Most people go to Salvador for the beautiful palm fringed beaches that line the coast but others decide to hire a car to discover more of the history of the area. A good starting point is the Museu Afro-Brasileiro, where you’ll learn about the slave trade that supplied workers for the plantations.
You can then join the pilgrims to the most popular site in Brazil, the Igreja do Nosso Senhor do Bonfim where, for a few pesos, children will tie a ribbon around your arm. You make a wish and if the ribbon wears away naturally, it will come true.
Salvador Airport Mini Guide
Salvador Airport is also known as the Salvador Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport. Another common name for Salvador Airport is Dois de Julho International Airport. It is a jointly owned military public airport which is run by Infraero. The airport is located in an area of natural beauty close to both impressive jungle and sand dunes. Because of that you will find driving to and from the airport to be incredibly scenic, which is just one more benefit of hiring a car.
Every year more than six million passengers use Salvador Airport making it Brazil's fifth busiest airport. Not only is it full of passengers but Salvador Airport provides some sixteen thousand jobs for local people. This major airport is in the city of Salvador on the north east coast of Brazil and the state of Bahia.
In terms of flights there are many domestic routes with GOL going to Aracaju, Belo Horizonte Confins, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre or Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont among many other destinations. Salvador Airport has the airport code SSA so you can look out for that on flight boards.
For those of you who have rented our low cost GPS systems, Salvador Airport has the coordinates map longitude 12.54.39 South and map latitude 38.19.51 West.
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