Salvador

[QUOTE=Richvideo]Hi,

My friends and I are looking to rent an apartment in Salvador in January.
Jan 18-23

We need a 3br place with a doorman and a in apartment internet connection. It does not need to be that high end of a place just something near Port Da Barra close to the beach in a nice area.

Would everyone know where to find one.

Thanks,

Rich[/QUOTE]There are lots of apartments in the internet, just look for "flat". I also have a good contact from last year, he has some good apartments in Barra. His name is Alain Zamrini --> alain.zamrini at bahia-online.net

Wi-Fi in Salvador.

I was waiting for my connecting flight and turned on my laptop. I discovered that Salvador airport has a wi-fi system called VEX. It doesn´t connect you to the web directly. It opens a portal for your own ISP to connect you.

It supports a large number of ISPs, over 30. One of them is IPass, based in Spain I believe. I subscribe to IPass so I would have been able to connect to the web if I had desired to at that time.

Just a note to let all you travellers what´s up. Incidentally, I think that system is way better than what passes for wi-fi at MIA.

What is the easiest to do from Fortaleza to Salvador

Then want to get to Rio

Will be visiting again next Nov or Dec and planning already. This past Nov I had a total of 13 different pro's. And can't wait to return. Want to see the Falls too.

[QUOTE=Cenoteguy]What is the easiest to do from Fortaleza to Salvador

Then want to get to Rio

Will be visiting again next Nov or Dec and planning already. This past Nov I had a total of 13 different pro's. And can't wait to return. Want to see the Falls too.[/QUOTE]

Flying of course. Buses need 22hrs according to the book.
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There aren't that many recent reports on Salvador so here is some info from my recent trip. This was my second trip to Salvador. I find everything about Salvador so different from where I live in Chicago that I feel like I'm almost on another planet! The lack of American tourists, restaurants, hotel chains, etc adds to the effect.

Once again, I stayed at The Bahia Flat Hotel in Barra, a beachside "suburb" to Salvador. It is only a 10-15 cab ride to the heart of the city. Visit their site: [url]http://www.bahiaflat.com. Br/[/url]. I love this place! I paid 90 reals a night for a studio with a balcony facing the water. It is completely girl friendly with no fees. The garota will need to show an ID. The hotel is surrounded by some good restaurants and bars. There are a few bars directly behind the hotel that have girls available.

I am surprised how my of the girls said they were not holding IDs for the hotel to inspect. They are strict about this. Frankly, I am not interested in being with someone who isn't competent enough to carry an ID. It raises a flag for me. My guard is always up. The folks have too much to gain through theft here. Bahia Flat is a condo hotel so make sure you look at several rooms before deciding where to stay. The rooms vary greatly in quality.

There is a great restaurant up the beach from Bahia Flat. I can't remember the name but it is directly across the street from the restaurant with the sail-boat shaped roof at the end of the beach. A lot of girl also hang out here and move down to the bars behind Bahia Flat later in the evening.

The main beach in Barra, which is not the one in front of the hotel, is about a 10 minute walk from the hotel. It's tiny but awesome! You can barely see the sand underneath all the umbrellas that the vendors set up. You can rent a seat for a couple of reals and they'll bring you all the beer and drinks you need. The beach here is a moving marketplace with vendors selling food, towels, art work and ASS! This is the beach that the working girls hang at looking for an daytime hook up! Unlike other beaches that have street vendors, the vendors here won't hassle you unless you make eye contact or call them over. I really appreciated that. Of course, good luck if that girl you almost took home the night before strolls by. That happened to me.

At night, the Pelourinho area is a must. Is is the oldest part of Salvador, in fact, it is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the western hemisphere. There are tons of bars with great live music. The atmosphere is incredible. Once again, it's important to make sure you have nothing of value on you since theives are everywhere. However, this is one of the coolest places on earth. There are working girls mixed in with the theives. I passed. A lot of the girls I saw here showed up later at the bars behind Bahia Flat.

I didn't hear one good thing about any of the "nightclubs" like Eros from other tourists. However, I wanted to check out the beaches that were up the coast from Salvador that I heard were great. I was just too hung over to make the trip esp. When the great little beach was so close. Salvador doesn't slap you in the face with it's P4P scene like Rio. No place does! If you are looking for a little culture to go along with trip to Brazil, I highly recommend Salvador, esp. If you like dark skinned Brazilian beauties!

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Excellent report Howman.

Hope you don't mind me asking some Qs :)

How long did you stay in Salvador? I have a trip planned, staying 5 nights/4 days, but am thinking seriously about cutting it back to 4 night/3 days so I can stay an extra night in Rio. (My first time in Brazil.)

Is it expensive to get a cab to the Pelourinho area? And coming back at 2am - do the cab drivers try and rip you off?

Is staying in Pelourinho no an option? I'll be there in May, so not ideal beach weather for styaing in Barra, was thinking of staying somewhere more 'cultural' in that case.

Any comments welcomed.

[QUOTE=The Chief]Excellent report Howman.

Hope you don't mind me asking some Qs :)

How long did you stay in Salvador? I have a trip planned, staying 5 nights/4 days, but am thinking seriously about cutting it back to 4 night/3 days so I can stay an extra night in Rio. (My first time in Brazil.)

Is it expensive to get a cab to the Pelourinho area? And coming back at 2am - do the cab drivers try and rip you off?

Is staying in Pelourinho no an option? I'll be there in May, so not ideal beach weather for styaing in Barra, was thinking of staying somewhere more 'cultural' in that case.

Any comments welcomed.[/QUOTE]I know both Rio and Salvador quite good. Many years ago Rio was a really good place not only for mongering but also for holidays. Today it's too dangerous, one just can stay in the Zona Sul, there are many no go areas, that didn't exist 15 years ago, when I first discovered Rio. If you like more white or "Morena" girls you are right in Rio for mongering.

If you like black girls, Salvador is the ultimate place. It is a lot less dangerous than Rio, especially at the Pelourinho there is Police day and night. During my last visit in Nov 2006, I was there for 4 weeks. I walked through Bara, Pelourinho and other places day and night without being followed by suspicous creatures. I was in many parts of the town at day and night, I filmed with a camera and made many photos. If you take a cab, be sure that it is a registered one with a taxi-clock inside. Taking a cab at night from "Barra Flat", where I stayed, to Pelourinho is some 25-30 Reais (10-12 €).

Nightlife in Pelourinho is great, you have to go to the "Ensaio" (shows) of groups like "Vixe Mainha" or "Motumba", there are so many girls (allmost no pros), 3 or 4 times more than men, and they all are hungry for fun. But if you do not speak fluently Portugues, you won't have a chance with them. Then you better stay with the girls at the beach in Barra.

The food in Salvador is a big thing! I eat almost only local food and it was really exotic and tasty. There are also many Italian restaurants with common italian food, which everybody likes. One of these italian restaurants I remeber very well, because they had extremly beautiful waitresses: "La Figa". In Pelourinho.

Weather in March really is not inviting, but staying in Barra is always the right choice, because it is not too far from the interesting places.

More questions? Just ask, I'll look in my archive.

Cheers!

The best place to contact non pro girls are the shopping centers.

The best place for pick-ups and biggest shopping is "Shopping Iguatemi", then a new one across the road off "Shopping Iguatemi", I don't know the name, because it was under construction, when I was in Salvador. Then there is "Barra Shopping" in Barra.

Just make eye contact to the girl, when she smiles you have won a free ticket deep into her ass.

Cheers!

Thanks Mercenario for your thoughts.

Even though I am here posting on ISG, this trip is my first to Brasil, so I want it to be more than just chasing beautiful bunda. That's why I am interested in Salvador.

The "safety' issues is a very controversial one. Many people talk about Salvador being less safe than Rio, but your experience is the opposite.

Oh by the way, I will be going in May, not March, so the weather is not great in Salvador according to the weather websites.

[QUOTE=Mercenario]I know both Rio and Salvador quite good. Many years ago Rio was a really good place not only for mongering but also for holidays. Today it's too dangerous, one just can stay in the Zona Sul, there are many no go areas, that didn't exist 15 years ago, when I first discovered Rio. If you like more white or "Morena" girls you are right in Rio for mongering.

If you like black girls, Salvador is the ultimate place. It is a lot less dangerous than Rio, especially at the Pelourinho there is Police day and night. During my last visit in Nov 2006, I was there for 4 weeks. I walked through Bara, Pelourinho and other places day and night without being followed by suspicous creatures. I was in many parts of the town at day and night, I filmed with a camera and made many photos. If you take a cab, be sure that it is a registered one with a taxi-clock inside. Taking a cab at night from "Barra Flat", where I stayed, to Pelourinho is some 25-30 Reais (10-12 €).

Nightlife in Pelourinho is great, you have to go to the "Ensaio" (shows) of groups like "Vixe Mainha" or "Motumba", there are so many girls (allmost no pros), 3 or 4 times more than men, and they all are hungry for fun. But if you do not speak fluently Portugues, you won't have a chance with them. Then you better stay with the girls at the beach in Barra.

The food in Salvador is a big thing! I eat almost only local food and it was really exotic and tasty. There are also many Italian restaurants with common italian food, which everybody likes. One of these italian restaurants I remeber very well, because they had extremly beautiful waitresses: "La Figa". In Pelourinho.

Weather in March really is not inviting, but staying in Barra is always the right choice, because it is not too far from the interesting places.

More questions? Just ask, I'll look in my archive.

Cheers![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Mercenario]Just make eye contact to the girl, when she smiles you have won a free ticket deep into her ass.

Cheers![/QUOTE]Sounds nice, will 100R be enough for this pleasure?!

[QUOTE=The Chief]Sounds nice, will 100R be enough for this pleasure?![/QUOTE]Chief! don't make the mistake of thinking every girl who smiles at you is interested in sex. Brazil is not like that. i know the fantasy stories filtering out of brazil make it seem that way but its not the case. if its your first trip to brazil you probably don't speak portuguese and if that's the case then you need to find a guide to get around Salvador. for a newbie in brazil salvador can be very dangerous because you are going to run into fewer english speakers there and fewer gringoes that will have your back. you are going to really stick out there which will make you a target so you don't want to make the mistake of wandering into the wrong area. your best bet is to talk to the people who arranged your hotel or apartment there and see if they can set you up with a guide.

well i have purchased my ticket to go to salvador for carnival this year but i am having a hard time finding a decent place to stay that is not going to [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord123][CodeWord123][/url] me in cost. i read a while ago that there always seem to be apartments and such available for carnival last minute because people ask too much up front. so i am hoping to find something.

so has anyone had any luck in getting a place at a decent rate? i am looking for a fairly nice place and i am willing to pay fare value but the rates they are asking for carnival are over 10x.

if anyone has any recommendations or contacts this would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,
us

[QUOTE=The Chief]Thanks Mercenario for your thoughts.

Even though I am here posting on ISG, this trip is my first to Brasil, so I want it to be more than just chasing beautiful bunda. That's why I am interested in Salvador.

The "safety' issues is a very controversial one. Many people talk about Salvador being less safe than Rio, but your experience is the opposite.

Oh by the way, I will be going in May, not March, so the weather is not great in Salvador according to the weather websites.[/QUOTE]1st safety: How many people get murdered in Rio every day? Some 25! While I was in Rio in April/May 2005 for some weeks, there were two tourists murdered. I have never heard, that a tourist was murdered in Salvador. Rio is the capital of the narcotics mafia, only Sao Paulo is worse.

2nd culture: There is much more culture in Salvador than in Rio. Alone visiting the 10 most popular and famous churches takes a lot of time and you will shoot many pics. Also popular music styles in Rio and Salvador are quite opposite. In Rio they prefer something which sounds like brazilian rap (forgot the name) in Salvador the prefer Samba-Raeggae (I hope you know what I mean).

3rd weather: Definitely May has many rainy days in Salvador. Also Rio has rainy days but less.

Cheers!

[QUOTE=The Chief]Excellent report Howman.

Hope you don't mind me asking some Qs :)

How long did you stay in Salvador? I have a trip planned, staying 5 nights/4 days, but am thinking seriously about cutting it back to 4 night/3 days so I can stay an extra night in Rio. (My first time in Brazil.)

Is it expensive to get a cab to the Pelourinho area? And coming back at 2am - do the cab drivers try and rip you off?

Is staying in Pelourinho no an option? I'll be there in May, so not ideal beach weather for styaing in Barra, was thinking of staying somewhere more 'cultural' in that case.

Any comments welcomed.[/QUOTE]The Chief,

Sorry it has taken a bit to get back to you. I love Rio and Salvador equally so I recommend splitting your time equally. If you enjoy strip clubs/thermas versus meeting girls out and about, the Rio has more options.

Barra is only about a 10-15 minute cab ride, about $5-$10 each way to the city center. I would still plan to stay in Barra vs. Pelhourihno if the weather isn't great in May. In Pelhourihno, I am only aware of smaller B & B's that probably are not girl friendly. You are better off staying at an apartment in Barra in case you plan on doing any "cultural" explorations back in your room!

I have never had a problem with any of the Salvador cab driver unlike Rio. There is a large cab stand on the main square in Pelhourinho which has security. Just make sure the cab driver knows exactly where you are going before getting in the cab. Always insist on the meter. Also, there are 2 cab fare rates in Salvador. #1 is during the day and #2 the higher night time rate. If the driver knows you are from out of town, he might try to sneak in the higher rate during the day.

Remember that safety is a state of mind. If you feel safe, then you're safe! Chances of anything happening are slim if you don't carry more than you want to have stolen and you don't wander into areas you shouldn't like the unpatrolled streets around the Pelhourinho. Maybe it was just my experience but this last trip had way fewer encounters with beggars and truly desperate people.

A major word of warning, be careful when ever you use an ATM. People esp. Tourists have been robbed when exiting ATM machines. Use them only during the day. Also, be aware of any tampered machines or scanning devices on ATMs. Cover your hand when entering your pin, there may be a hidden camera. If you visit a bank with several ATMs and only one works, don't use it. Limit your number of visits you make to an ATM. I had my card number and pin stolen. The thieves got a good sum of money out of my account, enough to support a family in Brazil for an entire year. Thankfully, my account was insured and I got all my money back! If my mistake helps prevent one person from being robbed, then this site has served it's purpose!

Hi everybuddy,

The name of the new shoppning is "shopping salvador".

I have been there several times its a really nice place, a lot of nice girls.

Cheers

[QUOTE=Mercenario]The best place to contact non pro girls are the shopping centers.

The best place for pick-ups and biggest shopping is "Shopping Iguatemi", then a new one across the road off "Shopping Iguatemi", I don't know the name, because it was under construction, when I was in Salvador. Then there is "Barra Shopping" in Barra.

Just make eye contact to the girl, when she smiles you have won a free ticket deep into her ass.

Cheers![/QUOTE]