Bahia : The Heart of Brazil's Northeast

by Robinson, Alex

• ISBN13: 9781841623290
• ISBN10: 1841623296
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-25
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Summary

When Brazilians are far from home they dream of Bahia - of its powder-fine beaches and reef-ringed islands; of waterfalls in the Diamond mountains of the arid sertão, of cobbled streets and pastel-painted houses in Salvador. They long for capoeira and the rich spicy smell of Bahian cooking; the rhythms of ax_-samba and the colour of the world's largest carnival. "Você tem que ir..." they say. "You must go..." Bradt's Bahia shows the way to the world heritage sites of Salvador (which has the largest collection of colonial baroque in the world) and the Discovery Coast rainforests; to the best of the beaches around the resorts of Itacar_, Porto Seguro and Trancoso; and beyond to the unspoilt island of Boipeba; the northern Linha Verde near Mangue Seco; and the little-explored coast of Sergipe and Alagoas states to Bahia's north. Alex Robinson is an award-winning travel writer and photographer and a leading writer on Brazil and its music.

Author Biography

Alex Robinson is an award-winning travel writer and photographer and the author of five guidebooks on Brazilian destinations. He lived in Brazil for four years and speaks fluent Portuguese.

Table of Contents

General Information

Background information

Practical information

African-Brazilian culture

Brazilian Music

The Guide

Salvador

The Baía de Todos os Santos and the Recôncavo

Ilheus and the Central Southern beaches

Porto Seguro and the Southern Beaches

The Linha Verde and the Northern Beaches

The Chapada Diamantina and Lençois

The Rio São Francisco and the Sertão

Sergipe and Alagoas states

Brazilian Portuguese

Wildlife list

Further Reading

Index

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