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Salvador Bahia Carnaval 2009

Many say that Rio's Carnaval is barely a commercialized spectacle compared that that of the Bahia Carnaval.
Salvador's Carnaval has the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest street Carnaval on the planet.

When is Carnaval in Salvador Bahia?
Carnaval in Bahia occurs over a span of 6days (Thursday to Tuesday)
Carnaval is from Feb 19th to Feb 24th.

Salvador Bahia Carnaval is the most accessible and authentic large scale Carnavals in Brazil. Bahia Carnaval 09 will be like it always is which is a explosion of hundreds of thousands of revelers, all dancing in frenzied marching crews by the name of "Blocos" or hopping pipoca.

Salvador Bahia Carnaval Origin
Carnaval in Bahia celebrates what was traditionally Febuary's big blow out for Catholics before the restrictive period of Lent. Carnaval was lated mixed with the African drum Rhythms of the Candomble religion practiced by the country's former West African slaves, which was the supply of its distinctive music.

What is Salvador Bahia's Carnaval now?
Carnaval in Bahia now is a fiesta of Caipirinha cocktails, barbecue kebabs, booming yet slinky tunes, and a very sexy atmosphere.
For 6 nights Bahia becomes one huge dance floor for 2 million people all over the world.

How to join Salvador Bahia's Carnaval?
Unlike Rio de Janeiro's carnaval which revolves around the Samba parade and taking part of the Samba parade as your only way to fully enjoy the parade, there are quite a few more options in Bahia. There are 3 ways to join the Carnaval

• You can join the dancers who walk with one if the "blocos" (floats). Once you have chosen a bloco all you have to do is spend upwards of US $100 to buy a crew specific t-shirt called an "Abada", purchaseds at Central do Canival kiosks or at makets from scalpers.
• You could climb into a "Camarote", which is a balcony overlooking the procession, often completed with its own private dancefloors, live bands and even beaches.
• Or you might just immerse yourself amoung the masses, singing away in the packed streets- This is described as "Pipoca" (Popcorn), because your movement in the crowd looks like popcorn in a popcorn machine.

Salvador Facts

The Salvador da Bahia coastline is one of the longest for cities in Brazil. There are 50 km (31 mi) of beaches distributed between the High City and the Low City of Salvador da Bahis, from Inema, in the railroad suburb to the Praia do Flamengo, on the other side of town. While the Low City beaches are bordered by the waters of the All Saints Bay (the country’s most extensive bay), the High City beaches, from Farol da Barra to Flamengo, are bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The exception is Porto da Barra, the only High City beach located in the All Saints Bay.

Salvador Attractions

The big hotels in Salvado da Bahia tend to be strung out along the orla (Atlantic seafront). Then you've got smaller hotels in Barra and Porto da Barra, others (generally less expensive) scattered along the principal thoroughfare of Avenida Sete de Setembro (shortened to "Avenida Sete" by the locals), and still others (usually inexpensive) in and around Pelourinho. If you're shopping for the bottom end of the spectrum in this area you have to be careful; some of these hotels are "by the hour" with all that that entails.

There are also pousadas (guesthouses, or bed & breakfasts) in Barra, Pelourinho, and Santo Antônio (and other places as well, to be sure), and hostels (albergues) which are for the most part located in Pelourinho (though a lot of the "pousadas" in Barra are hostels as well).

The capital's beaches range from calm inlets, ideal for swimming, sailing, diving and underwater fishing, as well as open sea inlets with strong waves, sought by surfers. There are also beaches surrounded by reefs, forming natural pools of stone, ideal for children.

Salvado da Bahia is served by many shopping malls: Aeroclube Plaza Show, Caboatã Shopping, Casa Shopping Cidade, Out Let Center, Salvador Shopping, Shopping Baixo Dos Sapateiros, Shopping Barra, Shopping Boulevard 161, Shopping Brotas Center, Shopping Center Iguatemi, Shopping Center Lapa, Shopping Do Pelô, Shopping Imbuí Plaza, Shopping Itaigara, Shopping Orixás Center, Shopping Piedade, Shopping Sumaré.

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