If Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia is the birthplace of the country’s vibrant Afro-Brazilian culture, then the city of Salvador is ... out onto the street. People from all ages come ...

Considered the birthplace of modern Brazil, Salvador's tumultuous history has ... The Bahian coat of arms illustrates the strength of its people through the Latin phrase "Per ardua surgo" (I ...

Our guide Nilzete, a Salvador native, zigzagged through the cobbled streets of Brazil’s first capital ... Africans who fought to defend his people from colonial oppression.

At Dona Mariquita, Carreiro highlights dishes developed by slaves taken to Brazil by Portuguese colonizers between about 1538 to 1850, when Salvador acted as the gateway to millions of people ...

Salvador is its uttermost diverse destination, offering the white sandy beaches of Rio, the cultural appeal of Sāo Paulo, and the historical significance of the Amazon. Brazil’s first capital ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The cultures of El Salvador, Argentina and Brazil's quilombola communities ... "I don't think many people know about it." On display will be wooden, ceramic and other artifacts ...