Nodnol
Back to the amazing beach life,
sunshine, heat and fresh food. I’ve
tried cocadas for the first time
as well. They were very sweet for
my usual mustard and pickles
preference but the slightly roasted
“coco nutty” flavour was delicious.
Cocada and a caipiroska were my
lunch that day - lovely, don’t you
think?
Brazil wouldn’t be Brazil with
some drama news. And that’s how
I learned about the prison mas-
sacres and other murders. This
paradise country still has a high
crime rate (over 50,000 murders
in 2015). Not only the number
is shocking but also the stories
behind them. For example the one
murder we were talking about that
dinner night was about a Brazilian
woman who’s been together with
a Greek ambassador for 15 years.
She had a Brazilian lover and they
decided to kill the husband, take
his money and live happily there-
after. Well, not everybody is smart
enough to cover up their murder,
right?
I personally didn’t feel one day
uncomfortable or in danger and
that’s probably because I travelled
and lived with the locals and fol-
lowed their advise. And living in a
condominho that’s been protect-
ed by guards day and night also
makes you feel really safe.
Salvador has an old part and a new
part. Near the harbour I explored
some streets and was fascinated
by the houses. It’s only that the the
city seem to do nothing to protect
and restore them. They love their
new buildings on the other side of
the city. I personally felt sad about
it. Walking through these streets,
travel
looking at the buildings, half of
them already fallen into ruins but
still showing this great colonial
style, I could see the potential of
beauty that could be in this part
of the city. When we walked a
bit up the hill the streets looked
much better and very beautiful.
It’s this part of the city where
Michael Jackson shot his music
video “They Don’t Really Care
About Us”. I loved that part. Sweet
shops, cafes and churches, markets
attract the tourist and of course a
bit more money.
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