Night Life in Salvador – Salvador Unplugged
Night Life in Salvador comprises of a mix of nightclubs, dance venues, bars, clubs, restaurants, and cafes filled with live music and DJs, called movimento. More than twenty bands play every night in Salvador and what is more attracting is that they are either free of cost or have a very nominal fee. Night life in Salvador is fun unlimited, marked by a stretch of thirty miles of beach with music shows which are bigger and better playing live music enjoyed by one and all. What more one can ask for? These beaches are not too far either and fall under the city limits. The enjoyment reaches its zenith after trying out foods like grilled fish, octopus, steamed crab, and salmon carpaccio and vodka drink with fresh fruits, whiskey, wine and cognac in drinks, at the kiosks located there.
Pelourinho, a historical center of Salvador Bahia transforms into a big music venue at night, especially in the summers. The entire district is a party in itself dotted with pubs, discos, bars, live-music and what not. Remember, Salvador is all about music and one should not miss shows like samba de roda, an ancient samba music and pagoda music in different parts of Salvador.
The best clubs and bars can be located by exploring around. Largo Pedro Archanjo and Praca Quincas Berro D’Agua are must see places, as they are the one of the most popular venues for concerts. Club Mix Ozone is the latest club to be established which is meant for go-go boys and drag shows. Casa de Mae is a good place to grab a bite of Brazilian food. It serves homemade food, with musicians playing in close proximity and a fantastic ocean view in the background. While roaming around the city, one cannot miss the cobblestone roads and pastel colored buildings.
Night life in Salvador has no dearth of bars which are open all night. Casquinha de Siri, Rock in Rio, Aeroclube, Ondina, Barra and Rio Vermelho, are open all night and are worth visiting. They play all kinds of music like samba, salsa, capoeira, arrocha, reggae, rock, batucadas and axe. Attending the Ballet Folclorico da Bahia cultural show, which features capoeira, dancers, candomble and much more, gives visitors the real experience of culture of Brazil. Another not to be missed spot is Extudo, a gathering point of artists from the city. The walls are adorned with book covers and the menu also consists of foods named after movies and books. The food is a treat to the taste buds
Salvador also houses many gay and lesbian clubs. The Gay Pride Parade, although small in number is picking up here. This event doesn’t have a fixed date and the schedule can be checked with Grupo Gay da Bahia community. Gay community has specially dedicated events every Saturday at Farol da Barra Beach and every Sunday at Barraca Aruba kisko,Praia dos Artistas beach.
If all the partying has left the tourists exhausted, they can kick back their shoes and relax by enjoying drinks and foods at the local bars. These places are favorites with those who want to enjoy the night with a hooker. The popular bars are Ribeira, Atellier Maria Adair and Vermelho in Pelourinho (historical center of Salvador) serving some of the finest foods like Greek, French and Italian and world’s best tasting drinks.
People are expected to dress casually, men wearing jeans and women wearing heals. One of the good features of night life in Salvador is that frequent visitors can buy a consumption card wherein everything ordered is recorded by the bartender and while leaving the place the amount can be paid to the cashier. The cashier automatically charges ten percent as a tip. With all the ingredients of a perfect partying place, it is no wonder that night life in Salvador is among the best in the world.
Thus the night life in Salvador is not only pleasurable but also full of life where you can sail through the night, listen to some fine music, boogie till morning, drink and what not. You will be astounded by Salvador Bahia from dusk to dawn. In addition to that, the welcoming people and beautiful women will leave you spellbound. After you are tired from the night life in Salvador, you wake up and realize that there is still a whole lot of Salvador to explore in the day time.
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