Bahia's vibrant culture shines in the dances of Bale Folclorico
The city of Salvador, Brazil, is famous for its Carnaval. It's not the fenced-in, glittering spectacle of Rio de Janeiro, but a massive weeklong street party: In the Pelourinho, the centuries-old Portuguese quarter, trucks with giant loudspeakers inch through tens of thousands of revelers, blaring sambas that bounce against the walls of pastel-colored colonial buildings as drum ensembles thunder and ... (Full article: 872 words)
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