The
oldest and most historic city in Brazil, Salvador was the
capital of Brazil for over two centuries, before relinquishing
the title to Rio in 1763. The bay on which the city was built
afforded a superb natural anchorage, while the surrounding
lands of Bahia state were ideal country for sugar-cane and
tobacco plantations. In the seventeeth century, Salvador
became the centre of the Recôncavo , the richest plantation
zone in Brazil before the coming of coffee the following
century. Within striking distance of the city are a string
of colonial towns, including Santo Amaro and Cachoeira.
The countryside changes to the south of Salvador, with mangrove
swamps and fast-developing island resorts around the town
of Valença , before reverting
to a spectacular coastline typical of the Northeast. Ilhéus is a thriving
beach resort, as is Porto Seguro , the oldest town in Brazil and site of the
first Portuguese landings in 1500. Inland , the Bahian sertão is massive,
a desert-like land which supports some fascinating frontier towns - the mining
bases of Jacobina and Lençóis and the river terminus of Ibotirama
are just three. Hostels in Salvador |
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