IMPORTANT FESTIVALS FOR SALVADOR

 

 

 

 

Important Festivals

Salvador da Bahia

Festivals da Salvador

The popular festivals trace their origins back to the tradition of communities of paying tribute to their patron saints, expressing their gratitude for blessings obtained. During the event the requests for peace, good health, and wealth are renewed.

The centuries old custom was inherited by the Portuguese and has been changed through the years. Originally the festival presented just people praying and chanting to their patron saints, but with time, stands selling drinks and food appeared, giving to the festival an entertainment characteristic. The songs are no longer strictly religious ones. On the streets can be heard the the typical capoeira and samba beats along with other rhythms.

These changes transported the festivals beyond the communities and churches’ largos into the streets. Nowadays they are registered by the curious eyes of tourists and by TV cameras from all over the world. They come to Salvador to appreciate these moments, which express so well the icons of the local culture such as Candomblé, Catholicism, gastronomy, dancing and music.

The festivals take place all through the year, without ever losing their enthusiasm. These guarantees a good time from January until December, for both the faithful and those who come only to visit. Salvador provides a million reasons for a good celebration and some of the best-known popular festivals are Bom Jesus dos Navegantes, Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, the Yemanjá festivity and Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

Salvador is a land of all saints and the people celebrate accordingly. It shines with a magical glow that invites every person from every corner of the earth to find out why Salvador has been named the Land of Happiness.
The Most Importants Festivals in Salvador are:

RIO THE NEW ANIMATION MOVIE IS A GOOD LOOK FOR BRAZIL

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Starring: Anne Hathaway , George Lopez , Jesse Eisenberg , will.i.am , Jamie Foxx

Plot: 'Rio' is a 3-D animation feature from the makers of the 'Ice Age' films. Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind. When Blu discovers there's another -- and that she's a she -- he leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it's far from love at first sight between the

THE BIGGEST PARTY IN THE WORLD! CARNIVAL SALVADOR SPOTLIGHT: SALVADOR DA BAHIA

Carnival in Salvador is basically the biggest street party in the world.  Artists ride down three or more main routes on mobile stages.  It is free, unless you want to hang out in a bloco, which is kinda like a VIP section that  gets real close to the action.  Each year over 2 million people pour into the city from all over the world to take part in this incredible ritual!

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Carnival Dancing

Salvador Bahia Carnival 2010

 Salvador Carnival 2010

Parangolé Salvador Carnival
  

SALVADOR CARNIVAL 2013 IN BAHIA for entire article go here Enjoy the Carnival of Carnivals, the biggest Carnival on earth, from February 7 to February 13th, in Salvador Bahia Brazil. Salvador Carnival is "The World's Largest Party".  No other popular party in the world is more famous than Salvador Carnival  in Bahia Brazil. It is an explosion of happiness you’ve certainly never seen before.  The Carnival happens in every city of the country, but no other city in Brazil has a carnival like the Salvador Carnival.  We know that this may sound strange to foreigners who always ask: “what about Rio?” No doubt, the carnival parade in Rio is maybe the most beautiful spectacle in the world, but if you are looking for real fun, the Salvador Carnival is the place to go. Salvador Carnival is different  and bigger. If in Rio you are a spectator of the parade, in the Salvador  Carnival you are the show. If in Rio the carnival parades are done in two days, the Salvador Carnival last one week!!!