Bahia

The first visits are for Salvador, and specially its "Pelourinho", which means "pillory" in Portuguese, named for the whipping post in its central plaza where African slaves received punishment.
Salvador was the first colonial capital of Brazil and the city is one of the oldest in the New World (founded in 1549 by Portuguese settlers).
It was also the first slave market on the continent, with slaves arriving to work on the sugar plantations.

  

  

  

  

  

On the second day, I head to Morro de Sao Paulo, a small island a couple of hours away from the coast.