World Heritage Sites in Brazil - Brasilia, Iguazu Falls, Salvador, Bahia, Fernando de Noronha, Pantanal, Sao Luis, Maranhao, Ouro Preto, Olinda (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Brasilia, Iguazu Falls, Salvador, Bahia, Fernando de Noronha, Pantanal, Sao Luis, Maranhao, Ouro Preto, Olinda, Goias, Goias, Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Atlantic Forest, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Rocas Atoll, Iguacu National Park, Sao Miguel das Missoes, Serra do Mar, Serra da Capivara National Park, Jau National Park, Emas National Park, Congonhas, Santa Maria la Mayor, Monte Pascoal. Excerpt: Salvador (Portuguese pronunciation: , Savior; historic name: Cidade de Sao Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, in English: "City of the Holy Savior of the Bay of all Saints") is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first colonial capital of Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the country and in the New World. For a long time, it was simply known as Bahia, and appears under that name (or as Salvador da Bahia, Salvador of Bahia so as to differentiate it from other Brazilian cities of the same name) on many maps and books from before the mid-20th century. Salvador is the third most populous Brazilian city, after Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The city of Salvador is notable in Brazil for its cuisine, music and architecture, and its metropolitan area is the wealthiest in Brazil's Northeast. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it the center of Afro-Brazilian culture and this reflects in turn a curious situation in which African-associated cultural practices are celebrated. The historical center of Salvador, frequently called the Pelourinho, is renowned for its Portuguese colonial architecture with historical monuments dating from the 17th through the 19t...