"Exile" Africa Salvatore feel unique exotic

Salvatore (Salvador) is the capital of the state of Bahia, population is the third largest city in Brazil. To Brazil to foreign tourists often went straight to St Paul, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Iguazu, Manaus and go, ignore the city has more than 400 years of history, Brazil was the earliest capital of the ancient city.

Salvatore

We lived in St Paul for a long time, often by Brazil friends asked whether to Salvatore, if say no, they will be very seriously said: too bad! Don't you know Salvatore to Brazil is not complete. To Salvatore, we really are there distinctAfricaInfluence of culture and Portugal and Indian attracted by the. Salvatore city is located in the west coast of the Atlantic Bay by SantosHaikouOffice, most of the city is built on an overlooking the bay of the high slope on the ground, very beautiful natural environment.

By the middle of the sixteenth Century, Brazil's first governor Tomei Sousa to resistFranceAndHollandInvasion, built Fort San Salvador, laid the foundation for the city of Salvatore. Since then, gradually developed into the colonial Brazil, the first port and prosperous port city, until in 1761 moved the capital to Rio De Janeiro, it has been the governor seat. During the colonial period, the rise of Brazil sugarcane and tobacco planting, production in the northeast of sucrose and southern mining gold and diamonds are mostly from the port here, brought economic prosperity to Salvatore.

Salvatore

In order to ensure the sugar cane park has abundant labor, from the beginning of fifteen seventies, a lot of Africa black slaves were brought to Salvatore, here became the world's first slave market, Salvatore also hence the name "exile" Africa, become Brazil the largest city in Africa culture influence. In this, as if to a Africa city, everywhere is Africa slaves and the descendants of black and white mixed, walking down the street with head weights of black women, the market sales are around Africa characteristics of food; during the festival, streets and lanes echoed with obvious African rhythm of music, where you often to see someone playing by slaves imported from Angola "Kaboaila" martial arts. Salvatore City, and two parts of the city, the ancient building almost all concentrated in the city, known as the old city.

Under the city relies on Shan Banghai, flat, is the city's business district and wharf, wide streets, buildings, coastal zone has built dock, warehouse and historical city. There are 80 meters of height between the upper and the lower city, except the road connection, also known as "connected by Russell as" the elevators and funicular, become a major spectacle SA city. Salvatore is one of the most ancient buildings in Brazil City, here are the legacy of the many colonial gold decoration beautiful decoration. Residences and churches, many Baroque buildings and homes are decorated with carefully selected stone paved road.

In the famous Beilulinuo (Pelourinho) around the square, there is the 17 and eighteenth Century buildings, these buildings look lighter pastel shades, is considered to be representative of the new buildings in the mainland. In these simple and elegant buildings, it is inevitable that germination of nostalgia. These preserved as historical heritage of ancient buildings have been identified by UNESCO as the cultural heritage of humanity. Salvatore city has a population of 2200000, Salvatore a person quiet, like the holidays in a year, almost every month the street celebration.

Carnival is the most festivals, public participation, a team of revelers wore the most revealing clothes, now singing, now dancing behind resplendent with variegated coloration floats, compared with Rio's Carnival, do not have some fun, so Salvatore and was known as Brazil city of happiness. Salvatore also like Rio de Janeiro, is a life on the beach of the city, however, we recommend that you do not have to miss the beach here, best to use the limited time to feel the city's unique exotic.