Last night we went to Pelourinho. The band Olodum performed in the streets (check them out in this picture and at http://olodum.uol.com.br/ or http://myspace.com/oolodum).
The crowd was thicker and louder than the crowd in DC. We had a great time but realized it's going to be worse than Carnival. I think I might be too old to handle a crowd like that. You literally cannot move, just move with the crowd - TOO CRAZY! It's like Jamaica on steroids!
Met a real cool guy & his mother who have a home in Camumu, across the bay (google it). They come into Salvador & stay during high season to sell their wares to tourist (hand-made jewelry,etc). They've offered their home to us to stay during carnival week. It's a ferry boat & bus away (a couple of hours). Camumu looks great, much more relaxed, but we plan to go see prior to carnival. It's about 13 islands where many local Salvadorians go to escape carnival.
Will let you know more...
Jacque
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