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Afro-Brazilian Salvador itinerary

A three-day itinerary centred on Afro-Brazilian heritage: museums, churches, capoeira, percussion and Bahian food.

Percussionists of a bloco afro playing drums in front of a colonial wall in Salvador.
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  1. Day 1

    Foundations

    • MUNCAB for a national overview.
    • Museu Afro-Brasileiro at Terreiro de Jesus.
    • Igreja do Rosário dos Pretos.
    • Acarajé in the late afternoon.

  2. Day 2

    Music and body

    • Casa do Benin.
    • Forte de Santo Antônio Além do Carmo and capoeira.
    • Cidade da Música da Bahia or Casa do Carnaval.
    • Live percussion or samba in the evening.

  3. Day 3

    Faith and the bay

    • Igreja do Bonfim and the Itapagipe peninsula.
    • Cidade Baixa museums and local lunch.
    • Optional authorised cultural visit, mediated locally.

Treat Afro-Brazilian religious spaces respectfully: no invasive visits, authorised activities only, and ideally with local mediation.

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