O que é que a Baiana tem? Salvador, Brazil

Sorry for the Portuguese title of the photo from the popular music of Carmen Miranda (in English should be something like “What does the Baiana have?”). Salvador, from the historic name, São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, in English: "Holy Savior of All Saints' Bay", is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. In Salvador - the African soul of Brazil - the descendants of slaves preserved their cultural roots more than anywhere else in the New World. The result is a magnificent place, with hypnotic drum beats, graceful movement, fragrant spices, inherent sensuality and axé : divine energy that brings good luck and positive results. Salvador combines all these elements in wild festivals, including Brazil's hottest Carnaval. But even on ordinary days you can come across a capoeira (martial art/dance) circle, munch acarajé (bean and shrimp dumplings fried in dendê oil) done by a beautiful Baiana like this one in the photo I took back in 2005 on the street, and witness a Candomblé follower possessed by an African deity. Do you still need to ask “O que é que a Baiana tem?”