We arrived back in Salvador from Praia de Forte and that evening visited a Candomble, which is an African word meaning a 'dance in honour of Gods'. The women dress in lace and hooped skirts dance slowly and chant in Yoruba and the men drum African rhythms. The dance is very African and the dancers often enter into a trance and begin shaking! We visited the Candomble with a tour, but there were local people there too. The music was fantastic and the audience ...

We flew to Salvador after deciding that a 27 hours bus trip was a bit excessive, even for us! And we love it! Salvador has a huge African influence, which it still strongly retains even nowadays. The old Pelourinho means 'whipping post' and was originally where the slaves were sold and tortured, but now this old quarter is very arty and buzzing with live music and dancing 24 hours a day! They are currently celebrating Sao Joao and have stages all through the c...