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🇧🇷 Salvador, Brazil: 2-Day Itinerary (Culture, Beaches & Food!)
Sebastiane Fay
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Horrific history, but I found the market setup comfortable. Here is my take: You should go. Yes, about 5 vagabonds roam the exterior collecting bottles, etc. but keep your wits about you like always. Although several of the market's stores/stalls sell some of the same items, some have fixed pricing while others try to take advantage. - If you want WOMEN'S DRESSES, SCARVES, etc. start at Loja 17 with Jefferson. I arrived on a Sunday after the market closed. I looked wild and crazy after a wild and crazy motorcycle ride from Itapua. Jefferson was calculating his books and ready to go home for the day, but treated me with dignity and kindness. He had the patience of Job. - If you want PAINTINGS, ask for artist Markus Nascimiento in the Art Gallery (Quadra W box 04 & 05). He was an angel in disguise who safely escorted me from the teleferico, and gave me wise counsel about staying on the main roads when walking on weekends since most of the businesses were closed, the streets deserted, and the side streets dangerous. - Take caution with the lady in the stall across from Loja 17 (Jefferson). She tried to sell me a shirt for R$350 that cost only R$60 in Loja 61! When I gestured 'no way' the price lowered to $175. I guess I looked like I had money to burn in her eyes 🤷🏽♀️. - Inspect thoroughly before you buy. I purchased a dress in packaging from one of the corner stalls. Turned out, it has a huge stain on front that's been impossible to wash out. - Bathrooms on 2nd level. Most stores accept credit cards, but not all.
Dr.T G
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This is indeed one of the greatest and most know trademarks for anyone visiting Salvador for the first time. Currently, the market is passing by a renovation so its split in two different sections. But both have basically the same kind of products available. At first, I've thought this would be similar to São Paulo's Municipal Market; however, here you will find just two or three options of restaurants with most of the other places taken by souvenirs stores. It can be a great place if you're looking for this type of store but be attentive of the prices - you can similar items for huge price variance. Tip: things here are cheaper than most of the stores of Pelourinho. Extra tip: though the market itself may not be what you're expecting take the opportunity to visit the marine located a few steps of it. The view is stunning and a good place for nice photos.
Felipe Bezerra Lopes
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Popular market featuring 250+ shops selling a variety of arts, crafts & souvenirs, plus restaurants. Mercado Modelo has bars, cafeterias and canteens. With 8,410 square meters and two floors, with gifts and souvenirs from Bahia The Mercado Modelo arose out of the need for a supply center in the Lower City of Salvador. Between the old Customs House building and Largo da Conceição, it was a commercial center where it was possible to acquire items as varied as fruit and vegetables, cereals, animals, cigars, cachaças, and Candomblé articles. Thus, the market was inaugurated on February 2, 1912[1] in a building next to the old Customs House building, which had been built in 1860 and inaugurated in 1861.[3] The market's supply was served by the ramp that bears its name, former port of the schooners that crossed the Bay of All Saints.
Adathottil Jee
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A marketplace which has 2 floors full of Vendors who sell various things. ⭐ You can find a lot of interesting souvenirs. Definitely for tourists. ⭐ The variety of souvenirs is very grand. You will definitely be able to find something you like— if you're not overwhelmed by the choices. ⭐ Nice vendors and easy to navigate. At the top floor there is an ATM if you need cash. ⭐ If you're hungry, there are spots to eat and drink as well. Most of the stalls only take Pix or cash! So you will need to get some from the ATM. Items here are a bit more pricey. I would recommend going to the upper city to shop for more souvenirs if you only have a card on you! But it is worth a visit.
B. Jisoon n
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Assim pode ser definido o conhecido Mercado Modelo Bahia ou Mercado Municipal de Salvador com sua diversidade de lojas, onde podem ser encontrados os mais variados tipos de artesanato e produtos típicos da Bahia. São 263 lojas, entre elas, dois restaurantes e diversos mini-bares e mini-restaurantes, dispostos em dois pisos que ocupam o prédio de estilo neoclássico, tombado pelo Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional – IPHAN, construído em 1861 para ser utilizado como terceira alfândega de Salvador. Conhecido como um dos principais pontos turísticos de Salvador, localizado na região do comércio na cidade baixa, o Mercado Modelo Salvador é visitado por 80% dos turistas que visitam a cidade. Espaço cultural e artístico, ponto de encontro e convivência, nem só de compras vive o Mercado Modelo BA com suas rodas de capoeira ao som dos berimbaus e caxixis, que retratam o espírito de animação da Bahia.É um lugar inesquecível para se conhecer em Salvador e comprar artesanato e lembranças da Bahia. Entre os principais nomes que atraem tanto turistas como quem trabalha na região estão uma filial do Restaurante Mocotó, a Napoli Cetrale ( especializada em pizzas italianas ) e a Comedoria Gonzales (de culinária latina). Com tantas delícias, nós tivemos que provar um pouco de cada durante nossa visita. A boa notícia é que os valores são bem justos. Em suas 263 lojas, distribuídas por 8.410 m2, podem ser encontrados uma enorme variedade de artesanato e artigos típicos da Bahia: instrumentos musicais típicos, Berimbaus, confecções, redes, entalhes em madeira, rendas e cestaria da Ilha de Maré, bordados e trançados, bijuterias e adereços, peças de decoração e utilitários, feitas de couro, ferro, palha, madeira e cerâmica, as famosas bonecas de pano vestidas de “baianas’’, figas, patuás, pencas de balangandãs, fitinhas do Senhor do Bonfim e objetos religiosos, católicos e do candomblé.
Gabriel _Vallate
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Nearby Attractions Of Mercado Modelo
Elevador Lacerda
Church and Convent of San Francisco
Foundation Casa de Jorge Amado
Centro Histórico de Salvador, Bahia
Largo Terreiro de Jesus
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People
Casas Pelourinho
Casa do Carnaval da Bahia
Cathedral of Salvador
Espaço Caixa Cultural Salvador

Elevador Lacerda
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Church and Convent of San Francisco
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Foundation Casa de Jorge Amado
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Centro Histórico de Salvador, Bahia
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Nearby Restaurants Of Mercado Modelo
Odoyá
Restaurante Lafayette
Cafélier
Cuco Bistrô
O cravinho
Amado
La Napoletana
Restaurante Escola Senac Pelourinho
Bar e Restaurante Caxixi
Bar Cruz do Pascoal

Odoyá
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Restaurante Lafayette
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Cafélier
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Cuco Bistrô
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Pr. Visc. de Cayru, s/n - Comércio, Salvador - BA, 40015-170, Brazil
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+55 71 99162-5851
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attractions: Elevador Lacerda, Church and Convent of San Francisco, Foundation Casa de Jorge Amado, Centro Histórico de Salvador, Bahia, Largo Terreiro de Jesus, Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People, Casas Pelourinho, Casa do Carnaval da Bahia, Cathedral of Salvador, Espaço Caixa Cultural Salvador, restaurants: Odoyá, Restaurante Lafayette, Cafélier, Cuco Bistrô, O cravinho, Amado, La Napoletana, Restaurante Escola Senac Pelourinho, Bar e Restaurante Caxixi, Bar Cruz do Pascoal
