Lounge 69 is such a crazy nightclub!
I loved that...When I've been there I was just totally amazed by the beautiful illumination! I've never seen something like that! Full of beautiful and crazy people ... We danced all night long! One of the top clubs in the world I have ever been!

Ipanema

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A pousada in Pelourinho (very picturesque and old part of town and great night life). Good value, great atmosphere, very friendly owners who can can advise you really well about Salvador and elsewhere in Brazil and book travel etc for you. Good breakfast. Free internet/coffee/use of kitchen and washing machine etc

www.negamaluca.com

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A friendly pousada near the beach in the coastal suburb of Barra. 1/2 hour free internet a day. Great breakfast. Washing done for you. Friendly staff.

+55 71 3264 9798
info@pousadaazul.com.br
www.pousadaazul.com.br

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The most fantastic beach in Salvador. It is crammed with people. Vendors sell you anything from a cold drink, to clothes to oysters. A must is the roasted cheese with oregano though. This is not a beach to take a book to, there is just too much going on that you have to sit back and watch the world go by and wonder at it all!

Much more real and fun than the Pelourinho.

Barra, a coastal suburb of Salvador

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A small eco village north of Salvador. Local bus, about an hour, up the road from Praia de Forte (Tamar turtle project) with a river running alongside the beach, which has a few barracas for cheap food and drinks. A wonderful place.

Morro de Sao Paolo is good too! Stayed in a great place on second beach. Fourth beach is the best, it's got a great Tahitian-style cafe there.

www.praiaimbassai.com.br/

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This little town on a beautiful island off the coast of Salvador is a must. No cars. The taxis for luggage only are wheelbarrows.

Connected to Salvador by catamaran service or by small prop plane (max 12Kg weight limit). The beaches are fabulous. The second beach is full of bars, surfers and chilled beach goers who like to party late into the night. I'd recommend taking a pousada on the third beach. The bars along here serve excellent caipirinha at about R$2!

In the centre of town you can find food to suit all tastes and budgets along the sandy main street. Be fluid with onward travel plans - you may just add a few days to your stay here on this lovely island getaway!

Morro de São Paulo
Tinharé Island - Bahia
Info: www.morrodesaopaulo.com.br

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Lencois is, to all intents and purposes, the hub of the Chapada Diamantina highlands. It is a sleepy (for now, at least) town which is reached from Salvador da Bahia in around six hours bus ride. From there, you can arrange day excursions on walks and/or to places of astounding beauty, including grottoes and caves some of which allow visitors to snorkel in, as well as longer treks through the hills to the 'Fumaca' Falls (pronounced 'Foo-Massa' = 'Smoke').

The town itself is a wonderfully relaxed place to go to either after the tropical buzz of Salvador or, if you're coming in from Brasilia or another place in the interior, it's a great point to stop off before hitting Bahia's state capital. One of the walks to Fumaca allows walkers to stop at the 'Escorregadeira', an exhilarating natural rock waterslide which may or may not make your local osteopath a few quid in years to come, as well as some stunning pools that precede an under-reported classic experience of travel in Brazil: showering under a waterfall.

The land is known as Chapada Diamantina because it used to be a hunting ground for diamonds. The boom is over, with eco-tourism now a main source of wealth for the region; diamonds aren't forever, but my memories of walking up to Fumaca will be with me for a lot longer.

Bahia state, six hours inland.

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A hostel-oasis bit of accommodation on the tropical island of Itaparica, near Salvador in the Bahia region of Brazil. It used to be run by two lovely guys, one who worked as a surgeon and the other a teacher. Both welcoming and thoughtful.

It's a beautifully vivid and tranquil place, bright colours, lots of areas to choose from to read, converse,write, sleep, swim.

Has native landscaping, and electricity run via solar energy. The most beautiful and luminous place I've stayed in. It used to be hard to track down, phoning ahead probably best.

Loteamento Outeiro Gabão, Qd B, Lote 23 - Bom Despacho;
tel: 71 3681 1361/1360;
email: paramita@terra.com.br

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