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When the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil (April 22nd 1500) they landed on the soil today known as Bahia. In Portuguese (Brazil's Official Language) the word "bay" is translated "baia". Salvador, Bahia's capital, was founded by Portuguese explorers in 1549. The city lays on a peninsula located in between "All Saints Bay" and the Atlantic Ocean. Every time people talked about Salvador, they referred to it as, "the province with the bay in it". Later on, the province would be officially named "The Province of Bahia" (the province of the bay). The spelling of the word "bay" (baia) was changed in order to make the province's name unique. Salvador-Bahia became Brazil's first capital back when the country was one of Portugal's colonies, and remained like that for 214 years (until it was transferred to Rio, and finally to Brasilia).
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[wiki=ba9b2cdf989b521bd06eeb54bb42910e]All Saints' Bay[/wiki] (Baía de Todos os Santos)
* [wiki=37ae92feb431497f4860c9b05a7e9a26]Coconut Coast[/wiki] (Costa dos Coqueiros)
* [wiki=affb71da93dec5eae27d1fd32fd5ac3c]Dende Coast[/wiki] (Costa do Dendê)
* [wiki=30640758cddfa9f2c412896a20d8673a]Cocoa Coast[/wiki] (Costa do Cacao)
* [wiki=5333520be9083baaa12e3c14ad3e1cb2]Discovery Coast[/wiki] (Costa do Descobrimento)
* [wiki=dfc5737fde3caa844c4a8444e833f166]Whale Coast[/wiki] (Costa das Baleias)
* [wiki=a365c2972e7982e4afaa9380b4d36df9]Chapada Diamantina[/wiki]
* [wiki=8cf79cf5a1905c94a4f2f3a6cb6bece4]Sao Francisco Lakes[/wiki] (Lagos de São Francisco)
* [wiki=46b5453913c8082409f8b7a3b5a468fa]Western Bahia[/wiki] (Caminhos do Oeste)
* [wiki=356a8238f26a2d9258b891e4527076a1]Sertao[/wiki] (Sertão)
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[wiki=b1dbcbd57e27e25b7b3cf6bbc16dd566]Salvador[/wiki] - the state's capital
* [wiki=3b32e141acdd7dd091d4ce48ce0c16ec]Caravelas[/wiki] - if your destination is [wiki=6ccb7d8ebe2b3cb8ebbbfcfb5585e434]Abrolhos[/wiki], then you will start here...
* [wiki=9bd774a0dc9d673ab48b19d1d98d7911]Ilhéus[/wiki]
* [wiki=6c6568267e9c84678d408b95dfbc35ce]Itaparica[/wiki]
* [wiki=cd12ef57a7530a6974ab7c91964e33a5]Porto Seguro[/wiki]
* [wiki=ce3c64a79485563af64c367b812efe48]Paulo Afonso[/wiki]
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[wiki=6ccb7d8ebe2b3cb8ebbbfcfb5585e434]Abrolhos[/wiki] - archipelago off the coast of Bahia
* [wiki=1549a63927d17937ec67ccc3584d97ed]Chapada Diamantina National Park[/wiki] - fantastic green filled canyons and mountains, and a waterfall so high that it doesn't hit the ground.
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Bahians, like all Brazilians, speak Portuguese. The accent, however, is different from that of other regions of the country.
Today due to tourism expansion there are some people who speak English in touristic areas and hotels, but since it is not widely spoken, if you do not speak Portuguese you would be wise to bring a small travel dictionary.
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International Airports in Bahia:
* Salvador (SSA), connecting flights to Lisbon, Frankfurt, Miami, Buenos Aires and Madrid.
* Porto Seguro, connecting flights to Lisbon and Buenos Aires.
Domestic Airports with Scheduled Flights in Bahia:
* Ilheus (IOS), with nonstop flights to Salvador, Sao Paulo, Campinas, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Seguro and Vitoria.
* Vitoria da Conquista (VDC), with nonstop flights to Salvador, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte.
* Barreiras (BRA), with nonstop flights to Salvador and Brasilia.
* Ilha de Comandatuba (UNA), with nonstop flights to Salvador and Sao Paulo.
* Paulo Afonso (PAV), with nonstop flights to Maceio.
* Guanambi (GNM), with nonstop flights to Salvador and Bom Jesus da Lapa
* Lencois (LEC), with nonstop flights to Salvador
* Bom Jesus da Lapa (LAZ), with nonstop flights to Salvador and Guanambi.
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By bus
Coach services are comfortable and cheap. Very useful to get around the state. It is ill-advised to travel at night, highway robberies are all too common.
* Bomfim
* Aguia Branca
* Itapemirim
* São Geraldo
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By plane
From Salvador airport there are connections throughout the state
* Passaredo ([wiki=607f43abf81342f5ffd2f86683f94217]Vitória da Conquista[/wiki], [wiki=ae664db57fe5ca4336bad021a00680a4]Barreiras[/wiki], [wiki=7db4ffa81818c405b6a516913a719f96]Brasília[/wiki] and Ribeirão Preto).
* Abaeté ([wiki=2d994b7f452c59a1a922390951d5aede]Bom Jesus da Lapa[/wiki], [wiki=f63cfecea33f29d14b24fcfad6418350]Guanambi[/wiki] and Barreiras).
* Aerostar ([wiki=868c5e31549e451925c7c263152bfa56]Morro de São Paulo[/wiki])
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Itineraries
The Bay of All Saints, beautiful seen from Salvador, can also be seen from a tourist boat that makes a trip through the bay, passing several Islands. The largest island is Itaparica. It can be reached in about 1 hour by ferry from Salvador. The smaller passenger-ferry departs from near the Mercado Modelo to , while the larger car-ferry goes from about 2km North of here to Bom Despacho
* On the Coconut coast the sea turtle preservation project at Praia do Forte is a very impressive sight.
* In October, whales can be seen alongside the whole coast, but the marine reserve on the Whale Coast is the pinnacle.
* In the Chapada Diamantina, the Fumaça waterfall and the caves are very impressive
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Trekking and hiking through the the park for several days with al local guide.
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Acarajé - A ball of bean dough fried in dendê oil and filled with a spicy mixture
* Moqueca - A fish stew, based in coconut milk, onions, tomatos, peppers, and dendê oil.
* Vatapá
* Caruru
* Ximxim de galinha
* Bobo de camarão
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Budget
All rooms have bathroom, mosquito net, fan, veranda and hammock. Some of its facilities and services are bar, 24-hour front desk, garden, laundry service and Wi-fi.
* Youth hostels in Bahia.
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Mid-range
Beach houses for rent on the Bahia coast, from the Whalecoast to the Coconut coast.
* Nice big Sitio (Farm like) close to fab. beaches.
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It is ill-advised to travel at night through the state, by car or bus: highway robberies are all too common.
* roads can be very bad outside the capital city
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[wiki=3f46ba1a76ddc9688a0779e1dc756471]Espírito Santo[/wiki] - Although off-the-beaten path, the state south of Bahia has much to offer tourists. The capital [wiki=609757f431624a2a141e34e652bb3e19]Vitória[/wiki]'s beautiful bay and bridge; [wiki=e559951a171d24cdbf0c0ec7cd154ceb]Vila Velha[/wiki]'s Convento da Penha (a 16th-century hilltop Franciscan convent); [wiki=dc03b01d5511578d109ff27735b03145]Guarapari[/wiki]'s beaches and summer parties; the German-colonized town of [wiki=3f202065be7738711dab076e8d795bc4]Domingos Martins[/wiki]; [wiki=23d4f9acb26f7258ba93c184b6485de6]Pedra Azul State Park[/wiki]'s beautiful blue rock; and [wiki=48fd706204d5cf91b9e424c483135051]Itaúnas[/wiki]'s dunes and forró (a Northeastern Brazilian dance); are some of the main attractions that should guarantee tourists a good time.
* National Park [wiki=33f645d304f12c885a8c243f98b23e20]Pau Brasil[/wiki]
* National Park Marinho de [wiki=6ccb7d8ebe2b3cb8ebbbfcfb5585e434]Abrolhos[/wiki]
* National Park [wiki=a365c2972e7982e4afaa9380b4d36df9]Chapada Diamantina[/wiki]
* National Park
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