Leason 10 – Salvador, Bahia

The one-time Brazilian capital and heart of afro-Brazilian influence Salvador de Bahia is
dripping with culture. And I’m here to soak it all up. C’mon!
My first stop in Salvador was The Mestre Bimba’s place, for a lesson in the afro-Brazilian
martial art of capoeira.
Capoeira or the dance of war was developed here in Brazil by African descends, through
the combination of music, dance and acrobatic. It was originally used by slaves to
disguise fighting as dancing. So, they wouldn’t get in trouble for learning how to defend
themselves. Today, variations of capoeira are practiced all over the word but the origins
including those sexy white pants all stem from Brazil in particular here in Salvador.
Você ginga para lá. Você já está jogando capoeira.
It’s a hell of a work out. Sim? Pronto, Let’s go!
Hungry from all hard work I hooked up with a local friend and proceeded to eat my way
across town getting to know the city for through the local food it’s famous for.
Had to make a wish and then ran up these stairs without berating for the wish to come
true, see if it works.
Caldo de Sururu. Yeah! Esse tem o que dentro? Aqui é tapioca com coco. Ahh. Açúcar e
já joga ela torrada com açúcar.
It’s got sugar and cinnamon on the outside and tapioca and coconut on the inside.
Tapioca used in all ways.
After conquering all the streets treats, we joyed the crowd in Pelourinho’s main square
for some great live music. From there I was introduced to a few flavor infused cachaças
including the local favorite cravinho. A clove infused cachaça that’ll put hair on your
chest.
Then, thanks to a liquid of courage we fallowed forró music down some backstreets to
a hidden concert to dance the night away.
The culture that I’ve soaked up on this trip is incredible, the food, the people, the music,
the history that shape Salvador and what you see today it’s such unique city and, at the
same time is everything that Brazil is, it’s gritty and beautiful, in a place with so many
layers. Anyway, that’s it for my time in Salvador I have some great memories to take
with me. Until next time.
 Activity 1

1. I would like to show you the first Brazilian Capital, Salvador.

2. This Hub that has been Brazilian capital, today is the heart and cradle of afro-
Brazilian influence.
3. Salvador is a hub/city dripping with culture and I’m here to soak all up.
4. My first stop was at Mestre Bimba’s place where I could take some classes of this
amazing Brazilian martial art called capoeira.
5. Capoeira was created and developed by Manoel dos Reis Machado, known as
Mestre Bimba. It’s a combination of music, dance and acrobatic.
6. It was called as ‘dance of war’ and, it was practice by African slaves and your
decedents. All tourist needs to watch a presentation.
7. Origin, capoeira was use by slaves to disguise this fight as a dance so they
wouldn’t get in trouble for learning how defend themselves.
8. Now a days, variations of capoeira are practice all over the world, but your origin
and characteristic stem from Brazil, including those sexy white pants.
9. Hungry from all hard work, I hooked up with a local friend and, together we
across town to eat and know better other places.
10. After lunch, we went to Santíssimo Sacramento do Passo’s Church. People made
a wish and ran up the stair without breathing to their wish come true.
CORRECTION

1. I would like to show you the first Brazilian Capital, Salvador.

2. This city that has already been the Brazilian capital (or: The one-time Brazilian capital),
today is the heart and cradle/hub of afro-Brazilian influence.
3. Salvador is a city dripping with culture and I’m here to soak it all up.
4. My first stop was at Mestre Bimba’s place where I could take some classes of this
amazing Brazilian martial art called capoeira.
5. Capoeira was created and developed by Manoel dos Reis Machado, known as Mestre
Bimba. It’s a combination of music, dance and acrobatic.
6. It was nicknamed as ‘dance of war’ and, it was practiced by African slaves and their
descendants. Every tourist needs to watch a presentation/performance.
7. In the beginning, capoeira was used by slaves to disguise this fight as a dance so they
wouldn’t get in trouble for learning how defend themselves.
8. Nowadays, variations of capoeira are practiced all over the world, but its origins and
characteristics stem from Brazil, including those sexy white pants.
9. Hungry after the workout, I hooked up with a local friend and, together we crossed the
town to eat and get to know other places.
10. After lunch, we went to Santíssimo Sacramento do Passo’s Church. People make a wish
and run up the stairs without breathing to so (that) their wish come true.
 Activity 2

1. Gareth ama comida de rua.

Gareth loves street treats.
2. Ele não sabe o nome de todas elas porque são muitas.
He doesn’t know all their names because they’re many.
3. Uma de suas comidas de rua preferidas tem açúcar e canela por fora, tapioca e coco
por dentro. Ele adora. Mas como eu disse anteriormente, ele não sabe o nome desse
doce, mas é o Bolinho de Estudante.
One of his favorite street treats has sugar and cinnamon on the outside and
tapioca and coconut on the inside. But as/like I said previously, he doesn’t know
the name of this dessert, but it is “Bolinho de Estudante”.
4. Depois de experimentar todos os petiscos de rua, ele e sua amiga local foram à praça
principal do Pelourinho.
After conquering all the street treats, he and his local friend went to Pelourinho’s
main square.
5. Lá, eles se juntaram a uma multidão que dançava ao maravilhoso som do samba.
There, they joined to the crowd that was dancing by to the amazing sound of
samba.
6. De lá, ele foi apresentado a uma das bebidas mais deliciosas do Brasil: a cachaça de
infusão.
From there, he was introducing to one of the most delicious booze beverages /
drinks of Brazil: the infused cachaça.
7. O nome do bar onde a cachaça de infusão é servida é Cravinho.
The name of the bar where the infused cachaça is served is Cravinho.
8. Muitas pessoas frequentam este bar para tomar uma cerveja gelada e experimentar
as cachaças de infusão que possuem diversos sabores.
Lots of (or: a lot of) people visit this bar to drink to drink a cold beer and to try/serve
up the infused cachaças that has a few several flavors.
9. Os sabores que as pessoas mais gostam são o de cravinho, canela, maracujá e
gengibre. O de abacaxi é muito bom também.
The flavors that people most like like the most/like better are cravinho, cinnamon,
passion fruit and ginger. The pineapple flavor (or: the pineapple one) it is very
good too.
10. Graças às biritas que tomaram, eles dançaram forró em um lugar escondido a noite
inteira.
Thanks to the boozes that they drunk drank, they danced forró in somewhere
in/at a hidden place the night away.
11. A cultura que ele absorveu durante esta viagem foi incrível. As aulas de capoeira, as
pessoas, a música, e a história que moldou e ainda molda Salvador são características
únicas desta cidade que representa uma parte significativa do Brasil.
The culture that he soaked up during this trip was incredible. The capoeira’s
classes, the people, the music, and the history that shapes and still shaping
 shapes Salvador are unique characteristics of this city, that represents a
significant part of Brazil.
12. É uma cidade cheia de dificuldades, muito bela ao mesmo tempo, e com muitas
características únicas. Ele terá muitas memórias agradáveis de Salvador.
It is a city full of difficulties, very beautiful at the same time, and with lots of/a
lot of unique characteristics. He’ll have many delightful memories from
Salvador.