The historic centre of Pelourinho is located in the south-western corner of the city that has 3 million people. Most of the population of Salvador have their roots from African slaves who were brought ...

This is the place where most of the Africans were brought. That's probably the first thing you should know about Bahia. They were brought from the western coast of Africa to toil in the vast fields of ...

Brazilians speak of Salvador with reverie. The nation’s first capital was the settling point of the country, in the 1500s, on the shores of what is now Bahia. Famous for its sprawling beaches, Bahia ...

After living for nearly half a decade in the capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia, a photographer offers an intimate look at a city where the act of celebration is indelibly ingrained.