pei-tien's blog

1st pic: a view of heaven from the national museum next to the Elevador Lacerda

2nd pic: yucky pic of me and yummy pic of Kabelo ;)

3rd pic: the girls of @SS and me

The night before I left for Salvador I was sad just the thought of leaving Rio. I thought I couldn't love another city like I love that city ;) But Salvador (and Recife) also gets great reviews.

It was a short trip in Salvador... 4 days and 3 nights, which I was kindly hosted by João (Kabelo) from @SS and his family. He's such a sweetie!!

It was a nice change 'cuz the city had many Afro-Brazilians and a different culture. The food there tend to be heavier 'cuz of the amount of oil they use and a lot spicier!! Mmm.. comida pimentada.. gostoso! Apart from tasting acarajé, bolinho dos estudantes, moqueca de camarão, and another dish I forget the name, I went to a show of a group called Olodum in Pelourinho, a place near where African slaves were auctioned and whipped. The band played samba/reggae music using many drums. There were families and many tourists, English speakers also, at the show. The place was very very packed and near the end of the night my flip flops were literally stuck to the ground.

Labels: Door #1: The Brazil Experience