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okay guys so we just talked in this tiny corner store just for a cold drink Our intention
was not evolved but we saw this sign on the wall of these very interesting type of alcohols
that we didn't know anything about and the lovely lady working here says I do these on
for free so good morning but we'll have a quick drink of alcohol okay
everything yes sir okay video Let's Go
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that's great like it's really it's a very interesting flavor yeah oh it's quite good
it's sweet but it has a flavor of like yes like caramel like like caramel ah instead
of a Twist at the end almost like a coffee or like a bitter twist but sweet very interesting
not coffee but sort of like that quite good
let's go dance in the street okay but first but first one for Ivana this is Gabriella
wow very sweet a little bit sour a little bit bitter very earthy all right the Adventure
Continues thank you thank you all right there you have it guys our first uh day properly
exploring Salvador starting off with some Jesus Juice for what it's worth I would say
caravinho slightly better than Gabriella yes for what it's worth but first things first
big shout out to our new friend Vanessa and her son Gabriel had taken us around showing
us all the local spots should be a very exciting Vlog and we've already been up to quite a
little bit we've been walking around the part of the city known as pelorino and we've noticed
it's sort of like orocretto except bigger and more color more colorful we also saw a
church which was very much like autopreto but yes more like Oro preto on steroids oh
yeah one of the most grand and most amazing and most humbling in terms I've ever been
to covered in gold and lots of tourists and locals alike enjoying it and in True by year
fashion as we've been walking around the Beautiful buildings and beautiful architecture there's
constantly been music and dancing and capoeira I think we are stumbling into a little bit
of a show right now so this is not an uncommon experience we didn't come here for the show
but it seems like there are happy people with smiling faces doing dance and live music all
around Salvador so come along with us and join us today as we explore and see what we
can find because it should be a great day let's go
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what a scene what a scene
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you you only bought it you did so good Ivana you did so good yo you're doing kicks left
kick right kick wow I tell you what as far as the tourist experience goes those guys
are providing a free service industry yeah and then they ask for donation I'm more than
okay with this oh yeah that was fun yeah it was really really fun yeah to be clear at
least five or six times today there's guys approaching you who want to give you a bracelet
Yes again it's a free service and they ask for donation I've been finding those guys
to be a little bit cumbersome because we try to respectfully say no thanks we don't want
another bracelet because we've already got one and they sort of press on uh with that
being said the guys back there were absolutely amazing yeah and I think it's a real part
of Bahia culture I like it you know it's really really nice we've also noticed these uh ladies
walking around in traditional clothes which are called bayanas and again very very friendly
not pushy and it is part of the real Brazilian and bahian culture Salvador Salvador so one
thing Vanessa has told us and I think it's a brilliant point that I really want to make
is uh the thing about Bahia culture is what the tourists do is what the locals do they're
really not putting on a show it's not an insincere thing yeah really what the locals are doing
the authentic culture is what the tourists come for yes and this in this sense and for
this reason I'm really excited to be in Salvador with the local especially loving it so far
loving it so far so oh my gosh I'm sweating like a pig we're done a lot it's like 11 in
the morning we're done a lot oh my gosh the journey continues
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parade group that is based on the teachings of Gandhi and if you guys remember our experience
at lava Jango bong fing this is the same blue and white dressed group that we saw there
so if you guys thought lava Jang was crowded and if it was an epic party I can't even imagine
what Carnival will be like we saw some images that showed Carnival in previous years part
of me wants to be in that crowd and part of me thinks it's just too much but with all
that being said I'd like to introduce you to the main Square here in pelorino there
is culture and there is architecture and there is smiling faces all around despite the often
sad history so palorino comes from an English word pillory which is a wooden pole that slaves
would get tied to for public humiliation so the history is very sad here in Salvador because
this is a historic City where many many slaves were brought modern times or in current times
you've got incredible culture all around and tourists come here from far and wide to access
this culture because it's so vivid and it's so bright colors and it's so acoustic it's
music it's dance it's costumes and the reason for this is because there were natives here
there were Europeans who were bringing the African slaves and so you've got three cultures
sort of combining and actually our friend Vanessa is part Portuguese part black and
part native so we're joking with her that she is like all of by uh in one person or
even all of Brazil in one person but despite the really sad history um it's a very optimistic
message when you come here because this is the exact site where the first Hillary was
so you can imagine hundreds and hundreds of years ago slaves being tied in this space
and now the human Spirit sort of Endeavors on and overcomes and everyone getting along
and everyone enjoying and this being a very popular destination for tourists such as myself
to come enjoy because there's so many things to do in Brazil's culture is just so rich
despite its very sad history so there you have it guys it's just the early part of the
day and already a very good travel experience culture history friendship and more let's
keep going
is so visual the culture is so vivid and the history is so accessible that it really makes
for a great destination for tourism as it turns out capoeira Samba and Carnival all
originate from Salvador so you could argue that this is like the cultural heart of Brazil
and Salvador was actually the capital of Brazil for something like 300 years so originally
Salvador was built on this sort of natural Cliff that acted like a fort or a natural
resistance to enemies and evidently there's still a elevator I think that's running today
and we're gonna go check it out now so let's uh let's go down to the lower part of Salvador
now very interesting very good experience today
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don't crash into that floor let's see the fall that's a first time pilot first time
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Harry this is John there yeah
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all right so unfortunately the elevator doesn't have any windows and there isn't much of a
view but it still is pretty amazing to ride down because you can see we just came from
the old part of the city which is way up there and now we're down on the new part of the
city way down here what's amazing is the elevator was built in I believe the 1860s making it
one of the oldest elevators in the world and also it functions as public transportation
because if you want to get up to the top of the cliff you've got to take the elevator
so it actually costs three cents American and it's full of locals who might be going
to work or coming from work or just getting around Bahia so unfortunately not so visual
out the windows but as it seems like everything in Salvador very historic and uh very interesting
foreign okay with that being said let's go check out the Mercado Central which is the
Central Market
it's like a little coffee truck that looks like a little truck quite a long one
Mercado Modelo
a little bit of a restaurant out front and uh I'm sure lots of good stuff for sale inside
let's go
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Mercado Modelo was like half under construction in about 50 of the stores were closed but
we've hopped in Vanessa's car so first things first big shout out to Vanessa once more for
helping us out today and she's driven us to a place called Baja which is a highly recommended
neighborhood here in Salvador so here you have a pretty nice Beach to be honest which
leads right out to the Open Sea and everyone is out and about the vibe here is absolutely
amazing and I think all the fruit sellers are setting up back here to get ready for
Sunset I really thought palorino was going to be the star of the Vlog because my experience
in colorino was amazing but it looks like Baja is trying to be the new favorite neighborhood
here in Salvador because there seems to be lots to do and lots of people around and evidently
Sunset over here in Baja will be incredible
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okay and everyone is waiting for the sunset oh yeah
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it was a good show yeah pretty much
all right there you have it everybody sun has set and the show is over Yvonne and I
had an absolutely five star let's be clear six stars day today uh huge thanks to Vanessa
what would we have done today without Vanessa I'm not sure but I'm sure it would not be
as good as it was so huge brigado to Vanessa from pelliorino to the elevator to Baja tons
of good memories and uh lots more good stuff coming from Salvador so thanks for watching
everybody and we'll see in the next one and wouldn't you know it we're walking into more
music and dancing I think Salvador is a very inspiring Place sort of breeds optimism because
some of the history we learned in palorino is so sad and so dark and so depressing but
the place is so happy and vibrant and colorful that it feels like human beings can overcome
anything and so we will end off with some some good moves here from Salvador there you
have it guys Smiles all around okay thanks for watching Everybody later [Music]