M
aybe it was never on my radar,
maybe it's often overshadowed by
Rio, São Paulo and the Amazon—
or maybe I had heard one too
many stories about how it's "noto-
rious" for street crime. It wasn't
until my younger sister Stephanie
stumbled across Salvador (and moved there) in November 2012
that I became intrigued by the city's architecture, history, music
and food. Finally, after many stories and too much time apart,
I arrived in Brazil's "capital of happiness."
i Have to adMit—i never
Had any intereSt in
travellinG to Salvador,
brazil'S tHird MoSt
populouS city, 1,600
kiloMetreS nortH of
rio de Janeiro.
