Largo do Pelourinho Salvador 2019-9754 (cropped)
Salvador · A city to discover

You don't visit.
You inhabit.

Seven long-form guides to the city that holds the Via Avantgarde suites — neighborhood by neighborhood, dish by dish, beach by beach. Editorial, browsable, written by people who live here.

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The seven guides

Salvador was Brazil's first capital, the cultural heart of the African diaspora in the Americas, with three hundred baroque churches, twelve urban beaches, and the best cooking in the South Atlantic. It has a lot to say. These are the pieces we decided to write first.

The collection

Salvador Guides

7 guides
Largo do Pelourinho Salvador 2019-9754 (cropped) 01 · Guide
20 min · 4.800 palavras

Neighborhoods of Salvador

where to stay and how each corner feels
Read the guide
Moqueca de peixe 02 · Guide
22 min · 5.100 palavras

Salvador Dining Guide

the most complete guide to where to eat and drink
Read the guide
Praia do Porto da Barra (Salvador) 03 · Guide
13 min · 3.100 palavras

Beaches of Salvador

from Porto da Barra to Stella Maris
Read the guide
04 · Coming soon
Em breve

History & Afro-Brazilian Heritage

Pelourinho, candomblé, capoeira
In production
05 · Coming soon
Em breve

Music, Nightlife & Carnival

Olodum, Ilê Aiyê, axé, samba-reggae
In production
06 · Coming soon
Em breve

Day Trips from Salvador

Morro, Boipeba, Praia do Forte, Chapada
In production
07 · Coming soon
Em breve

Practical Salvador Guide

transfers, safety, weather, money
In production
The city is waiting

Book the suite.
Read the city.

Every Via guest receives the full guides before arrival, with personal recommendations tuned to their profile and the season.