Salvador African Heritage Private City Tour Including Afro-Brazilian Museum

Salvador African Heritage Private City Tour Including Afro-Brazilian Museum

Enjoy the iconic district of Pelourinho , listed By UNESCO like a human being heritage site. Walk through the history and be stunned by the African Bahian atmosphere and its ambiance of life and culture. Salvador boasts the largest community of Africans in Brazil hold, so don't miss this unique glimpse into African heritage and history.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Praia do Porto da Barra, Av. Sete De Setembro, Salvador, State of Bahia 40140-110 Brazil

The first beach of the city from the Portuguese colonizer's arrival.

Stop At: Santo Antonio da Barra Fort and Nautic Museum of Bahia, Largo do Farol da Barra s/n Barra, Salvador, State of Bahia 40140-650 Brazil

This a wonderful stop for a photo, it will take around twenty minutes to explore the area in a walking tour with your personal tour guide. It's not included to go inside of the fort, but, you can use your time for that (tickets not included, you will pay R$12 per person to go in)

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Dique de Tororo, Av. Vasco da Gama. S/N0 Tororó, Salvador, State of Bahia 40050-115 Brazil

Great stop to see the African orixas images and see from outside the Stadium of football.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Elevator Lacerda, Praca Visconde de Cayru, Salvador, State of Bahia 40015-900 Brazil

View from below of the world's first urban elevator.
We didn't get on the elevator, nor did we visit the uptown.

Pass By: Mercado Modelo, Praca Visconde de Cayru 250 Comercio, Salvador, State of Bahia 40015-975 Brazil

We will pass in front of the Modelo Market, a central market that sells handicrafts and souvenirs that represent the city of Salvador.
We will not visit the interior of the market. It will be possible to take photos in front.

Pass By: Tourist Terminal Náutico da Bahia, Av. da França, s/n - Comercio, Salvador - BA, 40010-000, Brazil

Cidade Baixa concentrates some points of the historical process of African presence in Bahia and Brazil, such as the former slave market.

Pass By: Pelourinho, Salvador, State of Bahia Brazil

Walking tour of the old city, explore the historical part of Brazil on cobblestone streets and feel the magic of our history accompanied by our guide with a special explanation.

Stop At: National AfroBrazilian Museum, Praca da SE Sala 209, Salvador, State of Bahia 40020-210 Brazil

Visit the Afro-Brazilian Museum which narrates the history of enslaved Africans in Brazil through important elements, representative of these cultures, or museum presents contents that facilitate the understanding of the historical, artistic and ethnic aspects that identify African societies and use a reflection on the importance of this matrix.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People, Largo do Pelourinho s/n Pelourinho, Salvador, State of Bahia 40026-280 Brazil

This is one of those churches of Salvador that one must visit even though they are not of the Catholic religion. Preserving its history linked to slaves, the cult liturgy makes use of music inspired by Candomblé's terreiros, to the sound of atabaques. In the back of the church, there is an old slave cemetery. This church is celebrated every Tuesday a Catholic mass that incorporated some of the elements of African culture, such as singing and dancing.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Benin House, Rua Padre Agostinho Gomes, 17 Pelourinho, Salvador, State of Bahia 40025-150 Brazil

The House has a collection of about 200 pieces from the Gulf of Benin, collected by French photographer Pierre Verger during his expeditions in Africa.

Duration: 20 minutes