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Eating pupusas in El Salvador

saucysault — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:12:38 -0800

Living or visiting El Salvador? I am having a hard time finding information about what visiting or living in El Salvador is like with school-age children. Most of the information I am finding seems to be geared at wealthy retirees or single executives that have relocation companies assisting them. My search is limited because of my lack of spanish comprehension. Any personal experiences or pointers towards resources would be appreciated.

A Região Nordeste

quelindo — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:11:03 -0800

I will be traveling throughout northeast Brazil for the next two months with this group. What books, movies and music should I read to better grasp the culture and political climate of this region? I'm immensely excited and have been trying to immerse myself with Brazilian movies, books and music but it seems that southern culture dominates the less developed north. People I have talked to have insisted that the south and the north of Brazil might as well be different countries, due to the differences in thier politics, geography, and demographic and ethnic makeup.

I have been watching Pixote, Black Orpheus, Notícias de uma Guerra Particular and Tropa de Elite. It is easy to find material on urban violence in the favelas but I suspect that this subject won't be particularly relevant to the villages where I will be traveling.

Media about deforestation of the Amazon region is more relevant, but I cant find much that focuses on the result of this development: urban migration to the northeast. Please suggest some media sources for me to read, listen and watch before I leave!

Where can I find last-minute lodging near Salvador, Brazil?

lbergstr — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:21:07 -0800

Last-minute Brazil accomodations: a friend and I are traveling to Brazil from January 28th to February 6th. She won a free ticket, it's a bit of a spur-of-the-moment thing, and of course it overlaps with Brazil's biggest festival. Please help us find lodging near Salvador. [MI] We fly into Sao Paulo (GRU) around 11pm on 1/28, and fly back to the US 11pm on 2/6. (Her free ticket was only good for Sao Paulo.) We've found fairly cheap fares from Sao Paulo to Salvador through GOL.

I'm looking for cheapish (of course) lodging in or near Salvador de Bahia, or recommendations of how to find such places from the US. Recommendations of towns accessible by bus from Salvador that aren't likely to be slammed by tourists during Carnaval - in case we simply can't find lodging at all - would also be welcome.

I'm also open to other, completely different ideas on where to go once we touch down in Sao Paulo. I sort of have my heart set on Salvador, but maybe that was premature.

I apologize for asking you to help deal with our lack of foresight, I do understand trips to Brazil during Carnaval are usually planned much further in advance. And thanks for your help.