Salvador, capital of the State of Bahia, is one of the oldest cities in Brazil, and was capital of the country for nearly 300 years of the Colonial History. Due to this, Salvador was one of the places in Brazil which received most black slaves, who were put to work in the sugar cane plantations.
This intense flux of Africans, who mixed with the Portuguese settlers and the native Indigenous people, resulted in a mix of cultures like no other in Brazil.
A symbol of the religious syncretism and the Brazilian miscegenation, Salvador is a city of intense musicality and strong flavors. As the birthplace of miscegenation, the city holds deep connections with Africa.
The streets of the Historical Centre of Salvador(inscribed as World Heritage Site) are permeated with an African–Brazilian culture that has spread itself throughout the rest of the country: the religious syncretism; the dance, and the baiana’s trays, full of delicacies like vatapa, feijoada, acaraje – the latter is considered a food of the Gods.
Salvador is one of the host cities of the World Cup 2014. The Fonte Nova Stadium will be imploded and rebuilt from scratch. Thanks to its central location, Salvador should be a favorite point of visitation during the Cup. Read more about the  World Cup in Salvador.
