Salvador and Sinclair

Flew from Rio to Salvador yesterday (Saturday) for another taste of Carnival and my travel buddies Audrey and Jackie had an extra bed in a pousada right along the bloco route. So got in around 8pm (how does time decrease an hour when you travel east?) and then went off to buy an adaba (colorful t-shirt/uniform) on the street. You basically buy a t-shirt to be part of a roped off group that follows a particular band/DJ. In our case we decided to follow Bob Sinclair ("Over the Rainbow" and "Love Generation" songs). So we went down to the street in search of these abadas and a few vendors were hawking them for $250 reias (1.85 reias = 1 usd) so I started the negotiation. A group of about 6 local shirtless boys then came over and helped me bring the price down to $100 USD for a t-shirt. We later found these boys in our group and I asked how much they paid and they said "free"! haha. I guess they know how to work the system.

The bloco was amazing! Absolutely packed with beer vendors every 3 meters. We danced the night away and walked for hours on end. Amazing party and great energy throughout the city. Some pics below.