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The Salvador coastline is one of the longest in Brazil. There are 50 km (31 mi) of beaches distributed between the High City and the Low City, from Inema, in the railroad suburb to the Praia do Flamengo, on the other side of town. While the Low City beaches are bordered by the waters of the All Saints Bay (the country’s most extensive bay), the High City beaches, from Farol da Barra to Flamengo, are bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The exception is Porto da Barra, the only High City beach located in the All Saints Bay.
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Founded in 1549, Salvador was the capital in the heyday of the slave trade. The legacy remains today in its large black population, and the resulting culture in many ways outshines the rest of Brazil -- in music, many of the greatest names from the mid-20th century to the present hail from here, such as Dorival Caymmi, Gilberto Gil, and Caetano Veloso. In literature, the late Jorge Amado was ... from the region. It's a vibrant, exciting city, and its people are quite friendly.
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Salvador will begin painting the mural in Philadelphia as part of the cities very prestigous mural, arts program on June 6. He is the 2nd international artist to be invited into this mural arts program There will be a consecration of the mural upon completion (around June 8 or 9).
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SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM TAM will operate six more flights a week linking the cities of Salvador (Bahia) and Florianopolis (Santa Catalina) to Buenos Aires, Argentina, from December 15 to March 2, 2008. These will complement the daily flights TAM already operates along the two routes in order to serve the expected increase in passenger demand during the end-of-year holidays.
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