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Informationen zum Autor Alex Robinson is an award-winning writer and photographer based in London. He was runner up in the Friends of the Earth International Photography Award in 2007, won a Brazilian Press Award for the anniversary edition of Latin America's travel magazine Viagem e Turismo and a US National Magazine award as part of the Fall 2006 edition of Departures Magazine. He has worked with numerous magazines, publishers and broadcasters, including Departures, Budget Travel, National Geographic, the Financial Times, Wanderlust, the Discovery Channel, Al Jazeera and the BBC. For more information, see alexrobinsonphotography.co.uk. Gardenia Robinson, from Minas Gerais in Brazil, is a graduate of the University of Sao Paulo's prestigious Faculdade de Economia, Administracao e Contabilidade. She worked as an investment banker in Brazil before moving to the UK to work on the first guidebook to the Amazon, inspired to write by her favourite author, Joao Guimaraes Rosa. After travelling throughout Latin America, South East Asia and Australia (visiting more than 25 countries), she returned to Brazil to open and run her own NGO working with sustainable tourism in local communities. She has researched and photographed books on London, the Amazon, Brazil and Mexico for publishers including Cadogan, DK and Footprint and has had her pictures published widely in Brazil, Europe and the USA. Klappentext Salvador is a treasure trove of Afro-Brazilian culture and beautiful colonial streets. The wider region of Bahia has fantastic cuisine, beaches backed by coconut palms, and plunging waterfalls. From the rituals of candomblé to the rhythm of samba, this guidebook will help you make the most of your visit to this exotic region. Zusammenfassung Salvador is a treasure trove of Afro-Brazilian culture and beautiful colonial streets. The wider region of Bahia has fantastic cuisine, beaches backed by coconut palms, and plunging waterfalls. From the rituals of candomblé to the rhythm of samba, this guidebook will help you make the most of your visit to this exotic region. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1) Planning your trip 2) Salvador & Bahia (Salvador & the Reconcavo, Cocoa & Dende Coasts, Discovery & Whale Coasts, Linha Verde and the northern coast; Chapada Diamantina and the sertao) 3) Practicalities 4) Footnotes...
