ENJOY YOURSELF IN SALVADOR BAHIA BRAZIL!!!

SOME USEFULL ADRESSES Tourism Office , Central post office & International calls, Internet Café, Where to change your money, Flights reconfirmation, Consulates & Federal Police, In case of emergency, Taxis 24h

TO ENJOY THE LIFE Brazilian restaurants, Churrascarias, International restaurants, Bars & meetings, Live Music, Good and cheap, Acarajés, Rehersals of Carnival Blocos, Draft beers, Dancing, Going to the beach, After the beach: Happy hour, Views of the city, Cultural exchanges, Cinemas, Theaters, Concerts, To be in shape, Parks & walking around

SOME PLACES THAT YOU CAN'T MISS Senhor do Bonfim Church, Afro Brazilian Museum, Holy Arts Museum, The Pelourinho (Old City), What about Capoeira?, Modern Arts Museum, Mercado Modelo, Mercado São Joaquim Office du Tourisme

OFFICE DU TOURISME (BAHIATURSA)

Center: Praça da Sé Tel: 322 24 03 / 322 24 09. From 08h00 to 18h30 Monday to Friday and 08h00 to 17h00 on Saturday and Sunday.

Barra: Porto da Barra Monday from 13h00 to 18h00. Tuesday to Saturday 09h00 to 18h00. Sunday 09h to 13h00.

Any others informations ( Visits, Shows, Restaurants etc...) "Disque Turismo" Tel: 131

Poste Centrale & Communications Internationales CENTRAL POST OFFICE

Praça da inglaterra (down town) There is also Poste Restante. Open 08h00 to 18h00. Closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

INTERNATIONAL CALLS

Telemar: In the Shopping da Barra from 10h00 to 20h00

Collect calls: From any public telefone with card: 000-80-(the code of your country) than talk to the operator.

Internet Café INTERNET CAFÉ

Porto da Barra: Av Sete de Setembro, 3713. Tel: 264 39 41
Pelourinho: Rua João de Deus, 02. Tel: 321 21 47
Santo Antonio: Rua Ribeiro Santos, 01. Tel: 243 49 48

Où changer votre argent EXCHANGE

Please, do me a favor. Never change in the street!!!

BANCO DO BRASIL: from 10h00 to 15h00. VISA Card.

DOWN TOWN: Av dos Estados Unidos 561.
IGUATEMI: Shopping Iguatemi Av ACM
BARRA: Av Miguel Bournier 4. Barra Avenida
BARRA: In the Shopping da Barra.
ONDINA: Av Ademar de Barros.
AT THE AIRPORT: During the week-end when there is no other possibilities...

CITIBANK: From 10h00 to 16h00. Mastercards or Dinners

DOWN TOWN: Rua Miguel Calmon 555
BARRA: Rua Marques de Leão 71

Reconfirmation du vol retour FLIGHTS RECONFIRMATION

VARIG Rua Carlos Gomes 6 (Centre). Tel 243 93 11
VASP Edf. Fernandez Plaza Av ACM 2487 Tel 353 70 44
TRANSBRASIL Rua Carlos Gomes 616 (Centre) Edf Bariloche. Tel 321 59 11

Consulats & Police Fédérale CONSULATES

GERMANY: Rio Vermelho. Rua Lucaia 281. Parco Lucaia. Tel 334 71 06
FRANCE: Ville basse. Travessa Francisco Gonçalves 1. Tel 241 01 68
USA: Pituba. Rua Pernambuco 568. Tel 345 15 45
SWITZERLAND: Pituba. Av Tancredo Neves 3343. Tel 341 58 27
PORTUGAL: Rua Igo Carmo 4. Tel 241 16 33

FEDERAL POLICE

Rua Oscar Agua de Meninos. Tel 319 60 00

En cas d'urgence IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

HOSPITAL ALIANÇA: Rio Vermelho. Av Juracyr Magalhães Junior 2096. Tel 350 56 00
COT (Traumatologie): Pituba. Rua João das Botas 28/30. 339 44 00
HOSPITAL PORTUGUÊS: Barra. Av Princesa Isabel 2. Tel 203 55 55
TROPICAL DISEASES: Amaralina. CAE (Centro de Atenção Especial) Rua Visconde de Itaborai 1193. Tel 248 47 92
PHARMACY OPEN 24H: Tel 136 to know them.
Taxis 24h sur 24
TAXIS 24H

Ligue Taxi 357 77 77
Radio Taxi 243 43 33

Les Bons Restaurants, Cuisine brésilienne BAHIAN FOOD

RESTAURANTE ESCOLA SENAC Pelourinho. 321 55 02. Praça José de Alencar.
QUERERES CAFE E ARTE RESTAURANT Pelourinho. 321 16 16. Rua Frei Vicente 7. 1st floor.
TEMPERO DE DADÁ Pelourinho. 363 49 97. Rua Frei Vicente 5.
YEMANJÁ Boca do Rio. 231 30 36. Avenida Otavio Mangabeira 4655
KI-MUKEKÁ. Pituba. 240 01 92. Avenida Otavio Mangabeira 907.
CAMAFÉU DE OXOSSÍ. Comercio. 242 97 51. Praca Cairu, 250 au 1st floor of Mercado Modelo.
CARANGUEIJO DO SERGIPE. Barra. 245 98 26. Av Ocenica 674. Next to the Christ of Barra.
BARGAÇO Jardim Armação. 231 51 41. Rua P quadra 43, lotes 18 et 19.
PONTO 13. Barra. 245 92 22. Avenida Oceânica 670.
Churrascarias CHURRASCARIAS

BOI PRETO. Boca do Rio. 371 14 29. Av Otávio Mangabeira.
CHURRASCARIA RODEIO. Pituba. Jardim dos Namorados. 240 17 62. Av Otavio Mangabeira 2326.
PICANHA DO DIDÍ. Pituba. 248 19 90. Rua Sergipe 1.
Cuisine internationale INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANTS

CHEZ BERNARD. Aflitos (next to Campo Grande). 329 54 03. Rua Gamboa de Cima 11.
TRAPICHE ADELAÍDE. Comercio. 326 22 11 Praça do Tupinambás 2. Avenida Contorno.
POSTUDO. Rio Vermelho. 334 04 84. Rua João Gomes 87 on the 1st floor of free shop.
CHEIRO DE PIZZA. Pituba. 345 57 77 Rua da Bahia 450 et à Rio Vermelho Rua Borges dos Reis 14.
CANTINA CORTILLE. Costa Azul. 341 59 09 et 341 35 72. Av Adelaide Fernandes da Costa s/n. Parque Costa Azul.
SOHO. Ladeira da Barra. 336 28 61. Av Sete de Setembro 384.
QUILOMBO DO PELÔ. Pelourinho. 322 43 71 et 322 43 74. Rua Alfredo de Brito 13. 1st floor.
CANTINA FAMÍGLÍA SALVATORE. Rio Vermelho. 334 30 95. Rua Odilon Santos 45.
MILAGRE DOS PEIXES. Rio Vermelho. 335 15 96. Rua Alexandre de Gusmão 104.
Bars et rencontres BARS & MEETINGS

ALAMBIQUE CACHAÇARIA. Rio Vermelho. 247 43 20. Rua da Paciênça 92
AQUARELA CAFÉ. Barra. 264 32 22. Avenida Oceânica 141.
CIEN FUEGOS. Rio Vermelho. 334 79 15 et 334 77 11. Rua Alexandre de Gusmão 60.
LAGOA DE ABAETÉ. Itapoã. At one Km of The Acarajés of Cira in Itapoã (see Acarajés).
CASQUINHA DE SIRÍ. Piatã. 367 12 34. Praia dos coqueiros. Av Otavio Mangabeira.
SANTA FÉ. Rio Vermelho. 334 79 02. Rua Almirante Barroso 123.
Musique Live LIVE MUSIQUE

SANTANA VÍDEO BAR. Rio Vermelho. 334 51 07. Rua Cardeal da Silva 117.
BAMBARA. Jardim de Alá. 342 04 81 et 342 63 54. Av Otávio Mangabeira 3185.
Bon et pas cher GOOD AND CHEAP

MERCADO DO PEIXE. Rio Vermelho. Largo da Mariquita (next to the Transamerica Hotel).
CABRAL 500. Rio Vermelho. 330 15 38. Praça Augusto Severo. Largo da Mariquita
Acarajés ACARAJÉS

ACARAJÉ DA CÍRA. Itapuã. 249 41 70. Rua Aristides Milton.
DINHA DO ACARAJÉ. Rio Vermelho. Largo de Santana.
Répétitions de blocs de Carnaval REHERSALS OF CARNIVAL BLOCOS (From september to february)

OLODUM. Pelourinho. 321 50 10. Praça Tereza Batista.250 places.
TIMBALADA. Candeal Pequeno. 276 72 98. Alameda Bons Ares 448. 2000 places.
DIDÁ. Pelourinho. 321 91 45. Praça Tereza Batista. 250 places.
ILÉ AYÊ. Boca do Rio. 388 49 69. Rua Araújo Bastos 1. 1000 places
ARAKÊTU. Aeroclube Plazza Show. 247 67 84. Praia da Armação. Av Otávio Mangabeira 6000. 250 places.
Bières pression DRAFT BEER

OKKA BIER. Pituba. Jardim dos Namorados. 345 06 96. Av Otávio Mangabeira 2457.
BIER HAUS. Ondina. 203 82 07. Avenida Ocêanica 2400, loja 36, Ondina Apart.
Pour danser DANCING

PRAÇA DO REGGAE. Pelourinho. Pas de Tel. Praça José de Alencar 24 et 26.
PRAÇA TÉRÉZA BATISTA. Pelourinho.
MAMA DANCING BAHIA. Pelourinho. 322 43 97. Rua Alfredo bde Brito 21.
Les plages de Salvador et de la région GOING TO THE BEACH

IN THE CENTRE
In Salvador, just in the center of the city, you can spend some pleasant time at any moment of the day.

FARROL DA BARRA: Next to the Headlights. There are some waves and some wind at this place. You'll enjoy the shadow at several barracas with some fresh beer, listening to some Pagode or Samba-Canção.

PORTO DA BARRA: The water is clear, there are no waves and when it is very hot, the people of the barracas come to drop water on your feet. Very cool sensation!!!

ONDINA: To be fair, the beach of Ondina is not a big deal but if you are passing in this district, just jump to the water and have fun there!!!

NEARBY SALVADOR
Nearby the city, you'll enjoy the real thing: The tropical atmosphere!!! All of these beaches are to the direction of Itapoan and the airport. Direct by bus from the center. After Itapoan, you'll find the most beautiful ones. If you arrive to "Praia do Forte", 60 Km up to the north, you'll feel like in Paradise...

JARDIM DE ALA: "The Garden of Alah" The name talk by itself. The first very high coconuts in an oasis of green field that you discover, going out from the city. Pleasant moments on the week-ends.

ARMAÇÃO, JAGUARIPE AND BOCA DO RIO: Between Jardim de Ala and Itapoan, these are the Beaches of the "Orla" of Salvador (the road along the sea). 15 Km of barracas, the only problem is to decide which one to stay. After, it is simple: Good music and nice people!!! During the reveillon, the bahian people, wearing white clothes, are commemorating at midnight, on the beach or in the water!!!

ITAPOAN: "To spend an afternoon in Itapoan..." This beach became famous because of the song of Vinicius de Moraes. Itapoan in the afternoon, next to the headlights, that means simply the absolute lazyleness. In the shade of the coconuts, rocked by the noise of the waves, after having begun with drinking some tropical fruit juices, perhaps that the only dilemma which you will be confronted with, will be to choose between a caípirinha or a caípiroska... While waiting for your fish dish cooked in the coconut milk.
Caípirinha = Alcohol of cane + green lemon, sugar and crushed ice
Caípiroska = Vodka + green lemon, sugar and crushed ice
PEDRA DO SAL, PRAIA DO FLAMENGO, STELLA MARIS: After the headlights of Itapoan, the nature is exuberant. The dimensions are bigger, there is more green, the sand is more white and you are a part of it. Only be careful, the sea is a little bit violent when there is some wind.

PRAIA DO FORTE: 60 Km up to the north. Direct by bus from the central bus station (Rodoviaria). Only one bus in the morning, another one is bringing you back to Salvador in the evening. Next to a small village of fishers, this beach is simply a dream. The sea, when going down, is leaving just like some little natural pools. Inside these pools, drinking the water of some green coconut, you'll be meditating about the very hard conditions of the life!!!...

Après la plage: Le Happy Hour HAPPY HOUR

O CRAVINHO. Pelourinho. 322 67 59. Praça 15 de novembro 3. Terreiro de Jesus.
BAR VERMELHO. Rio Vermelho. 335 31 43. Largo de Santana 4.
BARRAVENTO. Barra. 247 25 77. Avenida Oceânica next to the Christ of Barra.
Les vues de la ville VIEWS OF THE CITY

BAR DA PONTA. Comercio. 326 22 11 Praça do Tupinambás 2. Avenida Contorno.
BAR RESTAURANTE SANTO ANTONIO ALÉM DO CARMO. In the district Santo Antonio.
Échanges culturels CULTURAL EXCHANGES

The perfect solution to meet brazilian people who understand your language and love your culture. To improve their english, german or french, they will be pleased to show you some places of the city or to give you the good tips of the moments.

ACBEU (Cultural Association Brazil USA)
Vitoria. Av 7 de Setembro 1883. Tel 336 44 11 / 337 92 98

ICBA (Goethe Institut)
Vitoria. Av 7 de Setembro 1809. Tel 337 01 20 / 337 47 43

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE
Barra. Rua Recife 222. Tel 336 75 99

Cinémas, Théâtres, Salles de spectacles CINEMAS, THEATERS, CONCERTS

CINE TEATRO SESC. Pituba. 341 87 00. Av Tancredo Neves 1109, Casa do Comercio.
CINE TEATRO DO ICBA Corredor da Vitória. 237 01 20. Av Sete de Setembro 1809.
ACBEU. Corredor da Vitória. 337 43 95. Av Sete de Setembro 1883.
CINE TEATRO DA CASA DO COMERCIO. Pituba. 341 13 10. Av Tancredo Neves 1109, Casa do Comercio.
TEATRO CASTRO ALVES. Campo Grande. 532 23 23 et 339 80 00. Praça Dois de Julho.
CAFÉ TEATRO ZÉLIA GATTAI. Largo do Pelourinho. 321 01 22 et 321 00 70. Fundação Casa de Jorge Amado.
PELOURINHO SESC SENAC. Pelourinho. 322 82 73 et 322 38 66. Largo do Pelourinho 19.
TAMOIO. Centro. 243 59 38. Rua Ruy Barbosa 1.

For the inedit films, you can see them in the shopping centers.

BARRA I et II. Barra. 245 57 95. Shopping da Barra. Av Centenario 2992.
IGUATEMI I, II et III Pituba. 358 68 57. Shopping Iguatemi. Av Tancredo Neves 148.
UCI CINEMAS AÉROCLUBE Boca do Rio. 461 06 04. Av Otávio Mangabeira 6000. Aeroclube Plazza Show.

Pour rester en forme GYM CENTERS

AQUARIUS. Canela. 336 06 23. Av Araujo Pinho 429. From 06h to 21h and on saturday from 07h to 11h. Karaté, Jiu-Jitsu, Capoeira, Flamenco, classical ballet, Yoga, body building et gymnastic.

COMPANHIA DA SAÚDE. Rio Vermelho. 334 21 80. Rua Monte do Conselho 505. In the Hotel Transamerica. From 06h to 22h and on saturday from 08h to 12h. Body building and aerobic.

Parcs et promenades PARKS & WALKING AROUND

DIQUE (LAKE) DO TORORÓ. Av Vasco da Gama. (Next to the football stadium Fonte Nova).

PARQUE DE PITUAÇÚ. Pituaçu. 367 58 99. Av Otávio Mangabeira. A real ecological reserve.

Senhor do Bonfim SOME PLACES THAT YOU CAN'T MISS

THE CHURCH SENHOR DO BONFIM

Usually open from Tuesday to Sunday 8h to 12h and 14h to 18h. The most popular church of Bahia receives each year the great procession of N.S. C Bonfim. It was especially built to receive the statue of Christ in cross (made ivory and of money) brought of Sétubal, in Portugal, in 1745. The small bracelets coloured that will want to put on your wrist all the children at the entry of the church correspond to a quite precise rite. The length of these pieces of fabric is equal to the spacing of the arms of the statue of Christ in cross. While passing some to your wrist and by making three nodes there, it will be necessary for you to make three wishes. When the bracelet, used, yields, these wishes will be granted. According to some, it is necessary to add an additional constraint to guarantee the realization of your wishes: not to throw the bracelets anywhere, but in a river or in the sea...

Musée Afro Brésilien MUSEUM AFRO-BRASILEIRO

At the angle of the terreiro of Jesus and street Alfred Brito. Tel: 321 03 83. Open Tuesday at Saturday, of 9h with 17h. Interesting for its outline of candomblé, with representations of the orixas, some of them superb. Also an evocation of will capoeira, the traditional costumes, the African works of art. With the basement, the archaeological and ethnological museum (closed between 12h and 14h and saturdays)

Museum of Sacred Art HOLY ARTS MUSEUM

Rua do Sodre, 276. Tel: 243 65 11. Open Monday at Friday of 9h30 with 11h30 and 14h with 17h30. Old sheltering convent of the completely exceptional collections of sacred art. The quite suitable framework and the intelligent provision of the objects visit very alive and attractive. Many statues out of polychrome wooden, ivory, soapstone, murals, small the XVIII century miniature oratories, cultural silver tables and objects. In the sacristy, fountain of marble, splendid azuleijos. To admire the work of the cabinetmaker who did the convenient in jacaranda of 10,72m length. All around the museum, beautiful garden offering superb sun sets on the bay of All the Saints. Very romantic.

The Pelourinho (Old City) THE PELOURINHO (THE OLD CITY) CALLED "PELO"

It is there that is concentrated all the popular fervour of Salvador. There what takes life all the stereotypes and postcards printed in the head since your departure. The great bahian writer Jorge Amado wrote: " All richness of the man of Bahia, in grace and civilization, and all its infinite poverty, all its drama and all its magic are born and are found in the old city. " It is true but not anymore so much as that: the whole of the district was considerably renovated these last years and the problems of security disappeared at the same time as the majority from the poors, driven out in favelas moved away by the increase from the rents... Touristical restaurants, shops of souvenirs and centers artisanal replaced the dwellings formerly corroded by moisture. And, with each corner of street, the police officers took the place of the beggars and of the small robbers who terrorized, it is not so a long time, the tourists. One even sees, spectacle enough funny, groups of organized trips escorted by young women in uniform! Tourism gained there in peace but one can almost consider it regrettable that the district lost of its authenticity, even if it did not lose his heart: each weekend Bahian people continues to have fun on the paving stones, so much so that the streets are often blocked! In short, the old city is not anymore the "cut-throat" ghetto which it could be. This point known, it is better to avoid to loose yourself at night in some obscure lanes, particulary those which go down towards the low city: one still finds in certain forsaken corners, a fauna of small dealers, devastated travestis or transexuals and others desperate ones, who could be interested of a little bit too close with your dollars...

COOL IN THE DAY...

Perfect to walk in the old city during the day. Along its inclined streets, you will be able to visit Museu da Cidade, the church São Francisco or the Basilica da Sé and the Fondação Jorge Amado devoted to the most famous bahian writer of the planet. Let your glance lose itself in the tone pastels of the houses or that of naive paintings of the artists of streets. Then stop at the angle of a street, to listen to a "samba canção", to drink a quite fresh beer and like one says in Bahia: " Relaxa! " (Relax yourself!)

...HOT IN THE NIGHT!!!

In Pelourinho, Tuesday or " Dia da Benção ", at the end of the afternoon, is marked by an imported religious ritual from Portugal. In the church São Francisco, the priest blesses the faithful ones to provide a spiritual protection to them. Following that is added the profane part, imported from Africa. The exuberance... the festival!!! Until very late in the night, the " Pelo " vibrates with the syncopated rhythm of the Samba-Reggae. On the great place " Terreio of Jesus " but also in all the streets where improvisated batucadas which cross by the same occasion the groups of Pagode animating the multiple bars of the district. People talk to each other, smile themselves, touch themselves. The women are beautiful and irresistible... One easily forgets there all the constraints of the week...

Vous connaissez la Capoeira? CAPOEIRA LESSONS

If you stay a long time in Bahia, you can start learning Capoeira a fight mixed with dance imported by the slaves from africa.
CAPOEIRA MESTRE BIMBA: Rua Francisco Muniz Barreto 01, on the second floor. Terreio de Jesus. Open from 9h to 11h and from 16h to 19h.

Musée d'Arts Modernes MODERN ARTS MUSEUM (M.A.M)

Solar do União Av. Contorno. Tel to Disque Turismo 131 to know the subject of the exposition. The site is simply great, a Panoramic view to the Island of Itaparica. "Jam Session" every Saturday in the evening with the best jazzmen of Salvador.

Le Mercado Modelo MERCADO MODELO

Located in the old buildings of the customs. In December 1983, the market almost entirely burned and the craftsmen who occupied it had to settle around, constituting a small market of fortune. Mercado Modelo was rebuilt and the life fortunately took again its course around the small port. But the market was transformed into a gallery of shops all the ones more touristical than the others. On the second floor, it is the same thing. The tourists will be satisfied with the collars of Bahia sold at exorbitant prices or of a Berimbau... The others will excavate elsewhere, goshawks of the church of Bonfim, for example. One can nevertheless find hammocks at reasonable price there, while haggling over. On the second floor, two restaurants with a large terrace which offers a pleasant sight on animation of the port. In front of the market, saturdays morning, dancers of Capoeira. If you photograph them, they will ask you money.
Important. Splendid babies ouistitis will be also proposed to you. Do not make the madness bring back some to Europe. Initially because the Convention of Washington of 1980 prohibits the export of savage animals, then because these small extremely fragile monkeys do not support the lack of sun. Even if it is charming, do not yield.

Le Mercado São Joaquim MERCADO SÃO JOAQUIM

Towards north, at the edge of bay of All the Saints, it is the most picturesque market of Salvador. Immense and very animated. Mainly gone of feeding with all the specialities of the area: grasses, dendé, spices, honey, of the vegetable and mountains of fruits sold in an inextricable maze of muddy lanes. Permanent scuffles and feverish businesses. All small trades and much of shops specialized with the old decoration without age, used colors, figures patinated with black wrinkles, and then the thousand shapes of bottles of dendé and dried shrimp baskets. Close to the port, tons of sugar canes are unloaded. Under the covered market, market of the meat and, further, spices, serpentines of tobacco and cigars really not expensive. All around the kids who sell cafezinhos, cakes, crabes... A small street is specialized in the pottery and the basket making of straw and wicker. Ferry-Boat for Itaparica leaves from here.

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Claude Steiner Tel & Fax: (+55) 71 248 47 04
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