Sports and leisure activities Bahia

In the Santo Antonio Alem do Carmo district of old Salvador, seven capoeira schools are based at the Forte da Capoeira, one of the city's historic buildings. They operate independently and are all open to visitors. You are free to arrive and attend classes and rodas. It's best to go at the end of the day (from 5 p.m.) to attend classes. Other activities and meetings take place in the fort during the day.

This shop is entirely dedicated to surfing, as you can see. We are very well welcomed by Ana Maria (in English if needed) who, in addition to renting the boards, explains well where to go and gives all the tips of the area. It's also a surf school where you can take lessons for the day. Many Brazilian surfers know this shop, which is very well known. For those who want and/or can bring back one or more surfboards to France or elsewhere, the shop offers beautiful series and custom boards, on order.

School of Capoeira Angola following the method of Master Curió, one of the most traditional.

Itacaré, a coastal town in Brazil, is home to EasyDrop Surf Camp, a renowned surf school. Services are available on site and there are no online courses. Beginners and experienced surfers alike can enjoy the waves of the Atlantic Ocean and learn surfing techniques from the camp's qualified instructors.

The Fonte Nova Arena, built for the 2014 World Cup, replaced its predecessor, the Octavio Mangabeira Stadium, which was razed in the summer of 2010. With a capacity of just over 47,000 people, it is a modern structure that in addition to hosting football matches - including the Ba-Vi classico (named after the two Bahian Serie A clubs Esporte Clube Bahia and Esporte Clube Vitória - can be converted into a venue for shows and concerts.

Horizonte Aberto is an agency specialized in diving and catamaran tours. It offers day trips or courses of several days, its boats have been designed for diving: comfortable cabins with all the necessary equipment. The team, which has thousands of dives to its credit, is very professional and leaves nothing to chance. You will be able to explore the wrecks of the region (such as the Rosalinda and Guadiana) and observe the magical "Abrolhos" islands and their fauna.

Afro-Brazilian heritage, capoeira is a martial art practiced by slaves who had disguised it as a "dance" to get around the prohibition of the masters. The capoeira school "Mestre Bimba", named after the great master of the same name, is run by Dona Dalva, for the dance part, and Mestre Nenel and is open to visitors. On Tuesday and Friday evenings the players present a show of capoeira regional (faster) maculelê dance and samba. You can take lessons, of course. A must see. The school works with young people in difficulty.