The DFB Hotel in Brazil

1 November 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, House of the Month, Hotels, Sport Reading Time:  5 minutes

© CampoBahia.de

© CampoBahia.de

With its newly created sport and nature resort, campo bahia is a unique and sustainable joint Brazilian and German project of the future. campo bahia in Bahia, Brazil is starting its unique sport and nature resort in 2014 as a joint German and Brazilian project of the future, which has been confirmed by the German Football Association as the training camp for the German national team during its stay for the FIFA World Cup in 2014.   read more…

Salvador da Bahia

10 March 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  7 minutes

Elevador Lacerda © flickr.com - elicrisko/cc-by-2.0

Elevador Lacerda © flickr.com – elicrisko/cc-by-2.0

Salvador (historic name: São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, in English: “City of the Holy Saviour of the Bay of all Saints”) is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. A particularly notable feature is the escarpment that divides Salvador into the Cidade Alta (“Upper Town” – rest of the city) and the Cidade Baixa (“Lower Town” – northwest region of the city), the former some 85 m (279 ft) above the latter, with the city’s cathedral and most administrative buildings standing on the higher ground. An elevator (the first installed in Brazil), known as Elevador Lacerda, has connected the two sections since 1873, having since undergone several upgrades.   read more…

Costa do Sauípe

20 January 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Costa do Sauípe Beach © Isha/cc-by-sa-3.0

Costa do Sauípe Beach © Isha/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Costa dos Coqueiros is a privileged stretch of the Bahian coastline, where dunes and coconut trees unite to create a unique landscape. Crossing its entire length is the “Green Line,” a highway that leaves Salvador to the north and passes 26 beaches, including Costa do Sauípe. A paradise located just 76 km from Salvador. An excellent opportunity to visit one of Brazil’s most important and beautiful cultural capitals.   read more…

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