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Rainy-day Salvador

What to do in Salvador when it rains: museums, cultural centres, markets and long lunches.

Colourful colonial facades and a baroque church tower on a cobbled street in Pelourinho, Salvador.
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  • Museu Afro-Brasileiro, MUNCAB or Casa do Benin.
  • Casa do Carnaval or Cidade da Música da Bahia.
  • The museum cluster around Graça and Corredor da Vitória.
  • Mercado Modelo, then a long lunch with a bay view.
  • Casa do Rio Vermelho, followed by dinner in the same neighbourhood.

Confirm museum, church, fort and cultural centre schedules before leaving your accommodation, and check sea conditions for anything on the water.

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Colourful colonial facades and a baroque church tower on a cobbled street in Pelourinho, Salvador.

Museums & Culture

A short, curated list — quality over quantity, with the context each place gives you.

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Afro-Brazilian Salvador

The museums, institutions and living practices that explain the city better than any postcard.

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Weather

Warm, humid, and prone to short heavy showers.