Carnival Brazil
World's Wildest Street Party
Where: Salvador, Brazil. When: 5th February - 15th February . How: Plane, train, bus or car (you're probably going to be arriving over oceans). Cost: 25€ a day Bed&Breakfast, 50€ a day all-inclusive. Sleep: Camping accommodation (twin share tent, sleeping mat). Eat: Hot breakfasts everyday and BBQ every afternoon. Inclusions: B&B: Accommodation, breakfast. All-Inclusive: accommodation, some meals, massive Stoke campsite party, transfer to the Carnival every day, beachside location, guides, friends for life. Add ons: Unlimited beer and Caipirinhas (5€ a day), surfboard rentals and lessons (15€) Accommodation, some meals, massive Stoke campsite party, transfer to the Carnival every day, beachside location, guides, friends for life.
Brazil, Carnival. Like, of course we're going to be there. A street party with some of the worlds' most beautiful humans? It's a no brainer. This time we're heading to Salvador AND Rio - the two best spots for Carnival parties, and we're camping about 20kms out of town by the beach, and we're doing it Brazil style with big meat BBQs and Caipirinhas (as well as Stoke style with fry ups for breakfast and piles of beers). And the Carnival itself? Just the worlds' biggest and wildest street party, where trucks laden with dancing beauties jiggle and gyrate their way around the city's streets. It's supposedly the last party before you're supposed to stop partying before Easter (that 40 day and 40 night thing, Lent, we think it's called), so you know they're really having it XXlarge... And we'll be joining them! Taken from Wikipedia. Salvador (Portuguese pronunciation: [sawvaˈdoʁ], Saviour; historic name: Cidade de São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, in English: "City of the Holy Saviour of the Bay of all Saints"[2][3]) is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first colonial capital of Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas. For a long time, it was simply known as Bahia, and appears under that name (or as Salvador da Bahia, Salvador of Bahiaso as to differentiate it from other Brazilian cities of the same name) on many maps and books from before the mid-20th century. Salvador is the third most populous Brazilian city, after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The metropolitan area of the city, with 3.5 million of people, however, is the seventh most populous Brazilian urban agglomeration, after the urban areas of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Recife and Fortaleza, and the third in Brazilian Northeast Region. The city of Salvador is notable in Brazil for its cuisine, music and architecture, and its metropolitan area is the wealthiest in Brazil's Northeast. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it the center of Afro-Brazilian culture. This reflects a situation in which African-associated cultural practices are celebrated. The historical center of Salvador, frequently called thePelourinho, is renowned for its Portuguese colonial architecture with historical monuments dating from the 17th through the 19th centuries and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985. Salvador is located on a small, roughly triangular peninsula that separates Todos os Santos Bay from the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The bay, which gets its name from having been discovered on All Saints' Day forms a natural harbor. Salvador is a major export port, lying at the heart of the Recôncavo Baiano, a rich agricultural and industrial region encompassing the northern portion of coastal Bahia. A particularly notable feature is the escarpment that divides Salvador into the Cidade Alta ("Upper Town" - rest of the city) and theCidade Baixa ("Lower Town" - northwest region of the city), the former some 85 m (279 ft) above the latter,[4] with the city's cathedraland most administrative buildings standing on the higher ground. An elevator (the first installed in Brazil), known as Elevador Lacerda, has connected the two sections since 1873, having since undergone several upgrades. Unless you're already cruising in the region. We recommend you jump onto skyscanner and check out the deals to Salvador and Rio itself. Flying out of Germany seems to be the cheapest option - so grab a frankfurter in Frankfurt on your way out. Carnival is such a good party and experience that it can be worth your while just flying out for this party. Directions from Salvador airport: Once at Salvador airport, take one bus direction Praia do Flamengo, Portao or Lauro de Freitas and get off at Hotel Catussaba - walk from there is 8 mins. Or take a taxi - it's about 15 minutes from the airport. This option is advisable once it starts getting dark for safety reasons. The address is: Camping Ecologica Alameda praia do Flamengo S/N Catussaba Salvador, Bahia If you're coming from other parts of Brazil and arrive at the Rodoviario in Salvador, take an bus to Itapua and then get off Directions from Rio airport: Take the bus: 818, 749 or 823 in the direction of Recreio Dos Bandeirantes (Via Avenida Americas) and get off at Estrada Do Pontal. The campsite address is: Estrada do Pontal 5900 - Recreio Bandeirantes Bed & breakfast: ccommodation in pre-erected tents with camping mat provided, hot breakfasts every day All-inclusive package: accommodation in pre-erected tents with camping mat provided, hot breakfasts every day, BBQ dinners every night with salad and sides, transfers to and from the festival for Carnival OR surf lessons and surf boards for surf camp. Unlimited beer & sangria are a 15 Reals (about 5€) add-on. Lunch is not provided but there will be a cafe at the campsite as well as beach kiosks and vendors with local treats. Pillows and towels are not provided. No, you don't. If you go to a Bloco, you will get a specify tshirt to wear with your ticket so that they can identify you. We will have our own bright and beautiful tshirts on sale, so we can all go en masse in Stoke Travel style. And ladies, depending how keen you are to kiss absolute strangers, you can collect numerous (numerous!) blue and white beaded necklaces from the 'sons of Ghandi' whose sole mission is to suck face with as many people as possible in exchange for their prized strings of beads. Yes, damn difficult. The kids here come out of the womb samba'ing but if you ain't born Brazilian, you're prob gonna struggle. The trick is to count to three really quickly and repetitively and move you feet a lot - then you look like you're doing a semi-decent job. Of course the more Caipirinhas you drink, the better you get at it… or so you think. If you are traveling away from the coastal area and into the interior, then yes, absolutely. Yellow fever is a horrid way to go. If you are just sticking to the strip between Rio and Salvador, then no, it's not necessary, although can't hurt to have one and you should definitely check the re-entry requirements into your country or you could be quarantined at the border. Probably not, but never say never. Yes, we will have a lock room. That being said, bring as little of any really value as possible, as many a tourist has been robbed before on the bus, etc, so if you don't need it, why risk it? Yes, of course. You are more than welcome. Our surf instructors are qualified and happy to teach you. They have been surfing for yonks and if they can't get you standing on a board within a few days, no one can. The weather is hot hot hot in Jan/Feb. You won't need a whole lot of winter stuff unless you're planning on going far south afterwards. One pair of jeans and a jumper will do you fine. We are particularly fond of toads in holes (which is an egg in a piece of toast with a hole in the centre - yumsies) but there will also be cereals and fruit and bread on offer. A Caipirinha is the drink of Brazil. You will not go anywhere in this place where you can't get one. I bet they even have Caipirinha kiosks in the frikking centre of the Amazon. They froth on the stuff. It's basically ice, crushed limes, a shiteload of sugar and a scandalous amount of the local rum-like spirit called Cachaca. Ooooooh Yeah! You also get Caipiroska (aka Caipivodka) with vodka instead of Cachaca, as well as Caipifruta, which a Caipirinha with any other fruit of your choice instead of limes. Another option is the devilishly yum but deadly capeta. Looks like vanilla milkshake, tastes like creamy cinnamon goodness and kicks like a wild horse in a certain Swedish budget department store.... Torch, towel, pillow, swimsuit, suncream (it's expensive in Brazil), mosquito repellant (although you can get that anywhere here), copies of your passport. Brazil's currency is the Real. It is a difficult place for cards- many places don't accept cards, many machines don't read foreign cards. There is usually a 24 hour machine that'll work in most of the bigger towns or an HSBC. It's important to exchange some cash at the airport on arriving so that can see you through until you find a functioning cash machine. It is also a good idea if you'll be traveling for a while to bring a Travelex card with cash loaded on it. This is because your bank back home may cancel your card when you use it abroad (even if you've informed them beforehand that you're traveling). It also avoids having your card details stolen.The World's Wildest Street Party.
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It's about time we did this festival.
Salvador, Bahia.
You're probably going to have to fly...
Soo... What exactly is it?
Blocos & Camarotes: What the heck are they?
Is it dangerous, like, are we going to die?
Where will we party?
What is included in the price?
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Do you have to wear any costumes for the festival?
Is samba'ing difficult?
Do I need a yellow fever shot?
Is it safe to bring valuables to the campsite?
Can I come to the surf camp if I'm an absolute beginner?
What is the weather like?
What do we get for breakfast?
What's a Caipirinha?
What do you recommend bringing?
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