Salvador is Brazil's most historic city. It was the heart of the plantation
economy and slave trade in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the capital of the
country until it was switched to Rio de Janeiro in the mid-18th century. Today
it is the center of Afro-Brazilian culture, a city whose streets famously pulse
with life and music. These shots are from the Pelourinho, the historic quarter
that is now a World Heritage Site and being restored with UNESCO funding, and also
from the Ciudad Baixa, the "lower city" (commercial district) by the harbour.
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A radiant sunset over the Baia de Todos os Santos (Bay of All Saints).
As Lonely Planet notes, "Salvador's peninsula is the only location in Brazil
where the sun appears to set over the ocean."
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