Brazil, Salvador de Bahia: A Vibrant Cultural Introduction
After a long Atlantic ocean passage, making landfall in the Brazilian port of Salvador de Bahia was both a welcome relief and a vibrant cultural introduction to the country for the Ovens Family of SV Excelsior. In this report for Noonsite, Sarah Ovens reports on what they learned on arrival.
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Making Landfall
After a long Atlantic ocean passage, making landfall in Salvador de Bahia was both a welcome relief and a vibrant cultural introduction to Brazil. Salvador lies on the edge of Todos os Santos (Bay of All Saints), Brazil’s largest bay offering excellent protection and countless anchorage options among its 91 islands. Here’s what we learned upon arrival:
Sailing to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil – Arrival & Check-In Guide
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About the Authors:
The Ovens Crew are an Australian live-aboard family who began cruising on their sailing catamaran, Excelsior, in 2020. Starting out on the east coast of Australia, they have since travelled extensively throughout Indonesia (for 12 months) and then onward to Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, crossed the Indian Ocean to explore the African Continent and its cruising grounds including Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa. After another long ocean passage across the Atlantic, they arrived at the Brazilian port of Salvador de Bahia from where they plan to head north to explore the Amazon River.
Find out more about the Ovens family via their:
- You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sailingexcelsior
- Instagram: instagram.com/theovenscrew
- Facebook: facebook.com/Sailing-Excelsior-108521981424036
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Other Noonsite reports from SV Excelsior:
- Kenya: A Cruiser’s Guide to Marine Parks and Reserves
- Kenya: Experiencing a Warm East Africa Welcome
- Tanzania: Busy Ports and Stunning Anchorages
- Tanzania: Things to Know Before You Go
- Tanzania: A Cruising Family’s Guide to Marine Parks and Reserves
- Cruising Sri Lanka: What we Wish We’d Known Beforehand
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