pelourinho

我很喜欢去Salvador因为我的祖籍就是那儿天气暖和,这儿的人们都很有魅力,很友好,但是你最好注意自己的手机,钱包,相机,首饰,穿着越简单越好,不要去没人的地方,在街上走路的时候也要小心为是。照照相,买买纪念品,在沙滩上品尝美食,很不错。

不管是白天还是黑夜,来这里游玩的重点是市中心,在这里行走你能发现很多历史古迹。而且音乐,舞蹈节目每天都有,这才是巴西亚真正的景象。

彩色的建筑很不真实,在佩罗尼奥发现好几家教堂,在街上演奏音乐的人们给这些街道增加了很多味道,还有很多纪念品店。在萨尔瓦多的时候一定要来这儿逛逛!

这里古朴有趣,走路逛街很轻松,还有吃饭、喝东西的地方,也能接触接触当地文化。卵石铺的街道有种节庆的气息,还有那种社区的氛围,很令人享受。周二晚上有Geronimo表演,不要错过哦,是很特别的节目。

这里位于巴西,一个令西非人以及他们的后代恐怖的地方,令人震惊,现在已经成为该国的文化遗产和西非遗产中心。佩罗尼奥殖民建筑和鹅卵石铺成的街道四周到处都飘荡着灵魂和斧头。街道上有很多不错的商店和餐馆。如果你在街头见到很多卡波耶拉和艺术家们一起在表演他们的手工作品和彩绘时,不要感惊奇。这里混合着古文化、当代文化以及西非文化。绝对值得一游。2009年七月。

Pelourinho is one of the most important historical sites in the world! You will taste a piece of African in Bahia. Antique churches surrounded by great restaurants and stors when is possible to buy exclusive souveniers.

There is a lot of history in salvador. Most of it is concentrated in pelhourinho. You only need two days to see it all adequately. But stay only in pelhourinho not in any nearby suburbs like santo Antonio. The suburbs might be close but because of safety issues you will need to take a taxi everywhere you go unless you stay in pelhourinho where there are lots of people on the street all the time. We stayed in santo Antonio and had to taxi to sites and restaurants because the streets are not safe in santo antonio

Beautiful historic city center is a thing which put Salvador on the top of the list of Brasilian cities. You cannot find such nice architecture in Rio or Sao Paulo. Streets are full of souvernir shops and restaurants. Souvenirs are cheap but restaurants are extremely expensive. Atmosphere is also great and at night, you can find great concerts of African music. If I could back to Brasil, I would not return to Rio but to Pelourinho.

My partner and I visited Salvador for a honeymoon recently for 4 days. Reading the TA comments and forums we were uncertain whether to stay in Barra, Rio Vermelho or pelourinho. Now back from the holiday (which included also visits to Boipeba and Lencois) we can say hands down that Pelourinho was the highlight of our trip and that teh other two destinations deserve no more than a passing visit (from our point of view). Pelourinho is dripping with colour, with soul, with life, with charm, with everything that is authentic about Bahia. At the same time it is managing to maintain a spirit of local life and has not transformed the place into a theme park.We arrived just after carnival so all of the decorations of carnival were still up but the hordes had left. It is a good time to come it seems as the street decorations are amazing (we would like to return once for the carnival). We would highly recommend staying in one of the lovely pousadas on the Rua do Carmen side of Pelourinho where there is less noise and a very strong and vibrant local community feel and a relatively firm police presence. In fact we were impressed by the amount of police we saw everywhere. they definitely are giving out the signal that they want tourists to feel comfortable in this area, so for those fo you worried about comments of insecurity, look at the dates of the comments. I noticed most if not all date from 2012 and 2013 so it seems things have improved greatly.We always travel without making too many booking ahead of time and just feeling our way on the ground and listening to people plus we speak Spanish and get by with Portuguese. I noticed many comments from people frustrated by not speaking Portuguese. If this is a problem I would strongly recommend finding a guide or info source before arriving as this will be key. We were greatly helped by Gerusa at the Pousada Bela Vista who speaks English and French and who told us where to go on what nights. Several of her recommendations were crucial and allowed us to attend music events in the streets that were spectacular and at which there was hardly a tourist face; we really felt like we were witnessing something unique (for example concerts on Tuesday nights on the stairs of the Largo do Carmo). In fact it is much like Chicago or New Orleans; there is music everywhere and you just need to get out on the streets to find it. A local can help greatly with this type of info.We read that there was a debate about whether to stay in Rio Vermelho (few pousadas and a fun crowd-gazing scene but nothing worth booking in the neighborhood for as there is not much else there than a nice beach) or Barra (nice waterfront but overcrowded beaches and highrises and few places to have a nice drink make it a visit for a few hours but not more). Definitely, hands down, if you like soul, you want to spend 2-4 days in Pelourinho and head out to the other spots as you want. From Pelourinho you can also access easily most of the arts museums (many on foot) and the commercial district. We needed to buy a few things and went to three shopping centers to try and find the stuff but they are not worth loosing time over. What we would have liked to discover is more of the "alternative scene in Salvador"; it seemed like a city that would have very cool places that you would need to know about so good luck finding them!!As for the rest of Salvador that we were able to see either while travelling around or looking for nice spots, it is really rather a grim place with either shanty style houses (unfinished brick walls on the outside), very little green areas, overbuilt waterfronts, and few areas of "cool" outside of Pelourinho. We say this though having spent all of our time in the three areas mentioned in this review so there might be much more we missed.For food you can eat very well from street stalls and small cafes and need not splurge on the best rates (and often very expensive) TA top rated places. There is excellent fruit everywhere and many places to sample excellent Bahian dishes (which can be amazing). Hardly any wine to be had or worth drinking so you will be drinking mostly the local beer which while refreshing is nothing to write home about. And do try the very cold coconuts that have a wonderfully refreshing juice.Last note: very difficult to depend on wifi connections in the city. All working sometimes and sometimes not. Do as much research before coming and as with all big cities come with a minimum of luggage and of luxury (this is a city where you dress down, where you should not walk around with a big camera, jewelry, wads of cash etc. people basically dress in bermudas and hawaianas and a t-shirt. I also always travel with a small canister of pepper gas just as a deterrent in case I get into an uncomfortable situation. This is a city where you should stay to the tourist areas where you will always see a police presence from what we witnessed over the course of a 4 day visit.

I absolutely loved this place! So rich in history, colorful, surrounded by gold churches, great food, awesome architecture and cobblestone streets. We had the opportunity to see Olodum and experience the rich culture that Bahia had to offer. I participated in street side capoeira and enjoyed the music, song and dance rich with African culture..My only complain was how unsafe I felt Even with a group of 10 or more. We went both during the day and at night and I didn't feel safe either time of day. It was so disappointing to see an area so full of history and culture so dirty and unkept. Despite it all this is a great area to visit where you can enjoy the local flare of Bahia

We were in Salvadore in January to visit a student we'd hosted. We stayed with her family and spent two days exploring the Pelourinho and loved it. The Afro-Brazilian museo is excellent; as it the African church (blue one in the square). Whilst we were there the band Olodum were playing in the square and they were amazing. Try the acarajé but make sure it is freshly made. I had one that was not and it was awful but my husband's was and it was outstanding. Salvadore is an exquisite blend of Brazilian, European and African cultures and the Pelourinho is a great way to experience all three.

While the i gathering of people to celebrate Carnaval is fantastic, it is also dangerous. Our joy from seeing the street performers, dancers, musicians, etc. was overwheling, it was tempered by the danger. I felt olbigated to not wear my watch or wedding ring due to fear of thieves. My partner was cautioned multiple times to hid or strap down his camera, which would invite a mugging. Our money had to be secreted into inner pockets or shoes and even then a pickpocket succeeded in taking a wallet. Th credit cards were transacted upon I,media tell before we could deactivate them.

very nice and colored historical area. a must in Salvador, but pay attention to the pickpockets and do not stay there at night

Pelourinho is a very interesting neighborhood for those who like history. There are many nice churches and museums. The restaurants are quite expensive though.

Good place to visit and know but be careful with the security, that is not suficient to make you fell safe.