Carnival
(January 31 – February 5, 2008)

Salvador 's Carnaval is an authentic and free street festival, unlike its better-known but highly commercial cousin in Rio. It’s also the world’s biggest party – a million people take to the streets and it lasts 6 days!
There are several main Carnival routes and a mix of drumming troupes or Afro Blocos (e.g. Olodum and Ilê Aiyê) and live music staged on the top of vast customized trucks or trio-electricos. You can dip in and out of the action as the locals do, or pay for seats or to star in the parade.
Carnival has become popular with foreign tourists and accommodation is both expensive and very difficult to find as the event draws near so book early if you can.

Reveillon (New Year's Eve)
Always a good excuse for a party, New Year’s Eve is a real spectacle in Salvador. Dress in white, take candles, and join the throng of locals for offshore fireworks, live music and wave-jumping rituals on the beach.

Festivals

Festa do Nosso Senhor do Bomfim (January 10, 2008)
Salvador shuts down for the day as everyone makes the pilgrimage to Nosso Senhor do Bomfim, a magnificent church overlooking the bay. A highlight of the festival is the ritual cleansing of the church and outside steps by hundreds of Bahiana women in traditional white dresses.


Festa de Iemanjá (February 2, 2008)
This important festival is dedicated to the orixá deity Iemanjá, mother of the seas and oceans. On this day thousands of candomblé followers gather along the Atlantic coast close to Barra, to make flower offerings to the goddess. Flowers are given up to the seas, and return to festoon the surrounding beaches for days!

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