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Carnival in Salvador
WHAT A FEELING!
There is no way to describe the feeling of Carnival in Salvador. You really have to experience it. Ask a Brazilian and they will just sigh and look away and dream of the carnival's past in Salvador.
Every year 10's of thousands of Brazilians flock to Salvador for the carnival celebrations. Lead by some of the most famous performers in Brazil, it is 6 days of constant rhythm, dancing and lack of sleep.
You will dance throughout the night, mesmorised by the infectious beat of the sounds of Axe, the local version of Samba, and relax by the beach in the day preparing for another night of festivities. You will never see a celebration like carnival in Salvador. It is carnival that you can participate in and feel a part of the local people. Try it once and you will be back.
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Carnival in Salvador basically has two parts: the parade of "trio elétricos" and the "barracas". A trio elétrico is a semitrailer, loaded to the hilt with tons of sound equipment and a band playing on top. They parade very slowly along one of two circuits inside the centre of Salvador. one closer to the city center, running from Campo Grande to Praça Castro Alves and the other running from Barra to Ondina.
The "trios" are the heart of the "blocos". The "blocos" are large roped off areas that surround the "trio-electrico". To enter inside the rope you have to pay for an "abada", which is a t-shirt that doubles as your ticket. Once inside you move with the trio-electrico parading through the streets dancing and celebratiing.
The other part of Carnaval is the "barracas". They are small street stalls that sell all types of traditional drinks and blast out carnival music the whole night.
It starts on a Thursday which is generally a slow Carnaval night (that is relative of course), as a lot of people still have to get up and go to work on Friday. Friday night picks up, and then on Saturday (Sábado do Carnaval) all hell breaks loose. Before you know it the days have passed and it is time to stop and move on. But not until after you swear that you will be back to do it all again. It is that addictive.