CARNIVAL IN SALVADOR 2017 is from Feb 23th to Feb 28th. The hotel carnival package is for 7 nights, from Feb 22rd to March 1st, click on a room category for reservation details.

Approximately 2 million visitors will come to Salvador-Bahia for Carnival to make Carnival in Salvador-Bahia the largest street party on the planet. There are 3 circuits, Odina Barra (Do Do), Campo Grande (Osmar) and Pelorinho (Baratinho). Most of the action is in Barra and near-by Campo Grande. Barra is the Carnival staging area and where you can walk to all Carnival events.

You can go to the Carnival for free in the general audience (pipoca), buy into a bloco with one band for 3 days, 1 day, every day, however you prefer or you can buy a Camarote and watch the Carnival from the box seats. The camarotes are located along the Carnival route and have food, drinks, dancing and usually lots of seating in a closed secure area. Girls dress for Carnival - shorts, small tops, tennis shoes and money belt. The girls usually modify their shirts to get a unique design. Boys dress for Carnival - shorts, t-shirt, tennis shoes and a money belt. Pick a meeting place for when you get separated. Locate all emergency services and exits before going. Email us with any questions.

Porto da Barra is the staging area for the Barra Ondina route, the street is blocked off to normal traffic and open only for pedestrians. You can walk to all the Carnival events from Porto da Barra. The Carnival circuit starts at the Barra light house and ends in Ondina, going along the waterfront for the whole 6km. A great location to watch the bands start their 6 hour performance is at the Barra light house, also where the TV cameras are located.

Just up the hill from Barra is the Campo Grande circuit that starts at Campo Grande and as of last year ends at the entrance to Pelourinho. There is no good place to watch the Campo Grande curcuit for free, like at the Barra light house for the Barra circuit. It is usually more fun to buy into a bloco or camarote to attend the Campo Grande circuit. In Pelourinho, there is a more traditional Carnival.