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Details About Salvador de Bahia
Destinations » South America » South American Coast » Salvador de Bahia
A fascinating and vibrant city loaded with historic buildings. Known for its many wild festivals. Carnaval in Salvador is justly famous and attracts hordes of tourists. Most visitors to Salvador get to know two areas: Pelourinho and Barra. Lots of fantastic beaches. African influences are everywhere. Salvador is the cradle of candomble and umbanda, Afro-Brazilian religious cults that have millions of devotees across Brazil.
Attractions
The city has a marvellous local cuisine, much imitated in other parts of the country, based on African ingredients like palm oil, peanuts and coconut milk. And Salvador has possibly the richest artistic tradition of any Brazilian city; only Rio can rival it.
Currency
The Brazilian currency is the Real(hay-ahl), and Reais(hay-ice) for the plural. The symbol for the Real is R$.
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