Barría Barra Salvador Brazil - Corner of the Ocean and the Bay
Farol do Barra (Barra Lighthouse) Salvador was the original capital of Brazil, and it was the entry point for most of the Africans who came to Brazil as slaves. The reason was twofold. It sits at the entrance to the Bahía de Todo os Santos (The Bay of All Saints), and it is one of the closest points to Africa on the American continents. We are staying in the Barra neighborhood, which sits right at the corner of the bay and the Atlantic Ocean. see map The center of Barra is the paseo that has been built along Av. Oceanica right along the water. Av. Oceanica The paseo goes from the Barra Lighthouse to a park centered around a statue of Christ. This stretch has many restaurants, stores, and on a beautiful Sunday, loads of families out to enjoy the weather and water. The beach is nice, but the water is rocky Setting up for a busy Sunday Looking east down the beach, the Christ statue is on top of that hill The beach in Barra has a nice strip of sand o...