreme northern part of the North-eastern Region of Argentina, with altitudes ranging from 1259 m.a.s.l. to above 6000 m.a.s.l. it has a population of over 604 thousand people. Its varied landscapes allows the traveller to practise different types of adventure tourism, while at the same time enjoying an immense landscape filled with colours, silences and sounds, amongst valleys and gorges... Read Full Story

Brazils Salvador de Bahia, is said to be a 'magnet for tourists'. Joao Pedro Fonseca, who has been studying the region's history, told when speaking to the Earth Times that Salvador de Bahia is a marvelous historic center, and is no doubt, a magnet for tourists. Being considered as the Capital city of Brazil during the period 1549 to 1763, the city has an historic significance, for which, it was awarded the World Heritage status by UNESCO about 22 years ago. A local conservationist, Aurelio... Read Full Story

Top 10 Beaches of The World The Guardian this week announced the top 10 beaches in the world.  When I saw the headline I assumed that there would be at least one of Latin America's beaches on the list, but I was a bit surprised to see that it was Porto da Barra in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil that was chosen. Don't get me wrong, Bahia is one of my favorite parts of Brazil and Salvador  is a fantastic city to visit. But it is not a place I would go to for beach time. The beaches in the area... Read Full Story

Experience Carnival in Brazil's Salvador de Bahia One of the world's largest festivals is less than a month away. Nowhere is Carnival more authentically celebrated than Salvador de Bahia, on the Northeastern coast of Brazil. Salvador de Bahia was Brazil's first capital, and the nation's busiest port until the 1800's. It was also the arrival point of the first slave market in the new world, with many slaves arriving from Africa to work on the sugar plantations. Today Salvador is the center of... Read Full Story