Rio de Janeiro Travel Guide
Salvador Travel Guide
ISBN: 85-89992-03-9
Salvador for Partiers 96 pages
US$13.95 (+ $4 S&H)
Solcat Publishing
Written by Cristiano Nogueira

last update: Janeiro 2005

Quick Tour

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C h a p t e r s :

City of Salvador at a Glance
What to bring
How to Use this Guide
10 Salvador Commandments

Where to stay in Salvador
Getting Around
Things You’ll Need To Get
What to do at the Beach in Salvador
What not to do in Salvador
What to do in Pelourinho

Day Tours in Salvador

Relaxing tours:
Praia do Forte Village
City Beach-Hopping
Morro de São Paulo Island
Schooner Trip
Speed Boat Tour
Salvador when it's raining

Adventure Sports:
Scuba Diving
Kite-surfing
Surfing
Bodyboarding


Cultural
City Tour


Brazilian Cuisines

Brazilian Music:
Arrocha
Drum Troupes
Pagode
Funk
Fooró
Brazilian Pop (MPB)
Axé
Samba
Yearly Events

Salvador Nightlife
Sunday
Monday
Tueday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Gay Salvador
After hour foods & motels

How to deal with brazilian boys
How to deal with brazilian women
For the Girls
Beauty and personal higiene
What to wear
Safety tips

All the stuff you gotta try:
Street Foods and Snack Foods
Bar foods
Desserts
Stuff you never ate
Everything you should drink
Fruits and Juices
Gift ideas
Whats the deal with...

Destinations close to Salvador:
State of Bahia at a Glance
Brazil at a Glance
Street Price Guide


Planning your trip to Salvador

 

Free Excerpt from Salvador for Partiers

What you'll need to bring:

This list is based on one week’s stay.


Clothes

Summer

3 Bermudas
1 Pants
7 underpants
4 T-shirts or short-sleeved shirts
1 long-sleeved shirt or sweater
1 pair of sandals or all-terrain shoes
1 pair social shoes
4 pairs of socks
1 light nylon rain jacket

Winter

2 Bermudas
2 Pants
7 underpants
3 T-shirts or short-sleeved shirts
2 long-sleeved shirt or sweater
1 pair of sandals or all-terrain shoes
1 pair social shoes
6 pairs of socks
1 light nylon rain jacket

Equipment

Sunglasses
Cheap watch
Digital camera (the smallest possible)
Disposable camera (for street events)
Anti-diarrhea medication
Sun-screen
Cap

Money

Cheap spending (eating at the hostel, few restaurants, no hard-core clubbing, basic tours): US$20 a day
Average spending (restaurants and street food, hostel or cheap hotel, most of the tours): US$50 a day
All-out living (nice hotel, restaurants, all the tours, clubbing, shopping, massages etc): US$80 a day
You can either bring money in the form of credit cards, cash or travelers’ checks.

IDs and Cards

Passport
Student ID
Driver’s License
Tourist Visa (check out BrazilianVisas.com for speedy service)
2 Credit Cards (Visa & Mastercard)

Before flying to Brazil

Call the closest Brazilian consulate and check with them on the required vaccines and visas.

What you don’t need to bring

Towel
Swimming gear
Snorkel
Winter jacket
Laptop
Celullar Phone (check your provider’s coverage first, or if you got a GSM card phone)

 

Where to Stay:

Our guide covers a huge list of hotels and affordable hostels in Salvador. After you order online, you can download a PDF with a list of all the places we recommend, with contact info, so you can guarantee your stay immediately.

If you are coming with more than 3 people, we recommend you rent a flat for the length of your stay. Its cheaper, more comfortable and less controlled than hotels (think "parties"). Check out bahia-prime.com´s quality service

 

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