The best time to visit Salvador , the capital of Bahia , is in the summertime, between the months of December and March. At this time the city is on fire with religious, folk, and popular festivals all filled with music, food, drinks, água de cheiro (perfumed water), flowers, dancing and happiness.
Almost every weekend in this time frame there is either a lavagem (ritual washing of a church which culminates into a party) or a Candomblé `beating of the drums' (a ceremony in the Nigerian Yoruba religion of Candomblé).
The three most popular festivals are: Lavagem of the Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, (see JANUARY) , Festa of Yemanjá, (see FEBRUARY) and of course, Carnaval . |