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Salvador & the Bahia Coast

📷 Toluaye · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

The colourful Pelourinho, Afro-Brazilian music and capoeira, and car-free island villages.

Salvador was Brazil’s first capital and is the heart of its Afro-Brazilian culture: the pastel colonial Pelourinho, drum groups rehearsing in the streets, capoeira and acarajé fried in dendê oil. North along the coast, Praia do Forte has turtle nesting beaches and coconut palms; south across the bay, Morro de São Paulo is a car-free island village of beaches reached by boat.

Known for

  • Culture
  • Beach
  • Food
  • Photography
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Salvador & the Bahia Coast are January, February, September, October, November and December.

Suggested route

7 nights across 3 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Salvador · 3 nights
  2. 2Praia do Forte · 2 nights
  3. 3Morro de São Paulo · 2 nights