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Nowhere is the Afro-Brazilian culture more prominent than in Salvador. The preserved city with its Baroque houses and Renaissance buildings dotted along the narrow cobbled streets city was Brazil's first capital, earning its wealth through sugar cane. This led to an influx of slaves – around five million - brought in from Africa to work on the growing sugar plantations and settling there.
The African influence is in its food, its people, and its music. A hypnotic blend of reggae, rock and afoxé seeps through every crack in the wall, every day of the year, but especially during Carnaval. Each year around two million visitors from all over the country book flights to Salvador to participate in Carnaval, the second largest in Brazil and some say even better than Rio's. Travellers thinking of visiting should book their Salvador flights during this festive time to experience one of the most vibrant cities in Brazil.
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Salvador has a typical tropical climate throughout the year, temperatures range from low 20s to mid-30s with relatively high humidity.
Peak Season
Between the months of December and March, especially February during Carnaval, the city is filled with tourists who book flights to Salvador from all over the world. Accommodation and airfare are higher at this time, and the streets do get overly crowded.
Off Season
In winter, from April to July, is the best time to book a cheap flight to Salvador but it’s also the rainy season.
Most of Salvador is best explored by foot, especially Pelourinho where parking is impossible and there are lots of narrow streets with hidden churches and houses around them.
To get to any of the beach areas, you can hop on a bus or hail a taxi.
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Jorge AmadoThis is probably one of Jorge Amado’s (a native Salvadorian) best literary works about a young cooking teacher in Bahia who's haunted by her dead husband.
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