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SOUTH AMERICA · FIESTA · AXÉ & AZULEJOS
Brazil's first capital beats to drums in pastel streets — Afro-Brazilian culture at full volume.
The plan
Pelourinho at golden hour
The pastel colonial hill glows — Olodum drum rehearsals shake the cobbles.
Elevador Lacerda
The art-deco lift between upper and lower city — bay views for pocket change.
Capoeira at a roda
Watch the fight-dance where it was born; some circles welcome beginners.
Moqueca in Rio Vermelho
Coconut-palm-oil seafood stew, the neighborhood Bahia eats in.
Itapuã or Porto da Barra
City beaches with sunset on the right side of the bay.
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