I’m going back to Aracaju. The small state of Sergipe is another world, but the last pictures I will have from Salvador and the state of Bahia are the favelas I see from the bus.
Browsing Category South America
Salvador, Muted – The Year When Pandemic Cancelled Carnival
Salvador is unusually quiet. It’s like being in a silent film. And this is not what Salvador is about, it’s a city full of colours and music, impromptu drumming sessions and loud social interactions.
Faith and Stormy Weather in Salvador
I’ve been feeling a bit lonely and lost in Salvador. It’s a lively, colourful and picturesque city but it’s not an easy place where people have easy lives.
Looking for the Goddess of the Sea Along Salvador’s Coastline
I walked past beaches, favelas, the mysterious Piedra da Sereia—a weird pyramid-shaped rock… on a rock—and I finally arrived in the somewhat hip neighbourhood of Rio Vermelho.
6 Cities and 1,090 Km For Only $77.32 (I Love Travelling by Bus Travel Rocks in Brazil!)
It took me four weeks to bus the 1,090 kilometres from Natal to Salvador, stopping in six cities along the way.
Aracaju’s Amazing Beach is 90% Sand, 10% Water
“Are you sure you want to go to Aracaju?”
“I don’t really have a choice. It’s the only stop on the way to Salvador. “