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Salvador for food lovers

An eating itinerary for Salvador: street acarajé, market lunches, moqueca dinners and Rio Vermelho nights.

Editorial team
A clay pot of Bahian moqueca with rice and farofa on a wooden table.
Moqueca baiana, cooked with dendê palm oil and coconut milk.
  1. Day 1

    Learn the base

    • Acarajé and abará from a busy stand.
    • Moqueca dinner, shared.
  2. Day 2

    Market and sea

    • Ceasinha do Rio Vermelho in the morning.
    • Seafood lunch at a beach barraca.
  3. Day 3

    Sweet and slow

    • Ribeira for ice cream and bay views.
    • Dinner with a view, then live music.

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