I was there for Carnival only so there is not much I can say about the city itself but one thing is definitely true, they know how to make a good party but I believe that that is true for the whole northeast of Brazil. The Carnival that usually happens in 2 days in other regions of the country takes 2 weeks to a month on the northeast, some people said that they are the soul of the carnival, some says that they are too lay back to stop the excitement, some says that they don't have better things to do. The truth is that the northeast of Brazil is well known by the natural beauty and the tourism industry so making huge parties like this brings more revenue, more jobs, more tourists and with all that more joy.
My experience is in Salvador, but I know that all the big cities of the northeast have similar giant parties that start somewhere in February and only ends somewhere in March, for those that haven't experience it imagine a New Years party on Time Square or on Av. Paulista, now imagine that for a bunch of days in a row nonstop, now imagine all that moving throughout the city!!!! That is as close as you can get from what is the Carnival in cities like Salvador, Olinda, Recife e Fortaleza.
Salvador is one of the oldest cities in Brazil, has a lot of history but most of the people that visit it goes for the sightseeing and the shore.
If you are going during Carnival, make sure you get your "Abada" in advance, I am talking about 11 months in advance, "Abada" is usually a t-shirt that allows you to get in to the area around the "trio-elétrico", a giant sound trucks with the band on the top, "protected" or "surrounded" by a rope that keeps who does not have an "Abada" from getting in, this rope is held by a bunch of people that works for the Band that is playing, the people outside that rope that is following one of the trucks are called popcorn. The "trio-elétricos", (trucks with stage on the truck's platform) pass through three different official circuits in Salvador, like floating boats in a river, among a crowd of people dancing and singing to the music from the artist on "stage" (on the truck). Behind the trucks, more than 2 million merrymakers follow over 25 km of streets and avenues. The Osmar Circuit: goes from Campo Grande to Castro Alves square, The Downtown Circuit, in downtown & Pelourinho, and The Dodô Circuit; goes from Farol da Barra to Ondina, along the coast.The Osmar circuit is the oldest circuit. It is also where the event's most traditional groups parades. In Dodô, where the artist box seats are located, the party becomes lively toward the end of the afternoon and it continues until morning.
Now if you are going some other time of the year I am not sure what to say because that was the only time I was there, and If I say anything is going to be out of search websites, so I will live here my message, go experience Salvador or any of the big cities of the Northeast of Brazil during Carnival you will LOVE!
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