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POPULATION: 14 million +


CAPITAL: Salvador a.k.a the “Capital of Happiness”


MAJOR CROPS: Sugar & Tobacco


MOVE IT! Capoeira, a form of martial arts that mixes dance & music, originated in Bahia


READ UP: Brasilian fiction writer Jorge Amado was born here 

 

SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: Bahia’s famous Mercado Modelo is the biggest center to purchase handicrafts in Latin America!


VISITING? DON'T MISS: All the beautiful colonial palaces, churches and convents of Bahia that date back to the 1600’s! 

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by car(anon) on ‎05-20-2012 08:33 PM

very quick info, but i really LOVE the image!!! Very unique. it give me an idea of how their culture is like.

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